Tom Buchan

Tom Buchan
Personal information
Full nameThomas Murray Buchan
Date of birthSeptember 1889
Place of birthPlumstead, England
Date of death1952 (aged 6263)
Playing positionLeft half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Woodhall Thistle
1910Sunderland0(0)
Leyton
Sunderland Rovers
1913Blackpool24(2)
1914Bolton Wanderers116(14)
1923Tranmere Rovers36(0)
Runcorn
Atherton
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Thomas Murray "Tom" Buchan (September 1889 – 1952) was an English professional footballer. A left half who was also capable of playing as a right half or inside right, he played for nine clubs in his career.

Career

Buchan began his career with non-League club Woodhall Thistle. In 1910 he joined Sunderland, but did not make any Football League appearances for the Black Cats.

After spells with Leyton and Sunderland Rovers, he signed for Blackpool in 1913. He made 24 League appearances for the Seasiders, scoring two goals. In 1914 he joined nearby Bolton Wanderers, for whom he made 116 League appearances and scored fourteen goals in eight years.

He spent a season with Tranmere Rovers in 1923–24, before finishing his career with Runcorn and Atherton.

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