James Buchan (footballer)

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}{{Infobox football biography

| name = James Buchan

| fullname = James Buchan{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=978-1905891610 |location=Nottingham |page=43}}

| birth_date = 19 April 1881

| birth_place = Perth, Scotland

| death_date = {{Death year and age|1950|1881}}

| death_place = Glasgow, Scotland

| position = Wing half

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1902

| clubs1 = St Johnstone

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1902–1904

| clubs2 = Hibernian

| caps2 = 43

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 1904

| clubs3 = Woolwich Arsenal

| caps3 = 8

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1904–1911

| clubs4 = Manchester City

| caps4 = 155

| goals4 = 8

| years5 = 1911–1912

| clubs5 = Motherwell

| caps5 = 14

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 1912–1913

| clubs6 = Kilmarnock

| caps6 = 20

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 1913–

| clubs7 = Forfar Athletic

| caps7 =

| goals7 =

| years8 = {{0|0000}}–1915

| clubs8 = St Johnstone

| caps8 =

| goals8 =

| manageryears1 = 1920–1922

| managerclubs1 = St Johnstone

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James Buchan (19 April 1881 – 1950) was a Scottish professional footballer, best remembered for his seven years in the Football League with Manchester City as a wing half. He also played League football in England for Woolwich Arsenal and in Scotland for St Johnstone, Hibernian, Motherwell, Kilmarnock and Forfar Athletic. After his retirement from football, Buchan managed St Johnstone.

Career

A wing half, Buchan began his career at hometown junior league club St Johnstone and moved to Scottish League First Division club Hibernian in 1902. In his first season at Easter Road he was a part of the team which won the 1902–03 First Division title.{{Cite web |title=Scotland – Championship Winning Teams 1900–1920 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/scot-champ-teams.html |access-date=1 January 2007 |website=RSSSF}} Buchan remained with the club until April 1904, when he moved to newly promoted English First Division club Woolwich Arsenal.{{Cite web |title=James Buchan |url=https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/james-buchan |access-date=3 December 2017 |website=www.arsenal.com |language=en}} He made just eight appearances during the early months of the 1904–05 season, before falling out of favour and moving north to join divisional rivals Manchester City in March 1905.{{Cite book |last=Matthews |first=Tony |title=Manchester City: Player by Player |date=21 November 2013 |publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited |isbn=9781445617374 |language=en}} Buchan remained at Hyde Road for the following seven years and after the heartbreak of relegation to the Second Division at the end of the 1908–09 season,{{Cite web |title=Jim Buchan – Manchester City Player Statistics |url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/150/Jim-Buchan |access-date=19 December 2021 |website=StatCity}} he helped the club to an immediate return to the top-flight at the end of 1909–10.{{Fchd|id=MANCHESC|name=Manchester City F.C.}} Buchan dropped out of favour during the 1910–11 season and returned to Scotland to finish his career with Motherwell, Kilmarnock, Forfar Athletic and a second spell with St Johnstone, whom he later managed between 1920 and 1922.{{Cite book |last=Ross |first=David |title=Gaffers |date=2013 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=9781470927103 |page=39 |language=en}}

Personal life

On 8 December 1915, during the second year of the First World War, Buchan attested as a reserve private in the Highland Light Infantry.{{Cite web |title=James Buchan {{!}} Service Record |url=http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/james-buchan-service-record/ |access-date=3 December 2017 |website=Football and the First World War |language=en-US}} He was mobilised on 28 August 1916 and transferred to the Army Pay Corps a matter of days later. Buchan was transferred to the Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry on 29 September 1917, with whom he served until being transferred to the army reserve in March 1919.

Career statistics

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Both Johnstone spells.
Motherwell.
Forfar Athletic|date=December 2017}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|National Cup ! colspan="2" \|Total
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="3" \|Hibernian \|1902–03{{Cite web \|title=Hibernian Player James Buchan Details \|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/hibs/player.php?playerid=5615 \|access-date=3 December 2017 \|website=www.fitbastats.com}} \|Scottish First Division \|21 \|2 \|5 \|2 \|26 \|4
1903–04 \|Scottish First Division \|22 \|2 \|2 \|0 \|24 \|2
colspan="2" \|Total !43 !4 !7 !2 !50 !6
Woolwich Arsenal \|1904–05{{Cite web \|title=James Buchan \|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/james-buchan-43938/ \|access-date=3 December 2017 \|website=11v11.com}} \|First Division \|8 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|8 \|0
rowspan="8" \|Manchester City \|1904–05 \|First Division \|7 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|7 \|0
1905–06 \|First Division \|29 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|29 \|1
1906–07 \|First Division \|28 \|0 \|2 \|0 \|30 \|0
1907–08 \|First Division \|27 \|3 \|6 \|2 \|33 \|5
1908–09 \|First Division \|38 \|4 \|1 \|0 \|39 \|4
1909–10 \|Second Division \|20 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|20 \|0
1910–11 \|First Division \|6 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|6 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !155 !8 !9 !2 !164 !10
Motherwell \|1911–12{{Cite book \|last=Litster \|first=John \|title=Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players \|publisher=PM Publications \|location=Norwich}} \|Scottish First Division \|14 \|1 \|6 \|1 \|20 \|2
rowspan="3" \|Kilmarnock \|1911–12{{Cite web \|title=Kilmarnock Player J. Buchan Details \|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/player.php?playerid=7080 \|access-date=3 December 2017 \|website=www.fitbastats.com}} \|Scottish First Division \|5 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|5 \|0
1912–13 \|Scottish First Division \|15 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|15 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !20 !0 !0 !0 !20 !0
colspan="3" \|Career total !240 !13 !22 !5 !262 !18

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |National Cup

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="3" |Hibernian

|1902–03{{Cite web |title=Hibernian Player James Buchan Details |url=http://www.fitbastats.com/hibs/player.php?playerid=5615 |access-date=3 December 2017 |website=www.fitbastats.com}}

|Scottish First Division

|21

|26

1903–04

|Scottish First Division

|22

|24

colspan="2" |Total

!43

!50

Woolwich Arsenal

|1904–05{{Cite web |title=James Buchan |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/james-buchan-43938/ |access-date=3 December 2017 |website=11v11.com}}

|First Division

rowspan="8" |Manchester City

|1904–05

|First Division

| colspan="2" |—

1905–06

|First Division

|29

1906–07

|First Division

|28

|30

1907–08

|First Division

|27

|33

1908–09

|First Division

|38

|39

1909–10

|Second Division

|20

1910–11

|First Division

colspan="2" |Total

!155

!164

!10

Motherwell

|1911–12{{Cite book |last=Litster |first=John |title=Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players |publisher=PM Publications |location=Norwich}}

|Scottish First Division

|14

|20

rowspan="3" |Kilmarnock

|1911–12{{Cite web |title=Kilmarnock Player J. Buchan Details |url=http://www.fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/player.php?playerid=7080 |access-date=3 December 2017 |website=www.fitbastats.com}}

|Scottish First Division

| colspan="2" |—

1912–13

|Scottish First Division

|15

colspan="2" |Total

!20

colspan="3" |Career total

!240

!13

!22

!262