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Martin Buchan

Statistics for Manchester United
456
Career Appearances

Martin Buchan (Scotland) made 456 appearances for Manchester United between 1971-1972 and 1982-1983, scoring 4 goals.

Defender b. 6 Mar 1949 (age 77) Aberdeen, Scotland 1.78 m (5′10″)

Scotland · Left Manchester United in 1983

Stats
4
Goals
456
Starts
0
Sub Apps
12
Seasons
1971-1972 → 1982-1983
19th most appearances
Honours at Manchester United
3 trophies

Counts seasons in which Martin Buchan made at least one first-team appearance while the club won the trophy — squad membership, not a record of medals awarded (competitions set their own appearance thresholds for a medal). The number on each season is Martin Buchan’s appearances in all competitions that year, so you can judge how big a part they played. Full honours board →

Goals & Appearances
Season by Season
Season Apps Starts Sub Goals Ast Mins xG
1982-1983 6 6 0 0 — — —
1981-1982 30 30 0 0 — — —
1980-1981 32 32 0 0 — — —
1979-1980 47 47 0 0 — — —
1978-1979 48 48 0 2 — — —
1977-1978 38 38 0 1 — — —
1976-1977 46 46 0 0 — — —
1975-1976 52 52 0 0 — — —
1974-1975 50 50 0 0 — — —
1973-1974 45 45 0 0 — — —
1972-1973 47 47 0 0 — — —
1971-1972 15 15 0 1 — — —
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Appearances, goals and starts span the club's full history. Minutes and assists are recorded from 1992–93 onward; xG only from 2016–17 — anything not covered shows “—”. Goals per game is not era-adjusted, so scoring rates aren't directly comparable across eras.

Appearances by Manager
4 managers
Manager Apps Starts Sub Goals
Frank O'Farrell 41 41 0 1
Tommy Docherty 214 214 0 —
Dave Sexton 165 165 0 3
Ron Atkinson 36 36 0 —
Record by Opponent
61 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Manchester City 20 1 7 6 7
Everton 16 1 6 7 3
Derby County 14 1 8 3 3
Bolton Wanderers 6 1 4 0 2
Tottenham Hotspur 23 — 7 6 10
Coventry City 20 — 7 4 9
Liverpool 20 — 7 5 8
Norwich City 20 — 10 6 4
Arsenal 19 — 3 6 10
Leeds United 17 — 9 5 3
Aston Villa 16 — 8 5 3
Birmingham City 16 — 9 3 4
Ipswich Town 16 — 6 1 9
Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 — 8 2 6
Middlesbrough 15 — 8 4 3
Southampton 15 — 8 5 2
Stoke City 13 — 5 4 4
Leicester City 12 — 3 4 5
Nottingham Forest 12 — 2 6 4
West Bromwich Albion 12 — 4 4 4
Queens Park Rangers 10 — 6 2 2
Sunderland 10 — 3 5 2
Bristol City 9 — 3 3 3
Newcastle United 9 — 6 1 2
West Ham United 9 — 3 2 4
Chelsea 7 — 3 2 2
Sheffield United 7 — 3 1 3
Crystal Palace 6 — 4 1 1
Burnley 5 — 3 2 0
Oxford United 5 — 3 1 1
Brighton 4 — 3 1 0
Bristol Rovers 4 — 1 2 1
Notts County 4 — 3 1 0
Fulham 3 — 2 1 0
Walsall 3 — 1 1 1
Watford 3 — 1 0 2
Ajax Amsterdam 2 — 1 0 1
Blackpool 2 — 2 0 0
Cardiff City 2 — 2 0 0
Carlisle United 2 — 1 1 0
Hull City 2 — 1 0 1
Leyton Orient 2 — 1 1 0
Millwall 2 — 2 0 0
Oldham Athletic 2 — 1 0 1
Porto 2 — 1 0 1
Portsmouth 2 — 1 1 0
Saint Etienne 2 — 1 1 0
Sheffield Wednesday 2 — 1 1 0
Valencia 2 — 0 1 1
Widzew Lodz 2 — 0 2 0
York City 2 — 2 0 0
Bournemouth 1 — 0 1 0
Brentford 1 — 1 0 0
Charlton Athletic 1 — 1 0 0
Colchester United 1 — 1 0 0
Huddersfield Town 1 — 1 0 0
Peterborough United 1 — 1 0 0
Plymouth Argyle 1 — 1 0 0
Stockport County 1 — 1 0 0
Swansea City 1 — 1 0 0
Tranmere Rovers 1 — 1 0 0
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
4 Dec 1982 D1 @ Watford W 1–0 S
30 Oct 1982 D1 @ West Ham United L 1–3 S
26 Oct 1982 LC @ Bournemouth D 2–2 S
29 Sep 1982 EL @ Valencia L 1–2 S
18 Sep 1982 D1 @ Southampton W 1–0 S
15 Sep 1982 EL Valencia D 0–0 S
7 Apr 1982 D1 Liverpool L 0–1 S
3 Apr 1982 D1 @ Leeds United D 0–0 S
27 Mar 1982 D1 Sunderland D 0–0 S
20 Mar 1982 D1 @ Notts County W 3–1 S

Appearance and goal records compiled from mufcinfo.com; minutes, assists and advanced stats (xG, ratings) via Transfermarkt and FBref where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →