John Buchanan (footballer born 1951)

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John Buchanan
Personal information
Date of birth	September 19, 1951 (1951-09-19) (age 56)
Place of birth	Dingwall, Scotland
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
?-1970 1970-1974 1974-1981 1981-1983	Ross County Northampton Town Cardiff City Northampton Town	00? 0(?) 114 (24) 231 (54) 069 0(6)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

John Buchanan (born 19 September 1951 in Dingwall) is a former Scottish profesional footballer.

[edit] Career

Buchanan was playing in the Highland Football League for Ross County when he joined Northampton Town in 1970. He soon established himself in the first team and eventually moved to Cardiff City in October 1974 in exchange for John Farrington, making his debut in a 3-2 victory over York City. Cardiff were relegated in his first year at the club but bounced back up to the division the following season. Despite Buchanan being a midfielder he topped the clubs scoring charts in two of his seven seasons with his impressive scoring record, his highest being a total of sixteen during the 1978-79 season including his only hattrick for Cardiff, during a 4-0 win over Sheffield United. He left Ninian Park in 1981 to return to Northampton where he finished his career.