John Buchanan (footballer, born 1928)
# John Buchanan (footballer, born 1928)

John Buchanan (9 June 1928 – December 2000) was a Scottish football striker.

Buchanan started his career with Clyde, and his prolific form saw him get a move to Derby County. He also played for Bradford Park Avenue, before retiring in 1963.

He is only one of a handful of Clyde players to have scored four goals in a single match.

Derby County won the Third Division North title in 1956–57, but Buchanan only played six league games with a return of five goals.

Buchanan was Bradford's leading scorer with 21 goals from 42 games (in 1960–61), as the team won promotion to the Third Division. He was also top scorer with 23 goals in 1958–59.

Buchanan received a Scotland B cap in 1952, when he played against a France B team in a 0-0 draw in Toulouse. In addition, he featured for a Scotland XI in an international trial match against the British Army in 1953.

## Career statistics

| Club | Division | Season | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Division | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Clyde | Scottish Division A | 1949–50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Clyde | Scottish Division A | 1950–51 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
| Clyde | Scottish Division B | 1951–52 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 52 | 34 |
| Clyde | Scottish Division A | 1952–53 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 20 |
| Clyde | Scottish Division A | 1953–54 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 19 |
| Clyde | Scottish Division A | 1954–55 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 17 |
| Clyde | Total | Total | 132 | 69 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 173 | 106 |
