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David Buchanan

David Buchanan

Defender - Left-Back  at Retired
Age40
CitizenshipNorthern Ireland England
Height1.73 m
Footleft
BornMay 6, 1986
👕500+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Left-Back Defender

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.01
goals / match
Bury FC
top club · 212 apps

Career highs

€300k
peak value · 2011
—
top transfer fee
1
best season · 10/11
18 / 3
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Rúben Fernandes
Defender - Centre-Back · SC Farense
€50k
Will Hoskins
Attack - Centre-Forward · Without Club
Fabrizio Melara
Midfield - Right Midfield · Retired
Manuel da Costa
Defender - Centre-Back · Retired

Shares 1986-05-06 · 6 players total

597Appearances
3Goals
18Assists
44Yellow cards
0Red cards
98Full matches (90′)
Full nameDavid Buchanan
Name in home countryDavid Thomas Hugh Buchanan
Date of birth1986-05-06 (40 yrs)
Place of birthRochdale, Northern Ireland
CitizenshipNorthern Ireland England
PositionDefender - Left-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height173.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2021-07-01
Contract expires—
Jul 2021
Transfer: Chesterfield → Retired
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Chesterfield FC
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
19/20 — Chesterfield FC
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
Transfer: Northampton → Chesterfield
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Northampton Town
44 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Northampton Town
36 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Northampton Town
53 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Northampton Town
54 matches · 0 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Preston → Northampton
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Preston North End
25 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Preston North End
26 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Preston North End
38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Tranmere → Preston
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Tranmere Rovers
44 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Hamilton Acad. → Tranmere
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Hamilton Academical FC
30 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Bury → Hamilton Acad.
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Bury FC
42 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Bury FC
52 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Bury FC
43 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Bury FC
46 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Bury FC
26 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Bury FC U18 → Bury
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Bury FC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €300k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
8,819 min
Minutes played by club
Chesterfield FC 0.0%
Northampton Town 32.7%
Preston North End 0.0%
Tranmere Rovers 41.6%
Hamilton Academical FC 25.7%
Bury FC 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Chesterfield FC 2 19/20 20/21 35 0 0 0
Northampton Town 4 15/16 18/19 187 1 10 2,880
Preston North End 3 12/13 14/15 89 0 2 0
Tranmere Rovers 1 11/12 11/12 44 1 1 3,671
Hamilton Academical FC 1 10/11 10/11 30 1 0 2,268
Bury FC 6 04/05 09/10 212 0 5 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€75K3€150K5€225K6€300K05/06 — 2 assists205/0606/07 — 1 assists106/0707/0808/09 — 1 assists108/0909/10 — 1 assists109/1010/11 — 1 goals (Hamilton Academical FC)110/1111/12 — 1 goals (Tranmere Rovers)11/12 — 1 assists211/1213/14 — 1 assists113/1414/15 — 1 assists114/1515/16 — 6 assists615/1616/17 — 1 assists116/1717/18 — 1 goals (Northampton Town)17/18 — 1 assists217/1818/19 — 2 assists218/1907/08 — €50K10/11 — €150K11/12 — €300K15/16 — €300K16/17 — €300KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/21

Assists by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 6615/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/21
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
20/21 National League Chesterfield FC 10 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 National League Chesterfield FC 25 0 0 4 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Trophy Northampton Town 4 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Northampton Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 League Two Northampton Town 39 0 2 4 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Northampton Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Trophy Northampton Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Northampton Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 League One Northampton Town 32 1 1 3 0 2,880
16/17 EFL Cup Northampton Town 3 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 EFL Trophy Northampton Town 3 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Northampton Town 2 0 1 1 0 0
16/17 League One Northampton Town 45 0 0 6 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Northampton Town 4 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FL Trophy Northampton Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Northampton Town 2 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 League Two Northampton Town 46 0 5 3 0 0
14/15 EFL Trophy Preston North End 4 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Preston North End 4 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League One Preston North End 17 0 1 2 0 0
13/14 EFL Trophy Preston North End 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Preston North End 4 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Preston North End 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League One Preston North End 19 0 1 2 0 0
13/14 League One Play-Offs Preston North End 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 EFL Trophy Preston North End 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 FA Cup Preston North End 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Preston North End 2 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 League One Preston North End 33 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 EFL Trophy Tranmere Rovers 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Tranmere Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Tranmere Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League One Tranmere Rovers 41 1 1 5 0 3,671
10/11 Co-op. Ins. Cup Hamilton Academical FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Premiership Hamilton Academical FC 28 1 0 0 0 2,268
10/11 SFA Cup Hamilton Academical FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 EFL Trophy Bury FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Bury FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Bury FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Two Bury FC 38 0 1 2 0 0
08/09 EFL Trophy Bury FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Bury FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 League Cup Bury FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Two Bury FC 46 0 1 3 0 0
08/09 League Two Play-Offs Bury FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 EFL Trophy Bury FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 FA Cup Bury FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Cup Bury FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Two Bury FC 35 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 EFL Trophy Bury FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 FA Cup Bury FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 League Cup Bury FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 League Two Bury FC 41 0 1 2 0 0
05/06 EFL Trophy Bury FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 FA Cup Bury FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 League Two Bury FC 23 0 2 1 0 0
04/05 League Two Bury FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
05/06 2005-07-01 Bury FC U18 Bury Transfer 0 —
10/11 2010-07-01 Bury Hamilton Acad. Transfer 100000 —
11/12 2011-07-01 Hamilton Acad. Tranmere Transfer 200000 —
12/13 2012-07-01 Tranmere Preston Transfer 300000 —
15/16 2015-07-01 Preston Northampton Transfer 300000 —
19/20 2019-07-01 Northampton Chesterfield Transfer 300000 —
21/22 2021-07-01 Chesterfield Retired Transfer 0 —

No recorded injuries.

Current—
Peak€300k
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
—€75k€150k€225k€300k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #28031 — 3 0 — — former national player
Team #17621 — 15 3 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Sam Hoskins 1 2 0
Richie Baker 1 0 0
Ash Taylor 1 0 0
Adam Smith 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
17/18 League One Northampton Town 1 32
11/12 League One Tranmere Rovers 1 41
10/11 Premiership Hamilton Academical FC 1 28

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
15/16 League Two Northampton Town 5 46
18/19 League Two Northampton Town 2 39
05/06 League Two Bury FC 2 23

Teams faced most often by David Buchanan's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Walsall FC 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 67%
Gillingham FC 6 2 1 3 9 10 -1 33%
Rotherham United 6 0 4 2 6 10 -4 0%
Southend United 6 2 3 1 12 12 0 33%
Charlton Athletic 6 0 4 2 5 12 -7 0%
Rochdale AFC 6 1 3 2 7 7 0 17%
Macclesfield Town 6 1 1 4 7 14 -7 17%
Bristol Rovers 6 2 1 3 6 12 -6 33%
Leyton Orient 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 67%
Shrewsbury Town 6 0 2 4 7 16 -9 0%
Torquay United 6 1 3 2 5 6 -1 17%
Oldham Athletic 6 1 2 3 5 10 -5 17%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
04/05 Senior debut season
10/11 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
19/20 25 0 4 0 0 0
18/19 44 0 4 0 0 0
17/18 36 2,880 3 0 0 0.09
16/17 53 0 7 1 0 0
15/16 54 0 3 0 0 0
14/15 25 0 2 0 0 0
13/14 26 0 2 0 0 0
12/13 38 0 2 0 0 0
11/12 44 3,671 5 0 0 0.12
09/10 42 0 2 0 0 0
08/09 52 0 4 0 0 0
07/08 43 0 1 0 0 0
06/07 46 0 3 0 0 0
05/06 26 0 2 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League One
187 apps
2 G
4 A
Premiership
28 apps
1 G
0 A
League Two
271 apps
0 G
12 A
FA Cup
28 apps
0 G
1 A
League Cup
14 apps
0 G
1 A
National League
35 apps
0 G
0 A
FL Trophy
29 apps
0 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about David Buchanan

Who is David Buchanan?

David Buchanan is a Northern professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Retired.

How old is David Buchanan?

David Buchanan is 40 years old. He was born on May 6, 1986 in Rochdale.

What position does David Buchanan play?

David Buchanan plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).

What club does David Buchanan play for?

David Buchanan currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has David Buchanan scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, David Buchanan has scored 3 goals in 597 appearances.