Harry Buckle
Personal information
Date of birth (1882-03-06)6 March 1882
Place of birth Belfast, Ireland
Date of death 1965
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901-1902 Cliftonville
1902-1906 Sunderland 44 (14)
1906-1907 Portsmouth
1907-1909 Bristol Rovers
1910-1911 Coventry City
1911-1912 Belfast Celtic
1914-1917 Glenavon
1917-1922 Belfast United
1922-1926 Fordsons
International career
1902-1908 Ireland 3 (0)
Managerial career
1910-1911 Coventry City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harry Buckle (6 March 1882, Belfast – 1965) 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.[1] He went on to make 44 league appearances scoring 14 goals for Sunderland,[2] 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 third 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.

He scored in the final of the Gold Cup for Belfast Celtic against Glentoran in 1912.

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 three international appearances, without scoring.

References

  1. ↑ "Sunderland 1-1 Stoke". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  2. ↑ "Harry Buckle". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
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