David Buchanan (footballer, born 1986)

David Thomas Hugh Buchanan (born 6 May 1986) is a footballer who played in the Football League for Bury, Tranmere Rovers, Preston North End and Northampton Town, and in the Scottish Premier League for Hamilton Academical. Though born in England, Buchanan represented Northern Ireland at under-19 and under-21 level. A left-back, Buchanan played most recently for Chesterfield. His cousin is former Lisburn Distillery footballer Wayne Buchanan.

David Buchanan

David Buchanan in October 2007
Personal information
Full name	David Thomas Hugh Buchanan^[1]
Date of birth	(1986-05-06) 6 May 1986 (age 36)^[1]
Place of birth	Rochdale, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)^[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
	Roach Dynamos JFC
	Bolton Wanderers
0000–2005	Bury
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2010	Bury	188	(0)
2010–2011	Hamilton Academical	28	(1)
2011–2012	Tranmere Rovers	41	(1)
2012–2015	Preston North End	69	(0)
2015–2019	Northampton Town	162	(1)
2019–2021	Chesterfield	35	(0)
2021-	Rochdale Sacred Heart FC
International career
2004–2005	Northern Ireland U19	7	(1)
2006–2008	Northern Ireland U21	15	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:03, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Career

Born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, Buchanan was called into the Northern Ireland under-19 squad in November 2004 for their match against Italy.^[2]

Buchanan was released from Bury at the end of his contract. The club had offered Buchanan a new contract, however after previous failed negotiations and period of no response from the player following a new contract offer, the club sought a replacement player and issued a statement claiming that the club would not be held to ransom over contract negotiations.^[3]

Hamilton Academical

He signed for Hamilton Academical in July 2010^[4]

Tranmere Rovers

He moved to Tranmere Rovers in the summer of 2011.^[5] The club offered him contract terms for the 2012–13 season.^[6] Although the club reported that he and his agent had agreed a two-year contract, they reported on 24 May that Preston North End had agreed a deal with them.^[7]

Preston North End

Buchanan made his debut for Preston on 13 August 2012 against Huddersfield Town in the first round of the League Cup.^[8] On 17 December 2013, Buchanan extended his contract with Preston for a further twelve months, thus keeping him at the club until the summer of 2015.^[9]

Northampton Town

Buchanan signed with League Two club Northampton Town following his release by Preston North End.^[10] He was one of 8 players released by Northampton at the end of the 2018–19 season; a further 3 were placed for sale.^[11]

Chesterfield F.C.

In June 2019 Buchanan signed a two-year contract to play for Chesterfield in the National League for the 2019/2020 season.^[12] At the end of the 2020–21 season, Buchanan was released.^[13]

Rochdale Sacred Heart FC

In 2021, Buchanan signed for Manchester Football League Premier Division side Rochdale Sacred Heart following his release from Chesterfield.

Career statistics

As of match played 14 March 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bury	2004–05^[14]	League Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2005–06^[15]		23	0	2	0	0	0	1^[a]	0	26	0
	2006–07^[16]		41	0	4	0	2	0	1^[a]	0	48	0
	2007–08^[17]		35	0	5	0	1	0	3^[a]	0	44	0
	2008–09^[18]		48	0	1	0	1	0	2^[a]	0	52	0
	2009–10^[19]		38	0	1	0	1	0	2^[a]	0	42	0
	Total		188	0	13	0	5	0	9	0	215	0
Hamilton Academical	2010–11^[20]	Scottish Premier League	28	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	30	1
Tranmere Rovers	2011–12^[21]	League One	41	1	1	0	0	0	2^[a]	0	44	1
Preston North End	2012–13^[22]	League One	33	0	1	0	2	0	2^[a]	0	38	0
	2013–14^[23]		19	0	4	0	1	0	2^[b]	0	26	0
	2014–15^[24]		17	0	4	0	0	0	4^[a]	0	25	0
	Total		69	0	9	0	3	0	8	0	89	0
Northampton Town	2015–16^[25]	League Two	46	0	4	0	2	0	2^[a]	0	54	0
	2016–17^[26]	League One	45	0	2	0	3	0	3^[c]	0	53	0
	2017–18^[27]		32	1	1	0	1	0	2^[c]	0	36	1
	2018–19^[28]	League Two	39	0	1	0	0	0	4^[c]	0	44	0
	Total		162	1	8	0	6	0	11	0	187	1
Chesterfield	2019–20^[29]	National League	25	0	0	0	—		1	0	26	0
	2020–21	National League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		25	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	0
Career total			513	3	33	0	14	0	30	0	591	3

1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
2. One appearance in the Football League Trophy and one in the League One play-offs
3. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
2. "Buchanan earns N Ireland call-up". BBC Sport. 30 November 2004. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
3. . Bury FC. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
4. "Buchanan signs for Hamilton". ITV. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
5. Hilton, Nick (29 July 2011). "The arrival of David Buchanan should ramp up the competition for places at Tranmere Rovers". Wirral News. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
6. . Tranmere Rovers FC. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
7. "Preston North End to sign David Amoo and David Buchanan". BBC. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
8. "Preston 2–0 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
9. "PNE Extend Nine Players' Contracts". Preston North End Official Website. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
10. "David Buchanan: Preston defender joins Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
11. "Northampton Town release eight players and transfer-list three more". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
12. "New Signings". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
13. "Retained list announced". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 14 June 2021.
14. "Games played by David Buchanan in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
15. "Games played by David Buchanan in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
16. "Games played by David Buchanan in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
17. "Games played by David Buchanan in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
18. "Games played by David Buchanan in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
19. "Games played by David Buchanan in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
20. "Games played by David Buchanan in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
21. "Games played by David Buchanan in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
22. "Games played by David Buchanan in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
23. "Games played by David Buchanan in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
24. "Games played by David Buchanan in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
25. "Games played by David Buchanan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
26. "Games played by David Buchanan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
27. "Games played by David Buchanan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
28. "Games played by David Buchanan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
29. David Buchanan at Soccerway

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