Paddy Buckley
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| Paddy Buckley | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick McCabe Buckley | |
| Date of birth | January 31, 1925 | |
| Place of birth | Leith, Scotland | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 19??-1948 1948-1952 1952-1957 1958- |
Bo'ness United St. Johnstone Aberdeen Inverness Caledonian |
106 (58) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1954 | Scotland | 3 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Patrick McCabe Buckley (born 31 January 1925 in Leith) is a former Scottish footballer who played for Bo'ness United, St. Johnstone, Aberdeen and the Scotland national team.
Buckley, a striker renowned for his speed,[1] started his career with Junior club Bo'ness United. He was at the centre of a transfer dispute in 1948, when both Celtic and St Johnstone claimed to have signed him.[1] The situation was eventually resolved in St Johnstone's favour and Buckley spent the next four seasons with the Perth side. He joined Aberdeen in a £7,500 transfer in April 1952 and it is for his time with the Dons for which he is best known. He helped them to the League championship in 1954-55 and the 1955 League Cup success. He also played in two Scottish Cup finals, 1953 and 1954, both of which were lost. He retired due to a serious knee injury in 1957[2] but briefly returned to the game with Highland League side Inverness Caledonian the following year.[1]
Buckley was capped three times by Scotland, making his debut in a 1-0 win over Norway in 1954. Initially selected in the squad for the 1954 FIFA World Cup,[2] injury saw him replaced by club colleague George Hamilton. He scored his only Scotland goal against Wales in a 1-0 win upon his return to fitness in October later that year.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Lamming, Douglas (1987). A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who’s Who, 1872-1986 (Hardback), Hutton Press. (ISBN 0-907033-47-4).
- ^ a b Caught in Time: Aberdeen's first championship side, 1954-55. The Times (2005-07-17).
