Archie Buchanan (2 October 1928 – 12 December 1983) was a Scottish football wing half who played in the Scottish League for Hibernian, St Mirren and Cowdenbeath.[1][2][3] He later managed Cowdenbeath and scouted for St Mirren.[1][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 October 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 12 December 1983 (aged 55) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Edinburgh Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1956 | Hibernian | 203 | (15) |
| 1956–1958 | St Mirren | 43 | (1) |
| 1958–1960 | Cowdenbeath | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 264 | (16) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1959–1960 | Cowdenbeath | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hibernian | 1946–47[2] | Scottish First Division | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 19 | 8 | ||
| 1947–48[2] | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | ||||
| 1948–49[2] | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 1949–50[2] | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 1950–51[2] | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | ||||
| 1951–52[2] | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 37 | 2 | |||
| 1952–53[2] | 24 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 42 | 1 | |||
| 1953–54[2] | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 1954–55[2] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 1955–56[2] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1956–57[2] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 203 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 59 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 294 | 21 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Saint Mungo Cup.
- ^ Appearances in Coronation Cup.
- ^ Appearances in European Cup.
References
edit- ^ a b Archie Buchanan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Hibernian Player Archie Buchanan Details". ihibs.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Scottish Football Historical Archive – Scottish League appearance records – B". Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Dr A. N. O' Rak – Managers (www.blue-brazil.co.uk)". www.cowdenbeath.free-online.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2018.