John Buchanan (15 March 1899 – 3 October 1947) was a Scottish professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 March 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 3 October 1947 (aged 48) | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1918–1919 | Johnstone | ||
| 1919–1921 | St Mirren | 48 | (17) |
| 1921–1927 | Greenock Morton | 200 | (31) |
| 1927–1931 | Rangers | 96 | (3) |
| 1931–1932 | Linfield | ||
| 1932–1933 | East Stirlingshire | 24 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1929–1930 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Buchanan was a versatile player who settled at right half, but could also play at the back or in attack.[1] He started with Johnstone (then a senior team) and moved to St Mirren in 1919, and then to Morton in the summer of 1921. With regular centre-forward George French absent through injury, he led the attack in the Greenock club's surprise Scottish Cup victory of 1922, defeating Rangers 1–0 in the final.[2]
He stayed at Cappielow until December 1927,[1] by which time Morton had been relegated from the top division, then joined Rangers who at that time were dominating Scottish football.[3] He soon won further honours, including the next four Scottish Football League championships, two Charity Cups, a Glasgow Cup and the Scottish Cup in 1928 and 1930;[4] the 1929 final, however, would be remembered for Buchanan being sent off in the defeat by Kilmarnock.[5]
He moved to Linfield in Northern Ireland for the 1931–32 season, winning another League medal and reaching the Irish Cup Final, then played out a last season with East Stirlingshire before retiring in 1933. He had a grocery business, but died relatively young in 1947.
References edit
- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
- ^ "Scottish Cup Final | Morton's First Victory", The Herald, Glasgow, p. 4, 17 April 1922
- ^ "Jock Buchanan". Rangers FC History.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ (Rangers player) Buchanan, Jock, FitbaStats
- ^ Scottish Cup Surprise | Kilmarnock's Great Victory Over Rangers, The Glasgow Herald, 8 April 1929
