Peter Buchanan (footballer, born 1915)

Peter Buchanan
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)
Place of death	Strathaven, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Outside right
Senior career*
Years	Team
1932–1933	St Mungo's
1933–1934	Chelsea
1934–1935	Wishaw Juniors
1935–1946	Chelsea
1946–1947	Fulham
1947–1949	Brentford
1949–1950	Headington United
Total
International career
1937	Scotland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Symington Buchanan (13 October 1915 – 26 June 1977) was a Scottish footballer who played at both professional and international levels.

Career[edit]

Buchanan played league football for Chelsea, Fulham and Brentford in The Football League, either side of the Second World War.^[3] During the war, Buchanan made guest appearances for several clubs including West Ham United,^[4] Southampton, for whom he made 11 appearances between 1942 and 1946, scoring twice,^[5] Aldershot, Portsmouth, Millwall, Crystal Palace and Fulham.^[6]^[7]

He earned one cap for Scotland, scoring in a 5–0 win against Czechoslovakia.

^ ^a ^b "Peter Buchanan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 17. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^ "Buchanan Peter Image 1 Chelsea 1938". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
^ Hogg, Tony (1995). West Ham Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports publications. p. 223. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
^ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 393. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
^ "Peter Buchanan". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
^ "Rage Online » AdHoc". www.rageonline.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ "WW2". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

London Hearts
Peter Buchanan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database