Peter Buchanan (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Symington Buchanan | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 26 June 1977 (aged 61) | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1935–1946 | Chelsea | 39 | (6) |
| 1946–1947 | Fulham | 20 | (1) |
| 1947–1949 | Brentford | 74 | (13) |
| 1949–? | Headington United | ||
| Total | 133 | (20) | |
| National team | |||
| 1937 | Scotland | 1 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Peter Buchanan (1915 – 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. During the war, Buchanan made guest appearances for several clubs including West Ham United,[1] Southampton, for whom he made 11 appearances between 1942 and 1946, scoring twice,[2] Aldershot, Portsmouth, Millwall, Crystal Palace and Fulham.[3]
He earned one cap for Scotland, scoring in a 5–0 win against Czechoslovakia.