Patrick McCabe Buckley is a former Scottish

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 footballer

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 who played for Bo'ness United

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, St. Johnstone, Aberdeen

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 and the Scotland national team

Scotland national football team

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.

Buckley, a striker

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 renowned for his speed, started his career with Junior

Scottish Junior Football Association

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 club Bo'ness United. He was at the centre of a transfer dispute in 1948, when both Celtic

Celtic F.C.

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 and St Johnstone claimed to have signed him. The situation was eventually resolved in St Johnstone's favour and Buckley spent the next four seasons with the Perth

Perth, Scotland

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 side. He joined Aberdeen in a £7,500 transfer in April 1952 and it is for his time with the Dons for which he is best known. He helped them to the League championship

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 in 1954-55

1954-55 in Scottish football

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 and the 1955 League Cup

1955 Scottish League Cup Final

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 success. He also played in two Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup

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 finals, 1953

Scottish Cup 1952-53

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 and 1954

Scottish Cup 1953-54

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, both of which were lost. He retired due to a serious knee

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 injury in 1957 but briefly returned to the game with Highland League

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 side Inverness Caledonian

Caledonian F.C.

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 the following year.

Buckley was capped

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 three times by Scotland, making his debut in a 1-0 win over Norway

Norway national football team

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 in 1954. Initially selected in the squad for the 1954 FIFA World Cup

1954 FIFA World Cup

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, injury saw him replaced by club colleague George Hamilton

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. He scored his only Scotland goal against Wales

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 in a 1-0 win upon his return to fitness in October later that year.

Upon his passing in November 2008, the Aberdeen players wore black armbands to commemorate his playing for the club, against St. Mirren

St. Mirren F.C.

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 on 12 November 2008.

His son, Pat

Pat Buckley (footballer)

Patrick Buckley is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sheffield United and Rotherham United.-Career:...

, was also a professional footballer.

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