- Harry Buckle
Harry Buckle (born
6 March 1882 inBelfast ,Ireland , modern dayNorthern Ireland died 19??) was an Irish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Ireland national football team.Club career
He made his debut for Sunderland after joining from Irish side, Cliftonville against Stoke City on
8 November 1902 in a 1–1 draw. [cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD4247.asp|title=Sunderland 1-1 Stoke|publisher=The Stat Cat|accessdate=2008-07-31] He went on to make 44 league appearances scoring 14 goals for Sunderland, [cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG200.asp|title=Harry Buckle|publisher=The Stat Cat|accessdate=2008-07-31] before moving onto Portsmouth helping them to win a trophy. He had a short stay at the south coast side, and quickly moved onto Bristol Rovers and became the second player to receive international recognition for the club. Coventry City was his next club as he combined playing and managerial roles, to become Coventry's first ever manager. Buckle then moved around Irish clubs; Belfast Celtic, Glenavon, Belfast United and Fordsons before retiring from playing.International career
Buckle gained his first international cap for Ireland while at Sunderland, against England on
12 March 1904 in a 3–1 defeat. In all he made just two international appearances scoring no goals.Notes
References
* [http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG200.asp Harry Buckle's careers stats] at The Stat Cat
* [http://nifg.co.uk/?p=53 Harry Buckle's player profile] at Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
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