Harry Buckle (6 March 1882 – 2 January 1965) was an Irish

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who played for

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and the Ireland national football team.

Club career

He made his debut for Sunderland, after joining from Irish side

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, against

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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

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helping them to win a trophy. He had a short stay at the south coast side, and quickly moved onto

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and became the third player to receive international recognition for the club.

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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;

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, 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

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while at Sunderland, against

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on 12 March

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in a 3–1 defeat. In all he made three international appearances, without scoring.

References

External links

Harry Buckle's careers stats
at The Stat Cat * at Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats * {{DEFAULTSORT:Buckle, Harry 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 men's international footballers Sunderland A.F.C. players Cork F.C. players Men's association football forwards Association football managers from Northern Ireland Coventry City F.C. managers Association footballers from Belfast Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Belfast United F.C. players Men's association football player-managers