Chelsea FC Profile: Peter Buchanan
Full Name: Peter Symington Buchanan
Born: Wednesday, 13th October 1915
Place of birth: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died: Sunday, 26th June 1977 (aged 61)
Burial: Cremated - Daldowie Crematorium
Involvement with Chelsea:
Player from 1936 to 1946
Playing Career:
Wishaw Juniors
Chelsea (Feb 1936 to Jun 1946) - cost: unknown
Fulham
Brentford
Headington United
Chelsea First-Team Career Summary
Debut: Saturday, 13th February 1937, Chelsea 0 - 0 Preston North End
Age on debut: 21 years 4 months 0 days
Last Appearance: Saturday, 15th April 1939, Huddersfield Town 3 - 1 Chelsea
Appearances
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* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. Peter Buchanan made 40 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.
Competitive Matches Played
| Comp | Date | Home | Away | Att | |||
| League | 13th Feb 1937 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Preston North End | 27,465 |  |
| League | 8th Sep 1937 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Leeds United | 17,300 |   |
| League | 11th Sep 1937 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Birmingham | 34,072 | |
| League | 15th Sep 1937 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 15,617 | |
| League | 18th Sep 1937 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 3 | Chelsea | 19,631 |  |
| League | 25th Sep 1937 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Stoke City | 38,504 | |
| League | 2nd Oct 1937 | Portsmouth | 2 | 4 | Chelsea | 25,233 | |
| League | 9th Oct 1937 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Arsenal | 75,952 | |
| League | 16th Oct 1937 | Blackpool | 0 | 2 | Chelsea | 23,974 | |
| League | 23rd Oct 1937 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Brentford | 56,810 | |
| League | 30th Oct 1937 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 5 | Chelsea | 22,293 | |
| League | 6th Nov 1937 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Sunderland | 50,554 | |
| League | 13th Nov 1937 | Everton | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 29,930 | |
| League | 20th Nov 1937 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | Manchester City | 40,197 | |
| League | 27th Nov 1937 | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | 18,883 | |
| League | 4th Dec 1937 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 31,475 | |
| League | 11th Dec 1937 | Derby County | 4 | 0 | Chelsea | 12,886 | |
| League | 18th Dec 1937 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31,314 | |
| League | 27th Dec 1937 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 51,125 | |
| League | 1st Jan 1938 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | 39,062 | |
| F.A. Cup | 8th Jan 1938 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Everton | 41,946 | |
| League | 15th Jan 1938 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 20,378 | |
| League | 22nd Jan 1938 | Birmingham | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 18,480 | |
| League | 29th Jan 1938 | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | Middlesbrough | 27,081 | |
| League | 12th Feb 1938 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | Portsmouth | 18,323 | |
| League | 19th Feb 1938 | Arsenal | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 49,573 | |
| League | 26th Feb 1938 | Chelsea | 1 | 3 | Blackpool | 27,301 | |
| League | 9th Mar 1938 | Brentford | 1 | 1 | Chelsea | 20,401 | |
| League | 12th Mar 1938 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 38,171 | |
| League | 15th Apr 1938 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Preston North End | 54,735 | |
| League | 16th Apr 1938 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 2 | Chelsea | 18,356 | |
| League | 18th Apr 1938 | Preston North End | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 32,096 | |
| League | 23rd Apr 1938 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Derby County | 25,032 | |
| League | 27th Apr 1938 | Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 21,843 | |
| League | 7th May 1938 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 14,601 | |
| League | 25th Mar 1939 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | Aston Villa | 31,255 | |
| League | 1st Apr 1939 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 28,747 | |
| League | 7th Apr 1939 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 29,014 | |
| League | 8th Apr 1939 | Chelsea | 0 | 2 | Everton | 51,481 | |
| League | 15th Apr 1939 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | Chelsea | 11,731 | |
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