About Thomas Buckland
Lived 1870 – 1932 (aged 61–62). Thomas Buckland was an association football player.
Thomas J. Buckland (1870 — 1932) was a Welsh international footballer. During his career, he played 13 seasons for his hometown club Bangor, winning the Welsh Cup in 1896. He also gained one cap for the Wales national side in a match against England in 1899.
Early life Buckalnd was born in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, in 1870. His father worked as a shipping agent.
Career Buckland played club football for his hometown side Bangor, becoming a "stalwart" of the side for several years. He spent 13 seasons with the club and helped the side win the Welsh Cup in 1896, In the Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players, Buckland was described as a hard-working player, he earned a reputation [...] as something of a "war horse"". Although described in one match report as "the pick of the half-backs", he never played for Wales again. He died in Pontypridd, South Wales in 1932 at the age of 63.
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Who was Thomas Buckland?
association football player (1870-1932)
When was Thomas Buckland born?
Thomas Buckland was born in 1870 in Wales.
When did Thomas Buckland die?
Thomas Buckland died in 1932 in Pontypridd.
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Thomas Buckland was an association football player.
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