Peter Buchanan (footballer, born 1915)
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Full name
Peter Symington Buchanan[1]
Date of birth
13 October 1915
Place of birth
Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death
26 June 1977 (aged 61)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Symington Buchanan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 26 June 1977 (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | Strathaven, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932–1933 | St Mungo's | ||
| 1933–1934 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 1934–1935 | Wishaw Juniors | ||
| 1935–1946 | Chelsea | 39 | (6) |
| 1946–1947 | Fulham | 20 | (1) |
| 1947–1949 | Brentford | 74 | (13) |
| 1949–1950 | Headington United | 45 | (10) |
| Total | 178 | (30) | |
| International career | |||
| 1937 | Scotland | 1 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Symington Buchanan (13 October 1915 – 26 June 1977) was a Scottish footballer who played at both professional and international levels.
Buchanan played league football for Chelsea, Fulham and Brentford in The Football League, either side of the Second World War.[3] During the war, Buchanan made guest appearances for several clubs including West Ham United,[4] Southampton, for whom he made 11 appearances between 1942 and 1946, scoring twice,[5] Aldershot, Portsmouth, Millwall, Crystal Palace and Fulham.[6][7]
He earned one cap for Scotland, scoring in a 5–0 win against Czechoslovakia.