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Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Muir Buchanan [1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 March 1878 | ||
Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 15 April 1950 72) | (aged||
Place of death | Edmonton, England | ||
Position(s) | Right half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1900–1901 | Third Lanark | 18 | (5) |
1901–1903 | Bellshill Athletic | ||
1903–1904 | Brentford | 28 | (6) |
1904–1905 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
1905–1906 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | (2) |
1906–1908 | Clapton Orient | 65 | (2) |
1908–1912 | Leyton | 104 | (9) |
Managerial career | |||
1910–1912 | Leyton (player-manager) | ||
1913–1915 | Merthyr Town | ||
1922–1923 | Hamilton Academical | ||
–1928 | Charlton Athletic | ||
1928–1931 | Thames | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Muir Buchanan (9 March 1878 – 15 April 1950) was a Scottish professional football right half who played in the Football League for Clapton Orient. [1] [2] After his retirement as a player, he managed in England, Scotland and Wales. [3] [4]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Third Lanark | 1900–01 [5] | Scottish League First Division | 18 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 26 | 9 |
Brentford | 1903–04 [2] | Southern League First Division | 28 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | 33 | 10 | |
Plymouth Argyle | 1905–06 [6] | Southern League First Division | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |
Career total | 75 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 21 |
Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Hamilton Academical | 1922 | 1923 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 30.95 | [7] |
Total | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 30.95 | — |
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