Harry Buckle
{{Short description|Irish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2014}}
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|birth_place = Belfast, Ireland
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|death_place = Cork, Ireland
|position = Forward
|years1 = 1901–1902
|clubs1 = Cliftonville
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|clubs2 = Sunderland
|caps2 = 44
|goals2 = 14
|years3 = 1906–1907
|clubs3 = Portsmouth
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|clubs4 = Bristol Rovers
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|clubs5 = Coventry City
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|clubs6 = Belfast Celtic
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|clubs7 = Glenavon
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|years8 = 1917–1922
|clubs8 = Belfast United
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|years9 = 1922–1926
|clubs9 = Fordsons
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|nationalyears1 = 1902–1908
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Harry Buckle (6 March 1882 – 2 January 1965) was an Irish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Ireland national football team.
Club career
He made his debut for Sunderland, after joining from Irish side Cliftonville, against Stoke City on 8 November 1902 in a 1–1 draw.{{cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD4247.asp|title=Sunderland 1-1 Stoke|publisher=The Stat Cat|accessdate=2008-07-31|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723150438/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD4247.asp|archivedate=23 July 2008|df=dmy-all}} He went on to make 44 league appearances scoring 14 goals for Sunderland,{{cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG200.asp|title=Harry Buckle|publisher=The Stat Cat|accessdate=2008-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708215200/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG200.asp|archive-date=8 July 2008|url-status=dead}} before moving onto Portsmouth helping them to win a trophy. He had a short stay at the south coast side, and quickly moved onto Bristol Rovers and became the third player to receive international recognition for the club. Coventry City was his next club as he combined playing and managerial roles, to become Coventry's first ever manager. Buckle then moved around Irish clubs; Belfast Celtic, Glenavon, Belfast United and Fordsons before retiring from playing.
He scored in the final of the Gold Cup for Belfast Celtic against Glentoran in 1912.
International career
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080708215200/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG200.asp Harry Buckle's careers stats] at The Stat Cat
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110823072531/http://nifg.co.uk/?p=53 Harry Buckle's player profile]}} at Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
- {{NFT player|pid=38416}}
{{Coventry City F.C. managers}}
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Category:Belfast Celtic F.C. players
Category:Bristol Rovers F.C. players
Category:Cliftonville F.C. players
Category:Coventry City F.C. players
Category:Glenavon F.C. players
Category:Irish association footballers (before 1923)
Category:NIFL Premiership players
Category:Portsmouth F.C. players
Category:Pre-1950 IFA men's international footballers
Category:Sunderland A.F.C. players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Association football managers from Northern Ireland
Category:Coventry City F.C. managers
Category:Association footballers from Belfast
Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland