Charlie Buchan
Charles Murray Buchan MM (22 September 1891 – 25 June 1960) was an English footballer , sporting journalist and commentator. [ 3 ] Buchan started his career in 1909 with Woolwich Arsenal (later renamed Arsenal F.C. ). He is known for his career with Sunderland , where he became leading scorer for 7 of his 9 seasons with the club. He remains the club's all-time record League goalscorer. He was a winner of the First Division title in 1913, and reached the 1913 FA Cup Final with Sunderland. Buchan served with the Sherwood Foresters during the First World War and was awarded the Military Medal for his service. He re-joined Arsenal in 1925, and saw the club to their first FA Cup final in 1927. Along with Herbert Chapman , Buchan was a pioneer of Arsenal's adoption of the WM formation , which brought significant success for the club in the 1930s. He was capped six times by England , scoring four goals. [ 3 ] After retiring from football, Buchan became a football journalist with The Daily News - later renamed to News Chronicle . He also commentated for the BBC . In 1947, he co-founded the Football Writers' Association . From 1951, he edited his own football magazine - Charles Buchan's Football Monthly . [ 3 ] — Wikipedia
- Position
- FW
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birthplace
- Plumstead
- Born
- 22 Sept 1891
A tall, elegant centre forward , Buchan was highly successful at the Wearside club. Sunderland won the 1912–13 First Division title and narrowly missed out on the Double - losing the FA Cup final 1–0 to Aston Villa . Frequently described as the best footballer in the country, Buchan was Sunderland's leading scorer for seven of his eight seasons at the club. This tally excludes the World War I seasons, when full competitive football was suspended. He is Sunderland's all-time record League goalscorer, with 209 goals. Buchan was also capped by England - his debut coming against Ireland on 15 February 1913. During the First World War, Buchan served with the Grenadier Guards and then the Sherwood Foresters . [ 5 ] He was awarded the Military Medal and on 11 September 1918 was promoted to temporary second lieutenant for the final months of the war. [ 6 ] In 1925, Buchan left Sunderland. He was replaced by Dave Halliday , who scored at least 35 league goals in his four full seasons at Sunderland, becoming the most prolific goals-to-games performer in the club's history. [ 7 ] While at Sunderland, Buchan also played cricket for Durham in the 1920 Minor Counties Championship . [ 8 ] — Wikipedia
The match record covers games in our match-by-match data (2010 onward). Full career totals above are sourced from Wikipedia and cover the player's whole Sunderland career.