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Chelsea FC Profile: Robert Buchanan

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Full Name: Robert Buchanan

Born: Monday, 17th October 1887
Place of birth: Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died: Wednesday, 4th October 1961 (aged 73)
Place of death: Cleland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Burial: Buried - Bothwellpark Cemetery, Lanarkshire

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1911 to 1913


Playing Career:


Leyton
Chelsea (May 1911 to Jul 1913) - cost: unknown
Southend United
Gillingham

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 21st October 1911, Burnley 2 - 2 Chelsea

Age on debut: 24 years 0 months 4 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 4th November 1911, Chelsea 2 - 2 Bristol City

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1911 / 12 300003
Total300003

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
Total000000


* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Robert Buchanan made 3 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League21st Oct 1911Burnley22Chelsea12,000 match drawn
League28th Oct 1911Clapton Orient14Chelsea25,000 match won
League4th Nov 1911Chelsea22Bristol City25,000 match drawn

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1911 / 12 2
1912 / 13 1
Total3

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Robert Buchanan made 3 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly16th Aug 1911Chelsea31Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly26th Aug 1911Chelsea32Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly29th Aug 1912Chelsea11Chelseaunknown match drawn

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1911 / 12 20
1912 / 13 3
Total23

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Robert Buchanan made 23 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League2nd Sep 1911Tottenham Hotspur32Chelsea10,000 match lost
Reserve League11th Sep 1911Luton Town12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League16th Sep 1911West Ham United01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League30th Sep 1911Brighton And Hove Albion24Chelseaunknown match won
Middlesex Professional Reserve Cup9th Oct 1911Tottenham Hotspur11Chelsea2,300 match drawn
Reserve League14th Oct 1911Coventry City02Chelsea4,324 match won
Middlesex Professional Reserve Cup8th Nov 1911Chelsea21Tottenham Hotspurunknown match won
Middlesex Professional Reserve Cup20th Nov 1911Chelsea20Clapton Orientunknown match won
Friendly25th Nov 1911Chelmsford City11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League2nd Dec 1911Reading04Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League9th Dec 1911Chelsea23Southend Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League16th Dec 1911Southend United02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Dec 1911Chelsea22Croydon Commonunknown match drawn
Reserve League26th Dec 1911Peterborough City01Chelsea3,000 match won
Reserve League30th Dec 1911Chelsea01Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match lost
Reserve League5th Feb 1912Chelsea00Luton Townunknown match drawn
Reserve League13th Mar 1912Watford24Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League16th Mar 1912Fulham10Chelsea3,000 match lost
Reserve League25th Mar 1912Chelsea21Woolwich Arsenalunknown match won
Friendly29th Apr 1912Chelsea21Arthur Thomas Memorial Cup Competition XIunknown match won
Friendly7th Sep 1912Southall02Chelsea600 match won
Reserve League25th Sep 1912Watford31Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly2nd Nov 1912Wealdstone02Chelseaunknown match won

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for Robert Buchanan View CGS profile for Robert Buchanan on Ancestry
Link to the findagrave profile for Robert Buchanan View CGS profile for Robert Buchanan on Find-A-Grave
Link to the CGS Zeemaps location for Robert Buchanan View location on Zeemaps for Robert Buchanan



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Chelsea FC Player Robert Buchanan

Games Won: 1
Win Percentage: 33.33%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 3 appearances, Robert Buchanan played alongside the following 11 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Billy Bridgeman (3)
Jack Cameron (3)
George Dodd (3)
Angus Douglas (3)
Sam Downing (3)
Andrew Ormiston (3)
Frederick Taylor (1)
Bob Thomson (3)
Ben Warren (2)
Jack Whitley (3)
Bob Whittingham (3)