- Paddy Buckley
Football player infobox
playername = Paddy Buckley
fullname = Patrick McCabe Buckley
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1925|1|31
cityofbirth =Leith
countryofbirth =Scotland
height = height|ft=5|in=7
currentclub = "Retired"
position =Striker
years = 19??-1948
1948-1952
1952-1957
1958-
clubs = Bo'ness United
St. Johnstone
Aberdeen
Inverness Caledonian
caps(goals) =
106 (58)
nationalyears = 1954
nationalteam = Scotland
nationalcaps(goals) = 003 0(1)
pcupdate = 13 July 07
ntupdate = 13 July 07Patrick McCabe Buckley (born
31 January 1925 inLeith ) is a former Scottish footballer who played for Bo'ness United, St. Johnstone, Aberdeen and the Scotland national team.Buckley, a
striker renowned for his speed,cite book | last = Lamming | first = Douglas | title = A Scottish Soccer Internationalists Who’s Who, 1872-1986 | format = Hardback | publisher = Hutton Press | year = 1987 | id = (ISBN 0-907033-47-4) ] started his career with Junior club Bo'ness United. He was at the centre of a transfer dispute in 1948, when both Celtic and St Johnstone claimed to have signed him. The situation was eventually resolved in St Johnstone's favour and Buckley spent the next four seasons with the Perth side. He joined Aberdeen in a £7,500 transfer in April 1952 and it is for his time with the "Dons" for which he is best known. He helped them to the League championship in 1954-55 and the 1955 League Cup success. He also played in twoScottish Cup finals, 1953 and 1954, both of which were lost. He retired due to a seriousknee injury in 1957cite web|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article545019.ece|title=Caught in Time: Aberdeen's first championship side, 1954-55|publisher="The Times "|date=2005-07-17] but briefly returned to the game with Highland League side Inverness Caledonian the following year. Buckley was capped three times by Scotland, making his debut in a 1-0 win over Norway in 1954. Initially selected in the squad for the1954 FIFA World Cup , injury saw him replaced by club colleague George Hamilton. He scored his only Scotland goal against Wales in a 1-0 win upon his return to fitness in October later that year.References
External links
*SFA Profile|id=113240|name=Paddy Buckley
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