Robert Buchanan; an Arsenal man for two seasons who died tragically young

By Tony Attwood Bob Buchanan (full name Robert John Buchanan) was born in 1868 in Johnstone (Paisley). He started out with his local team Johnstone (not to be confused with St Johnstone who played in Perth), before moving to Abercom (a Scottish League team until 1915, local rivals to St Mirren), Sunderland Albion (a breakaway …