Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Buchanan [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 23 June 1962||
Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England [1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
–1979 | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1983 | Leicester City | 33 | (7) |
1982 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
1983– | Peterborough United | 16 | (4) |
North Shields | |||
Blyth Spartans | |||
1986–1988 | Sunderland | 34 | (8) |
1987 | → York City (loan) | 7 | (2) |
Newcastle Blue Star | |||
Total | 95 | (21) | |
International career | |||
1979 | England Youth | 3 | (0) |
1986 | England semi-pro | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Buchanan (born 23 June 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker in the Football League for Leicester City, Northampton Town, Peterborough United, Sunderland and York City, and in non-League football for North Shields, Blyth Spartans and Newcastle Blue Star. [1] [2] [3] He represented the England national youth team in 1979 [2] and earned two caps with the semi-professional national team in 1986. [4]