Ian Buxton

Ian Buxton
Personal information
Full name Ian Ray Buxton[1]
Date of birth (1938-04-17)17 April 1938
Place of birth Cromford, England[1]
Date of death 1 October 2010(2010-10-01) (aged 72)[2]
Place of death Matlock, England[2]
Position(s) Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1967 Derby County 145 (41)
1967–1969 Luton Town 48 (14)
1969 Notts County 5 (1)
1969–1970 Port Vale 18 (6)
Ilkeston Town
Total 216+ (62+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Ray Buxton (17 April 1938 – 1 October 2010) was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football as an inside forward for Derby County between 1959 and 1967, before brief spells with Luton Town, Notts County, Port Vale, and non-League Ilkeston Town. He played a total of 215 league games in the English Football League, helping Luton Town to the Fourth Division title in 1967–68, also helping Port Vale to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1969–70. He also played cricket for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1973, serving the county as captain between 1970 and 1972.

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