| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin McLean Buchan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1949-03-06)6 March 1949 (age 76) | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Banks O' Dee | |||
| 1965–1972 | Aberdeen | 133 | (9) |
| 1967 | →Washington Whips (guest) | 8 | (1) |
| 1972–1983 | Manchester United | 376 | (4) |
| 1983–1985 | Oldham Athletic | 28 | (0) |
| Total | 545 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| 1971–1978 | Scotland | 34 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1985 | Burnley | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Martin McLean Buchan (born 6 March 1949) is a Scottish former professionalfootballer who played as acentre back. Born inAberdeen, he played forAberdeen,Manchester United andOldham Athletic. He also played in 34 international matches forScotland between 1971 and 1978 including at two World Cups. Buchan later managedBurnley.
Buchan started his professional career with his hometown clubAberdeen. He captained the team when they won the1970 Scottish Cup Final 3–1 againstJock Stein'sCeltic.[3]
Buchan was signed byManchester United managerFrank O'Farrell on 29 February 1972 for £120,000, and at the time was the club's record signing.[4][5] His first game for United came on 4 March 1972 againstTottenham in theFirst Division. He was unable to prevent United from suffering relegation to theSecond Division in1973–74. However, United bounced back at the first attempt as Second Division champions. Buchan became club captain in 1975 following the departure ofWillie Morgan.
Buchan helped United win the1977 FA Cup Final againstLiverpool, which they won 2–1. This meant that Buchan became the only player to captain both Scottish and English FA Cup-winning sides. He also helped United reach another FA Cup final in1979, where they lost 3–2 toArsenal. He was still with United when they beatBrighton 4–0 in the replayed1983 FA Cup Final, but he did not make the team for the final. Buchan left the club in August 1983 after injuries caught up with him, signing forOldham Athletic on a free transfer. He had played in 456 games, scoring 4 goals, one of which was a superb, yet somewhat uncharacteristic, long-range drive against Everton.
Buchan won 34caps forScotland, making his international debut in 1971 againstPortugal and his last appearance in 1978 against the same country. He played in the1974 and1978 World Cup finals and captained Scotland twice: in 1975 againstRomania and in 1977 againstArgentina.
On 22 June 1985, Buchan was appointed manager ofBurnley, who had just been relegated to theFourth Division for the first time in their history – 25 years after being league champions. Buchan lasted less than four months atTurf Moor, resigning on 10 October 1985.[6]
Buchan worked for theProfessional Footballers' Association (PFA) in Manchester for 17 years before retiring in 2017.[7]
Buchan's brotherGeorge[8] and father Martin senior[9] both played for Aberdeen, the latter only in unofficial competitions duringWorld War II. His sonJamie played with Aberdeen, Dundee United and Partick Thistle.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1966–67 | Scottish Division One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1967–68 | Scottish Division One | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | – | 34 | 3 | ||
| 1968–69 | Scottish Division One | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4[d] | 0 | – | 43 | 3 | ||
| 1969–70 | Scottish Division One | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 2 | |||
| 1970–71 | Scottish Division One | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | – | 46 | 2 | ||
| 1971–72 | Scottish Division One | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | – | 37 | 1 | ||
| Total | 133 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 1 | – | 188 | 11 | |||
| Washington Whips (loan) | 1967 | United Soccer Association | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Manchester United | 1971–72 | First Division | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||
| 1972–73 | First Division | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 47 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | First Division | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 45 | 0 | |||
| 1974–75 | Second Division | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 50 | 0 | |||
| 1975–76 | First Division | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 52 | 0 | |||
| 1976–77 | First Division | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | – | 46 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | First Division | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 1978–79 | First Division | 37 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 48 | 2 | |||
| 1979–80 | First Division | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 47 | 0 | |||
| 1980–81 | First Division | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | – | 32 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | First Division | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 376 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 456 | 4 | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 1983–84 | Second Division | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 545 | 14 | 59 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 682 | 16 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1971 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 0 | |
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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| P | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Burnley | June 1985 | October 1985 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 38.46% |
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