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Full name
  
Thomas Murray Buchan

Playing position
  
Left half

Date of birth
  
September 1889

Years
  
Team

Name
  
Tom Buchan

Date of death
  
1952 (aged 62–63)


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Place of birth
  
Plumstead, England

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. He was the older brother of Charlie Buchan.

Career

Buchan began his career with non-League clubs Woodhall Thistle and Northfleet United. In 1911 He signed for Leyton and then Sunderland, but did not make any Football League appearances for the Black Cats.

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.

References

Tom Buchan Wikipedia