Peter Buchanan (footballer, born 1938)

Peter Gordon Blyth Buchanan (born 14 February 1938) is a Scottish retired amateur footballer who made over 200 appearances as a centre forward in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1][2] He later served on the club's committee and as president.[3] He is Scotland's joint-top scorer at amateur level and made two 1964 Summer Olympic qualifying appearances for Great Britain.[4]

Peter Buchanan
Personal information
Full name Peter Gordon Blyth Buchanan[1]
Date of birth (1938-02-14) 14 February 1938 (age 86)
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1960 Pollok
1960–1969 Queen's Park 210 (124)
International career
1961–1966 Scotland Amateurs 17 (11)
1964 Great Britain 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours edit

Scotland Amateurs

  • FA Centenary Amateur International Tournament[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Buchanan, Peter Gordon Blyth". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  2. ^ Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – B". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Old rivalry renewed". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  4. ^ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George (2017). "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  5. ^ McColl, Gorman & Campbell 2017, p. 221.