Ian Buchan (c.1920–1965) was manager of

Everton Football Club Everton Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founded in 1878, the club was a foun ...

from 1956 to 1958. There had been a brief period after the departure of the previous manager,

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when Everton was run by a committee. The reason for Buchan's appointment was a mystery. He was only given the title 'chief coach' so there must have been reservations already and he never gained the confidence of the board. He had been a Scottish amateur international and was likeable but was out of his depth as a manager of a major team with an ambitious chairman ( John Moores). There were two poor seasons and Buchan was sacked after six straight defeats. He was replaced by

Johnny Carey John Joseph Carey (23 February 1919 – 22 August 1995) was an Irish professional footballer and manager. As a player, Carey spent most of his career at Manchester United, where he was team captain from 1946 until he retired as a player in 195 ...

. He returned to

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and was killed in a car crash in 1965 at the age of 45.

References

*''Everton – School of Science'' by James Corbett Pan Books 2003 1965 deaths Scottish football managers Everton F.C. managers Road incident deaths in Scotland Year of birth uncertain {{Scotland-sport-bio-stub