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Walter Buchanan
Clapham Rovers FC

 

1 cap 0 goals
0% successful
1876
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90


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Walter Buchanan Profile

Full name Walter Scott Buchanan
Popular name Walter Buchanan
Notes No-one seems 100 percent sure that this was Walter Buchanan.  The late Morley Farror's records (original source unknown) say he probably was, and Douglas Lamming's latest book takes this up ('is almost certainly').  If he was, his dates of birth and death are correct. - Cris Freddi
Born  1 June 1855 in Hornsey, London
Died 11 November 1926 in Hammersmith, London
Height/Weight -

Club Career

Club(s) Clapham Rovers FC left Clapham, probably before 1879, also Barnes; representing Surrey FA.
Club honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

England Career

Player number One of nine who became the 34th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Forward;
First match No. 5, 4 March 1876, Scotland 3 England 0, friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow.  Aged 20 years, 276 days.
Last match No. 5, 4 March 1876, Scotland 3 England 0, friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow.  Aged 20 years, 276 days.
Major tournaments None.
Team honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.
Notes None.

Beyond England

A London-born Walter Scott Buchanan was noted to be residing as a boarder in 19 Hill Street, Westminster, London - no profession was stated. - Find My Past 1881 census.

 

Walter Buchanan - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Mins. Gls Avg
min
Capt. Disc.
1 1 90 0 min 0 None

 

Walter Buchanan - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Away 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1 0 0.00 3.00 00.0 -1
All 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1 0 0.00 3.00 00.0 -1

 

Walter Buchanan - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Friendly 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1 0 0.00 3.00 00.0 -1
All 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1 0 0.00 3.00 00.0 -1

 

Walter Buchanan - Match History
Club: Clapham Rovers F.C. - 1 cap
Coach: F.A. Committee - 1 cap
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
1 5 Scotland 04-Mar-1876 The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow F 0 3 AL Start n/a

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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CG