Harry Buckle (6 March 1882,
Belfast
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– 1965) was an Irish
footballer
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who played for
Sunderland
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and the
Ireland national football team.
Club career
He made his debut for Sunderland, after joining from Irish side
Cliftonville
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, against
Stoke City
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on 8 November 1902 in a 1–1 draw. He went on to make 44 league appearances scoring 14 goals for Sunderland,
before moving onto
Portsmouth
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helping them to win a trophy. He had a short stay at the south coast side, and quickly moved onto
Bristol Rovers
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They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...
and became the third player to receive international recognition for the club.
Coventry City
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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
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while at Sunderland, against
England
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on 12 March
1904 in a 3–1 defeat. In all he made three international appearances, without scoring.
References
External links
Harry Buckle's careers statsat The Stat Cat
Harry Buckle's player profileat Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
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1882 births
1965 deaths
Belfast Celtic F.C. players
Bristol Rovers F.C. players
Cliftonville F.C. players
Coventry City F.C. players
Glenavon F.C. players
Irish association footballers (before 1923)
NIFL Premiership players
Portsmouth F.C. players
Pre-1950 IFA international footballers
Sunderland A.F.C. players
Fordsons F.C. players
Association football forwards
Football managers from Northern Ireland
Coventry City F.C. managers