Martin Buchan

Born on : March 06, 1949 (75 years) at Aberdeen

Nationality : Scotland

Number of international caps : 34

First cap : vs Portugal 13/10/1971

Main position
Central defender	90%

Buchan's career statisticsLast updated on 13/05/2024 at 11:39

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

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Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

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Games played

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eff.

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goals

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goals

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goals

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1982/1983

Man United

Club	Competition							V	D	L
Man United	(C3) UEFA Cup	2	2	1	173	100%	100%	0%	50%	50%
Man United	Division 1	3	3	2	270	100%	7%	67%	0%	33%
Man United	League Cup	1	2		90	100%	11%	0%	100%	0%

1981/1982

Man United

Club	Competition							V	D	L
Man United	Division 1	27	17	13	2295	100%	64%	44%	37%	19%
Man United	League Cup	2	2		180	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%
Man United	FA Cup	1	1		90	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%

1980/1981

Man United

Club	Competition							V	D	L
Man United	Division 1	26	19	12	2340	100%	62%	42%	35%	23%
Man United	League Cup	2	2		180	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%
Man United	(C3) UEFA Cup	2	1	1	153	100%	100%	0%	100%	0%
Man United	FA Cup	2	1	1	180	100%	67%	50%	0%	50%

1979/1980

Man United

Club	Competition								V	D	L
Man United	Division 1	42		34	19	3735	100%	100%	57%	24%	19%
Man United	League Cup	3	1	7		270	100%	100%	33%	0%	67%
Man United	FA Cup	2		2		210	100%	100%	0%	50%	50%

1978/1979

Man United

1637

2267

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Man United	Division 1	37	2	1637	58	9	3273	100%	88%	41%	30%	30%
Man United	League Cup	2			4		180	100%	100%	50%	0%	50%
Man United	FA Cup	9			7	5	810	100%	100%	56%	33%	11%
Scotland	Euro Qualifying	3			6		270	100%	75%	33%	0%	67%

1977/1978

Man United

2414

3714

Club	Competition											V	D	L
Man United	Charity Shield	1				1	90	100%		100%		0%	100%	0%
Man United	Division 1	28	1	2414	41	6	2414	100%		67%		46%	14%	39%
Man United	League Cup	1			3		90	100%		100%		0%	0%	100%
Man United	(C2) Cup Winners' Cup	4			7	1	360	100%		100%		50%	25%	25%
Man United	FA Cup	4			7		390	100%		100%		25%	50%	25%
Scotland	Friendlies	1			1		90	100%		100%	1	0%	0%	100%
Scotland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1				1	9	0%	1	50%		100%	0%	0%
Scotland	British Home Championship	1			1		36	100%		33%		0%	100%	0%
Scotland	World Cup	3			5		235	100%		100%		33%	33%	33%

1976/1977

Man United

Club	Competition								V	D	L
Man United	Division 1	33	41	11	2970	100%	79%		55%	24%	21%
Man United	League Cup	4	4	2	390	100%	67%		50%	50%	0%
Man United	(C3) UEFA Cup	2	1	1	180	100%	50%		50%	0%	50%
Man United	FA Cup	7	6	2	630	100%	100%		86%	14%	0%
Scotland	Friendlies	1		1	90	100%	100%		100%	0%	0%
Scotland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	1	2		90	100%	50%	1	0%	0%	100%
Scotland	Friendlies	3	5		270	100%	75%		33%	33%	33%

1975/1976

Man United

Club	Competition							V	D	L
Man United	Division 1	42	42	15	3780	100%	100%	55%	24%	21%
Man United	League Cup	3	6		270	100%	100%	67%	0%	33%
Man United	FA Cup	7	7	1	660	100%	100%	71%	14%	14%
Scotland	Euro Qualifying	2	1	1	180	100%	67%	50%	50%	0%

1974/1975

Man United

Club	Competition							V	D	L
Scotland	Friendlies	1		1	90	100%	100%	100%	0%	0%
Scotland	Euro Qualifying	1	1		90	100%	33%	0%	100%	0%
Scotland	Friendlies	1		1	26	100%	50%	100%	0%	0%

1973/1974

Man United

Club	Competition								V	D	L
Man United	Division 1	41	1	48	13	3690	100%	98%	22%	29%	49%
Man United	League Cup	1		1		90	100%	100%	0%	0%	100%
Man United	FA Cup	2		1	1	180	100%	100%	50%	0%	50%
Scotland	Friendlies	2		3		180	100%	67%	50%	0%	50%
Scotland	British Home Championship	2		1	1	169	100%	67%	50%	0%	50%
Scotland	World Cup	2		1	1	180	100%	67%	0%	100%	0%

1972/1973

Man United

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Man United	Division 1	42	1	60	12	3780	100%	100%		29%	31%	40%
Man United	League Cup	4		6		360	100%	100%		25%	50%	25%
Man United	FA Cup	1		1		90	100%	100%		0%	0%	100%
Scotland	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	2		1	1	180	100%	100%	1	100%	0%	0%
Scotland	Friendlies	1		5		90	100%	33%		0%	0%	100%

1971/1972

Man United

1170

1740

Club	Competition									V	D	L
Man United	Division 1	13	1	1170	18	5	1170	100%	100%	38%	23%	38%
Man United	FA Cup	2			3		210	100%	67%	0%	50%	50%
Scotland	British Home Championship	1				1	90	100%	33%	100%	0%	0%
Scotland	Friendlies	3			3	1	270	100%	75%	0%	67%	33%

1971/1972

Aberdeen

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Aberdeen	(C3) UEFA Cup	2						2	180	0	100%					100%	0%	0%
Scotland	Euro Qualifying	2						1	94	0	50%	1	100%			100%	0%	0%

1970/1971

Aberdeen

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Aberdeen	(C2) Cup Winners' Cup	2					3		143	0	50%	1	100%			50%	0%	50%

1969/1970

Aberdeen

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Aberdeen	Scottish FA Cup	1					1		90	0	100%					100%	0%	0%

Total

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Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

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Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

Community Shield	1	1977
FA Cup	1	1977
Scottish FA Cup	1	1970
British Home Championship	2	19721974

Runner-ups

Premier League	1	1980
League Cup	1	1983
FA Cup	2	19761979

Rewards

Victories

SFWA Footballer of the Year

1971

Transfers

10/10/85 >	Retired	T. D.
22/06/85 > 10/10/85	Burnley	T. D.

01/07/83 >	Retired
29/02/72 > 01/07/83	Man United	180 k€
01/07/69 > 29/02/72	Aberdeen

Suggest a transfer for this player

Player career by clubLast updated on 13/05/2024 at 11:39

Club	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Aberdeen	5			413		80%4	80%4	20%1
Scotland	34			2729	3	94%32	44%15	29%10
Man United	405	4	9056	36223		100%405	43%173	30%123

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Norwich City	16	10	0
Liverpool	20	7	0
Man City	19	6	1
Leeds United	17	9	0
Birmingham	16	9	0
Everton	16	6	1
Derby County	14	8	1
Middlesbrough	13	7	0
Arsenal	19	3	0
Ipswich Town	16	6	0
Wolves	16	8	0
Stoke City	13	5	0
Tottenham	23	7	0
Coventry	20	7	0
Southampton	13	6	0
Palace	6	4	0
Aston Villa	14	7	0
Nottingham	10	1	0
QPR	10	6	0
Chelsea	7	3	0

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Arsenal	19	10	33
Tottenham	23	10	30
Ipswich Town	16	9	27
Coventry	20	9	25
Liverpool	20	8	23
Man City	19	7	24
Wolves	16	6	18
Leicester	12	5	14
Birmingham	16	4	18
West Ham	9	4	16
Nottingham	10	4	12
Stoke City	13	4	13
WBA	10	4	21
Everton	16	3	13
Leeds United	17	3	14
Middlesbrough	13	3	12
Derby County	14	3	12
Sheffield U	7	3	8
Brazil	3	2	3
Chelsea	7	2	5

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
1982/1983	Man United	33%	33%	6	54%	19%	54	-
1981/1982	Man United	40%	27%	30	67%	20%	15	Negative
1980/1981	Man United	38%	28%	32	24%	18%	17	Positive
1979/1980	Man United	53%	23%	47	0%	0%	0	-
1978/1979	Man United	44%	27%	48	0%	20%	5	-
1977/1978	Man United	42%	37%	38	21%	36%	14	Very positive
1976/1977	Man United	59%	17%	46	15%	62%	13	Extremely positive
1975/1976	Man United	58%	21%	52	0%	0%	0	-
1974/1975	Man United	0%	0%	0	59%	18%	51	-
1973/1974	Man United	23%	50%	44	100%	0%	1	-
1972/1973	Man United	28%	40%	47	0%	0%	0	-
1971/1972	Man United	33%	40%	15	100%	0%	1	-
1971/1972	Aberdeen	100%	0%	2	68%	11%	28	-
1970/1971	Aberdeen	50%	50%	2	68%	14%	37	-
1969/1970	Aberdeen	100%	0%	1	44%	36%	39	-

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Aberdeen
11/04/1970	SFAC	Aberdeen - Celtic Glasgow	3 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first victory
23/09/1970	C2CWC	Honvéd - Aberdeen	3 - 1	First loss
Manchester United
04/03/1972	D1	Tottenham - Man United	2 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first loss
11/03/1972	D1	Man United - Huddersfield	2 - 0	First victory
12/04/1972	D1	Man United - Man City	1 - 3	First goal
18/11/1972	D1	Man City - Man United	3 - 0	First own goal

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 13/05/2024 at 11:39

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Minutes played	Match starts	Yellow cards	D Draws	L Losses
Premier League	Premier League	334	4	7429	2	29717	100%334	43%144	27%90	30%100
FA Cup	FA Cup	37				3450	100%37	51%19	24%9	24%9
League Cup	League Cup	23			1	2100	100%23	30%7	22%5	48%11
Community Shield	Community Shield	1				90	100%1		100%1
Scottish FA Cup	Scottish FA Cup	1				90	100%1	100%1
Friendlies	Friendlies	13				1106	100%13	38%5	23%3	38%5
World Cup	World Cup	5				415	100%5	20%1	60%3	20%1
BHC	British Home Championship	4				295	100%4	50%2	25%1	25%1
WCQEZ	World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone	4				279	75%3	75%3		25%1
Euro Qualifying	Euro Qualifying	8				634	88%7	50%4	25%2	25%2
Cup Winners' Cup	Cup Winners' Cup	6				503	83%5	50%3	17%1	33%2
Europa League	Europa League	8				686	100%8	38%3	38%3	25%2

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
1982/1983	Man United	1	3	70	42	19	13	10	56	38
1981/1982	Man United	1	3	78	42	22	12	8	59	29
1980/1981	Man United	1	8	48	42	15	18	9	51	36
1979/1980	Man United	1	2	58	42	24	10	8	65	35
1978/1979	Man United	1	9	45	42	15	15	12	60	63
1977/1978	Man United	1	10	42	42	16	10	16	67	63
1976/1977	Man United	1	6	47	42	18	11	13	71	62
1975/1976	Man United	1	3	56	42	23	10	9	68	42
1974/1975	Man United	2	1	61	42	26	9	7	66	30
1973/1974	Man United	1	21	32	42	10	12	20	38	48
1972/1973	Man United	1	18	37	42	12	13	17	44	60
1971/1972	Man United	1	8	48	42	19	10	13	69	61
1970/1971	Aberdeen	1	2	54	34	24	6	4	68	18
1969/1970	Aberdeen	1	8	35	34	14	7	13	55	45

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
June 20, 1983	20/06	F	Intercontinental	Canada	0 - 2	Scotland	Absent
June 16, 1983	16/06	F	Intercontinental	Canada	0 - 3	Scotland	Absent
June 12, 1983	12/06	F	Intercontinental	Canada	0 - 2	Scotland	Absent
June 01, 1983	01/06	BHC	Round 3	England	2 - 0	Scotland	Absent
May 28, 1983	28/05	BHC	Round 2	Wales	0 - 2	Scotland	Absent
May 26, 1983	26/05	FAC	Final	Man United	4 - 0	Brighton	Absent
May 24, 1983	24/05	BHC	Round 1	Scotland	0 - 0	N. Ireland	Absent
May 21, 1983	21/05	FAC	Final	Man United	2 - 2	Brighton	Absent
May 14, 1983	14/05	D1	Round 42	Notts County	3 - 2	Man United	Absent
May 11, 1983	11/05	D1	Round 33	Tottenham	2 - 0	Man United	Absent
May 09, 1983	09/05	D1	Round 27	Man United	3 - 0	Luton Town	Absent
May 07, 1983	07/05	D1	Round 41	Man United	2 - 1	Swansea	Absent
May 02, 1983	02/05	D1	Round 40	Arsenal	3 - 0	Man United	Absent
April 30, 1983	30/04	D1	Round 39	Norwich City	1 - 1	Man United	Absent
April 23, 1983	23/04	D1	Round 38	Man United	2 - 0	Watford	Absent
April 19, 1983	19/04	D1	Round 36	Everton	2 - 0	Man United	Absent
April 16, 1983	16/04	FAC	Semi-finals	Man United	2 - 1	Arsenal	Absent
April 09, 1983	09/04	D1	Round 25	Man United	1 - 1	Southampton	Absent
April 04, 1983	04/04	D1	Round 35	Sunderland	0 - 0	Man United	Absent
April 02, 1983	02/04	D1	Round 34	Man United	3 - 0	Coventry	Absent
March 30, 1983	30/03	EQ	Group 1	Scotland	2 - 2	Switzerland	Absent
March 26, 1983	26/03	LC	Final	Liverpool	2 - 1a.e.t.	Man United	Absent
March 22, 1983	22/03	D1	Round 31	Man United	2 - 1	West Ham	Absent
March 19, 1983	19/03	D1	Round 32	Man United	1 - 1	Brighton	Absent
March 12, 1983	12/03	FAC	Quarter-finals	Man United	1 - 0	Everton	Absent
March 05, 1983	05/03	D1	Round 30	Man City	1 - 2	Man United	Absent
March 02, 1983	02/03	D1	Round 28	Stoke City	1 - 0	Man United	Absent
February 26, 1983	26/02	D1	Round 29	Man United	1 - 1	Liverpool	Absent
February 23, 1983	23/02	LC	Semi-finals	Man United	2 - 1	Arsenal	Absent
February 19, 1983	19/02	FAC	Round of 16	Derby County	0 - 1	Man United	Absent
February 15, 1983	15/02	LC	Semi-finals	Arsenal	2 - 4	Man United	Absent
February 05, 1983	05/02	D1	Round 26	Ipswich Town	1 - 1	Man United	Absent
January 29, 1983	29/01	FAC	Round of 32	Luton Town	0 - 2	Man United	Absent
January 22, 1983	22/01	D1	Round 37	Man United	2 - 0	Nottingham	Absent
January 18, 1983	18/01	LC	Quarter-finals	Man United	4 - 0	Nottingham	Absent
January 15, 1983	15/01	D1	Round 24	Birmingham	1 - 2	Man United	Absent
January 08, 1983	08/01	FAC	3rd round	Man United	2 - 0	West Ham	Absent
January 03, 1983	03/01	D1	Round 23	Man United	0 - 0	WBA	Absent
January 01, 1983	01/01	D1	Round 22	Man United	3 - 1	Aston Villa	Absent
December 28, 1982	28/12	D1	Round 21	Coventry	3 - 0	Man United	Absent
December 27, 1982	27/12	D1	Round 20	Man United	0 - 0	Sunderland	Absent
December 18, 1982	18/12	D1	Round 19	Swansea	0 - 0	Man United	Absent
December 15, 1982	15/12	EQ	Group 1	Belgium	3 - 2	Scotland	Absent
December 11, 1982	11/12	D1	Round 18	Man United	4 - 0	Notts County	Absent
December 04, 1982	04/12	D1	Round 17	Watford	0 - 1	Man United	90 Minutes
December 01, 1982	01/12	LC	Round of 16	Man United	2 - 0	Southampton	Absent
November 27, 1982	27/11	D1	Round 16	Man United	3 - 0	Norwich City	Absent
November 23, 1982	23/11	LC	Round of 32	Man United	4 - 1	Bradford	Absent
November 20, 1982	20/11	D1	Round 15	Aston Villa	2 - 1	Man United	Absent
November 17, 1982	17/11	EQ	Group 1	Switzerland	2 - 0	Scotland	Absent
November 13, 1982	13/11	D1	Round 14	Man United	1 - 0	Tottenham	Absent
November 09, 1982	09/11	LC	Round of 32	Bradford	0 - 0	Man United	Absent
November 06, 1982	06/11	D1	Round 13	Brighton	1 - 0	Man United	Absent
October 30, 1982	30/10	D1	Round 12	West Ham	3 - 1	Man United	90 Minutes
October 27, 1982	27/10	LC	2nd round	Bournemouth	2 - 2	Man United	90 Minutes
October 23, 1982	23/10	D1	Round 11	Man United	2 - 2	Man City	Absent
October 16, 1982	16/10	D1	Round 10	Liverpool	0 - 0	Man United	Absent
October 13, 1982	13/10	EQ	Group 1	Scotland	2 - 0	East Germany	Absent
October 09, 1982	09/10	D1	Round 9	Man United	1 - 0	Stoke City	Absent
October 06, 1982	06/10	LC	2nd round	Man United	2 - 0	Bournemouth	Absent
October 02, 1982	02/10	D1	Round 8	Luton Town	1 - 1	Man United	Absent
September 29, 1982	29/09	C3UEFAC	First round	Valencia CF	2 - 1	Man United	83 Minutes
September 25, 1982	25/09	D1	Round 7	Man United	0 - 0	Arsenal	Absent
September 18, 1982	18/09	D1	Round 6	Southampton	0 - 1	Man United	90 Minutes
September 15, 1982	15/09	C3UEFAC	First round	Man United	0 - 0	Valencia CF	90 Minutes
September 11, 1982	11/09	D1	Round 5	Man United	3 - 1	Ipswich Town	Absent
September 08, 1982	08/09	D1	Round 4	Man United	2 - 1	Everton	Absent
September 04, 1982	04/09	D1	Round 3	WBA	3 - 1	Man United	Absent
September 01, 1982	01/09	D1	Round 2	Nottingham	0 - 3	Man United	Absent
August 28, 1982	28/08	D1	Round 1	Man United	3 - 0	Birmingham	Absent

First XI

On the bench

Absent

Match ratings and personal notes

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