Herbert Edward William Buckle (28 October 1924 – 14 June 1990) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as an

outside forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

for Manchester United, Everton and

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

in the late 1940s and 1950s. At the end of his career, he also had the role of player-manager at

Prestatyn Prestatyn is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire, Wales. Historically a part of Flintshire, it is located on the Irish Sea coast, to the east of Rhyl. Prestatyn has a population of 19,085, History Prehistory There is evidence that ...

, and temporarily came out of retirement to play for Dolgellau in the 1961–62 season. Born in Southwark, Greater London, Buckle joined the

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at the age of 18 and participated in the closing stages of the

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. While playing for the Navy football team, Buckle was spotted by Manchester United, who signed him on an amateur contract soon after the war ended. He turned professional a month later, and scored on his professional debut against

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in ...

on 4 January 1947. In his first season, he scored four goals in seven games, but with

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and Charlie Mitten in the United side, Buckle remained a fringe player at the club and was transferred to Everton in November 1949. He flourished at Everton, scoring 31 goals in 97 games over the span of a five-and-a-half-year career with the Toffees. In 1955, at the age of 30, Buckle was transferred to

, where he played as a first team regular for two seasons, making 65 appearances. He also spent one season at

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

, scoring 11 goals in 20

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appearances. He later took the post of player-manager at Prestatyn, but he retired not long after. However, he did come out of retirement for one season in 1961 to play for Dolgellau in the Welsh league. Buckle died on 14 June 1990 at the age of 65.

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at MUFCInfo.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Buckle, Ted 1924 births 1990 deaths Footballers from Southwark English footballers Manchester United F.C. players Everton F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Association football outside forwards Royal Navy personnel of World War II