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{{Short description|Scottish footballer (born 1949)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Martin Buchan
| image = 
| caption = 
| fullname = Martin McLean Buchan<ref>{{Hugman|2566|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|3|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Aberdeen]], Scotland
| height = 1.75 m<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buchan, Martin McLean Buchan - Footballer {{!}} BDFutbol |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j48865.html |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=www.bdfutbol.com}}</ref>
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre-back]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 
| clubs1 = [[Banks O' Dee F.C.|Banks O' Dee]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 1965–1972
| clubs2 = [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
| caps2 = 133
| goals2 = 9
| years3 = 1967
| clubs3 = → [[Washington Whips]] (guest)
| caps3 = 8
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1972–1983
| clubs4 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| caps4 = 376
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 1983–1985
| clubs5 = [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]
| caps5 = 28
| goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 545
| totalgoals = 14
| nationalyears1 = 1971–1978
| nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
| nationalcaps1 = 34
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1985
| managerclubs1 = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
}}
'''Martin McLean Buchan''' (born 6 March 1949) is a Scottish former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre back|centre back]]. Born in [[Aberdeen]], he played for [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]. He also played in 34 international matches for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] between 1971 and 1978 including at two World Cups. Buchan later managed [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]].

==Playing career==
===Aberdeen===
Buchan started his professional career with his hometown club [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]. He captained the team when they won the [[1970 Scottish Cup Final]] 3–1 against [[Jock Stein]]'s [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]].<ref>[http://www.afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=506 Martin Buchan] [2], AFC Heritage Trust</ref>

===Manchester United===
Buchan was signed by [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester]] United manager [[Frank O'Farrell]] on 29 February 1972 for £120,000, and at the time was the club's record signing.<ref>{{cite news| title=Buchan Signs for United |newspaper=Coventry Evening Telegraph |date=29 February 1972 |page=26 | url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19720229/310/0026 |url-access=subscription |access-date=26 November 2018 |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=George Best's chaos, his Cork boss and a club in crisis: when United last faced Huddersfield |last=O'Callaghan |first=Eoin |work=The42 |date=20 October 2017 |access-date=26 November 2018 |url= https://www.the42.ie/manchester-united-huddersfield-3657284-Oct2017/}}</ref> His first game for United came on 4 March 1972 against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham]] in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]]. He was unable to prevent United from suffering relegation to the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] in [[1973–74 in English football|1973–74]]. However, United bounced back at the first attempt as Second Division champions. Buchan became club captain in 1975 following the departure of [[Willie Morgan]].

Buchan helped United win the [[1977 FA Cup Final]] against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], which they won 2–1. This meant that Buchan became the only player to captain both Scottish and English FA Cup-winning sides. He also helped United reach another FA Cup final in [[1979 FA Cup Final|1979]], where they lost 3–2 to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]. He was still with United when they beat [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton]] 4–0 in the replayed [[1983 FA Cup Final]], but he did not make the team for the final. Buchan left the club in August 1983 after injuries caught up with him, signing for [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] on a free transfer. He had played in 456 games, scoring 4 goals, one of which was a superb, yet somewhat uncharacteristic, long-range drive against Everton.

===International===
Buchan won 34 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]], making his international debut in 1971 against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] and his last appearance in 1978 against the same country. He played in the [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] and [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978 World Cup finals]] and captained Scotland twice: in 1975 against [[Romania national football team|Romania]] and in 1977 against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]].

==After playing==
On 22 June 1985, Buchan was appointed manager of [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]], who had just been relegated to the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] for the first time in their history – 25 years after being league champions. Buchan lasted less than four months at [[Turf Moor]], resigning on 10 October 1985.<ref>[https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=929 Martin Buchan managerial career]</ref>

Buchan worked for the [[Professional Footballers' Association]] (PFA) in Manchester for 17 years before retiring in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Martin Buchan Bows Out|url=https://www.thepfa.com/news/2017/6/19/martin-buchan-bows-out|access-date=2022-01-07|website=thepfa.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Buchan's brother [[George Buchan|George]]<ref>[http://www.afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=262 George Buchan], AFC Heritage Trust</ref> and father Martin senior<ref>[http://www.afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=948 Martin Buchan] [1], AFC Heritage Trust</ref> both played for Aberdeen, the latter only in unofficial competitions during [[World War II]]. His son [[Jamie Buchan|Jamie]] played with Aberdeen, Dundee United and Partick Thistle.<ref>[http://www.afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=366 Jamie Buchan], AFC Heritage Trust</ref>

== Career statistics ==

=== Club ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile |url=https://afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=506 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=afcheritage.org}}</ref>
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Scottish Cup]], [[FA Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Scottish League Cup]], [[Football League Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|[[1966–67 Aberdeen F.C. season|1966–67]]
|[[Scottish Division One]]
|4||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||4||0
|-
|[[1967–68 Aberdeen F.C. season|1967–68]]
|Scottish Division One
|24||2||3||0||5||0||2{{efn|name=ECWC|Appearances in [[European Cup Winners' Cup]]}}||1||colspan="2"|–||34||3
|-
|[[1968–69 Aberdeen F.C. season|1968–69]]
|Scottish Division One
|27||2||6||0||6||1||4{{efn|Appearances in [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]]}}||0||colspan="2"|–||43||3
|-
|[[1969–70 Aberdeen F.C. season|1969–70]]
|Scottish Division One
|19||2||5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||24||2
|-
|[[1970–71 Aberdeen F.C. season|1970–71]]
|Scottish Division One
|34||2||4||0||6||0||2{{efn|name=ECWC}}||0||colspan="2"|–||46||2
|-
|[[1971–72 Aberdeen F.C. season|1971–72]]
|Scottish Division One
|25||1||2||0||6||0||4{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||colspan="2"|–||37||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!133!!9!!20!!0!!23!!1!!12!!1!!colspan="2"|–!!188!!11
|-
|[[Washington Whips]] (loan)
|[[1967 Washington Whips season|1967]]
|[[United Soccer Association]]
|8||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||8||1
|-
|rowspan="13"|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[1971–72 Manchester United F.C. season|1971–72]]
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|13||1||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||15||1
|-
|[[1972–73 Manchester United F.C. season|1972–73]]
|First Division
|42||0||1||0||4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||47||0
|-
|[[1973–74 Manchester United F.C. season|1973–74]]
|First Division
|42||0||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||45||0
|-
|[[1974–75 Manchester United F.C. season|1974–75]]
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|41||0||2||0||7||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||50||0
|-
|[[1975–76 Manchester United F.C. season|1975–76]]
|First Division
|42||0||7||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||52||0
|-
|[[1976–77 Manchester United F.C. season|1976–77]]
|First Division
|33||0||7||0||4||0||2{{efn|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|–||46||0
|-
|[[1977–78 Manchester United F.C. season|1977–78]]
|First Division
|28||1||4||0||1||0||4{{efn|name=ECWC}}||0||1{{efn|Appearance in [[FA Charity Shield]]}}||0||38||1
|-
|[[1978–79 Manchester United F.C. season|1978–79]]
|First Division
|37||2||9||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||48||2
|-
|[[1979–80 Manchester United F.C. season|1979–80]]
|First Division
|42||0||2||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||47||0
|-
|[[1980–81 Manchester United F.C. season|1980–81]]
|First Division
|26||0||2||0||2||0||2{{efn|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|–||32||0
|-
|[[1981–82 Manchester United F.C. season|1981–82]]
|First Division
|27||0||1||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||30||0
|-
|[[1982–83 Manchester United F.C. season|1982–83]]
|First Division
|3||0||0||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|–||6||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!376!!4!!39!!0!!30!!0!!10!!0!!1!!0!!456!!4
|-
|[[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]
|[[1983–84 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season|1983–84]]
|Second Division
|28||0||||0||||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||30||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!545!!14!!59!!0!!53!!1!!22!!1!!1!!0!!682!!16
|}
{{notelist}}

=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{Cite web |title=Martin Buchan {{!}} Scotland {{!}} Scottish FA |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=113755&lid=1 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=www.scottishfa.co.uk}}</ref>
!National team
!Year
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="8" |[[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
|1971
|2
|0
|-
|1972
|6
|0
|-
|1973
|1
|0
|-
|1974
|7
|0
|-
|1975
|4
|0
|-
|1976
|2
|0
|-
|1977
|5
|0
|-
|1978
|7
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!34
!0
|}

== Managerial record ==
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Team
! rowspan="2" |From
! rowspan="2" |To
! colspan="5" |Record
|-
!P
!W
!L
!D
!Win %
|-
|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
|June 1985
|October 1985
|13
|5
|2
|6
|38.46%
|}

==Honours==
===As a player===
'''Aberdeen'''
*[[Scottish Cup]]: [[1969–70 Scottish Cup|1969–70]]

'''Manchester United'''
*[[FA Cup]]: [[1976–77 FA Cup|1976–77]];<ref name="ROTHS">{{cite book |first1=Leslie |first2=Jack |last1=Vernon |last2=Rollin |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78 |year=1977 |publisher=Brickfield Publications Ltd |location=London |isbn=0354 09018 6 |page=491}}</ref> runner-up: [[1975–76 FA Cup|1975–76]]<ref name="ROTHS"/>
*[[FA Charity Shield]]: [[1977 FA Charity Shield|1977]]

==See also==
*[[List of Scotland national football team captains]]
*[[List of Scottish football families]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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{{SFWA Footballer of the Year}}
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{{Scottish Football Hall of Fame}}
{{Aberdeen F.C. Hall of Fame}}
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