James Buchan (19 April 1881 – 1950) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played for Manchester City, Woolwich Arsenal, St Johnstone, Hibernian, Motherwell, Kilmarnock and Forfar Athletic. After his retirement from football, Buchan managed St Johnstone.
Career A wing half, Buchan began his career at hometown junior league club St Johnstone and moved to Scottish League First Division club Hibernian in 1902. In his first season at Easter Road he was a part of the team which won the 1902–03 First Division title. Buchan remained with the club until April 1904, when he moved to newly promoted English First Division club Woolwich Arsenal. He made just eight appearances during the early months of the 1904–05 season, before falling out of favour and moving north to join divisional rivals Manchester City in March 1905. Buchan remained at Hyde Road for the following seven years and after the heartbreak of relegation to the Second Division at the end of the 1908–09 season, he helped the club to an immediate return to the top-flight at the end of 1909–10. Buchan dropped out of favour during the 1910–11 season and returned to Scotland to finish his career with Motherwell, Kilmarnock, Forfar Athletic and a second spell with St Johnstone, whom he later managed between 1920 and 1922.
Personal life On 8 December 1915, during the second year of the First World War, Buchan attested as a reserve private in the Highland Light Infantry. He was mobilised on 28 August 1916 and transferred to the Army Pay Corps a matter of days later. Buchan was transferred to the Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry on 29 September 1917, with whom he served until being transferred to the army reserve in March 1919.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHibernian1902–03Scottish First Division212522641903–04Scottish First Division22220242Total43472506Woolwich Arsenal1904–05First Division800080Manchester City1904–05First Division70—701905–06First Division291002911906–07First Division280203001907–08First Division273623351908–09First Division384103941909–10Second Division200002001910–11First Division600060Total15589216410Motherwell1911–12Scottish First Division14161202Kilmarnock1911–12Scottish First Division50—501912–13Scottish First Division15000150Total20000200Career total2401322526218
Honours Hibernian Scottish League First Division: 1902–03 Manchester City Football League Second Division: 1909–10
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