Charlie Buchan

Charles Buchan

Buchan on a cigarette card issued in 1911
Personal information
Full name	Charles Murray Buchan
Date of birth	(1891-09-22)22 September 1891
Place of birth	Plumstead, London, England
Date of death	25 June 1960(1960-06-25) (aged 68)
Place of death	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1909–1910	Woolwich Arsenal	0	(0)
1910–1911	Leyton[2]
1911–1925	Sunderland	379	(209)
1925–1928	Arsenal	102	(49)
Total		481	(258)
International career
1913–1924	England	6	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Murray Buchan (22 September 1891 – 25 June 1960) was an English footballer, sporting journalist and commentator.^[3]

Buchan started his career in 1909 with Woolwich Arsenal (later renamed Arsenal F.C.). He is known for his career with Sunderland, where he became leading scorer for 7 of his 9 seasons with the club. He remains the club's all-time record League goalscorer. He was a winner of the First Division title in 1913, and reached the 1913 FA Cup Final with Sunderland.

Buchan served with the Sherwood Foresters during the First World War and was awarded with the Military Medal for his service.

He re-joined Arsenal in 1925, and saw the club to their first FA Cup final in 1927. Along with Herbert Chapman, Buchan was a pioneer of Arsenal's adoption of the WM formation, which brought significant success for the club in the 1930s. He was capped six times by England, scoring four goals.^[3]

After retiring from football, Buchan became a football journalist with The Daily News - later renamed to News Chronicle. He also commentated for the BBC. In 1947, he co-founded the Football Writers' Association. From 1951, he edited his own football magazine - Charles Buchan's Football Monthly.^[3]