Wayne Buchanan

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Wayne Buchanan

| image =

| fullname = Wayne Bernard Buchanan

| height =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1982|1|12}}

| birth_place = Banbridge, Northern Ireland

| currentclub = North Shields Football Club

| clubnumber =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 1999–2001

| youthclubs1 = Bolton Wanderers

| years1 = 2001–2003

| years2 = 2002

| years3 = 2003–2009

| years4 =

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| years6 = 2010

| years7 = 2010–2013

| years8 =

| years9 =

| years10 = 2015

| years11 = 2015–2016

| years12 = 2016–2019

| clubs1 = Bolton Wanderers

| clubs2 = → Chesterfield (loan)

| clubs3 = Lisburn Distillery

| clubs4 = Brisbane Olympic

| clubs5 = Gold Coast United

| clubs6 = Gateshead

| clubs7 = Blyth Spartans

| clubs8 = Morpeth Town

| clubs9 = Ashington

| clubs10 = South Shields

| clubs11 = Sunderland RCA

| clubs12 = Ashington

| caps1 = 1

| caps2 = 3

| caps3 = 226

| caps4 =

| caps5 =

| caps6 = 2

| caps7 = 134

| caps8 =

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| caps10 =

| caps11 = 47

| caps12 = 112

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 9

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| goals5 =

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 4

| goals8 =

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| goals10 =

| goals11 = 3

| goals12 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2002–2003

| nationalteam1 = Northern Ireland U21

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2004

| nationalteam2 = Northern Ireland U23

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2007

| nationalteam3 = Irish League XI

| nationalcaps3 = 1

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 18:06, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

}}

Wayne Buchanan (born 12 January 1982) is a Northern Irish footballer. He is the cousin of Chesterfield fc left-back David Buchanan.

Career

=Bolton Wanderers (and Chesterfield)=

Buchanan started his career at Bolton Wanderers, making one appearance in the 2001–02 FA Cup fourth round against Tottenham Hotspur.{{cite news

| title = Slick Spurs trash Bolton

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/1799952.stm

| publisher = BBC

| date = 2002-05-02

| accessdate = 2002-05-02}}

While at Bolton, he made 3 league appearances on loan at Chesterfield in 2002.

=Lisburn Distillery=

Moving back to Northern Ireland after his release from Bolton, he signed for Lisburn Distillery where he spend six years making 226 appearances many as captain.

=Move to Australia=

He moved to Australia at the end of the 2008–2009 season, where he trialed for Gold Coast United coming close to winning a contract two occasions.{{cite news| title = Gold Coast United Sign Former Bolton Wanderers Defender Wayne Buchanan

| url = http://www.goal.com/en/news/808/australia/2009/12/04/1664926/gold-coast-united-sign-former-bolton-wanderers-defender

| publisher = goal.com

| date = 2009-12-04

| accessdate = 2009-12-04}}

=Gateshead=

Moving back to the United Kingdom in January 2010, he went on trial at Dundee before signing for Gateshead until the end of the 2009–2010 season.{{cite news

| title = Gateshead 3-0 Consett - Friendly

| url = http://www.gateshead-fc.com/2617/gateshead-3-0-consett-friendly

| publisher = Gateshead FC

| date = 2010-02-05

| accessdate = 2010-02-08}} Buchanan made his debut for Gateshead on 13 February 2010 away at Hayes & Yeading United.{{cite news

| title = Hayes & Yeading United 3-2 Gateshead

| url = http://www.gateshead-fc.com/2631/hayes-yeading-united-3-2-gateshead

| publisher = Gateshead FC

| date = 2010-02-14

| accessdate = 2010-04-05}} Buchanan was released by Gateshead at the end of the 2009–10 season.{{cite news

| title = Gateshead announce retained list

| url = http://www.gateshead-fc.com/2769/gateshead-announce-retained-list

| publisher = Gateshead FC

| date = 2010-05-06

| accessdate = 2010-05-06}}

=Blyth Spartans=

On 6 August 2010 it was announced that Buchanan had signed for Conference North side Blyth Spartans following a successful trial period with the club. He went on to captain the club and receive a number of player of the year awards along the way, before leaving at the end of the 2012/13 season.{{cite news

| title = Blyth Spartans sign Wayne Buchanan

| url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=4553

| publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC

| date = 2010-08-06

| accessdate = 2010-08-06}}

He later joined Morpeth Town. joining Ashington in January 2015.{{cite news| title = Ashington Sign Former Spartan Wayne Buchanan

| url = https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-398242324.html

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181115101043/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-398242324.html

| url-status = dead

| archive-date = 2018-11-15

| publisher = News Post Leader

| date = 2015-01-19

| accessdate = 2017-01-04}} He moved to South Shields in July 2015,{{cite news| title = Former Bolton and Lisburn defender joins South Shields revolution

| url = http://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/non-league/former-bolton-and-lisburn-defender-joins-south-shields-revolution-1-7343296

| publisher = Shields Gazette

| date = 2015-07-06

| accessdate = 2017-01-04}} but moved to Sunderland RCA the following month.{{cite news| title = Reports 2015-16

| url = http://sunderlandrca.co.uk/reports-2015-16?page=1

| publisher = Sunderland RCA FC

| date = 2015-08-22

| accessdate = 2017-01-04}} He rejoined Ashington in the 2016 close season, going on to captain the club and make over 100 appearances, receiving recognition by players and supporters with player of the year awards in 2018. A broken leg in August 2018 followed, before a return to action in December 2018. Buchanan signed for North Shields in July 2019 {{cite news| title = Shildon hope that new signing Ferguson will help retain the title

| url = http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/14664635.Shildon_hope_that_new_signing_Ferguson_will_help_retain_the_title/

| publisher = Northern Echo

| date = 2016-08-05

| accessdate = 2017-01-04}}