- Birthdate: 2 November 1879
- Birthplace: Audley, Staffordshire, England
- Date of death: 5 June 1952
- Other clubs: Stafford Wesleyans (1895-97), Stafford Rangers (1897-1900), West Bromwich Albion (1900-03), Plymouth Argyle (1904-06), West Bromwich Albion (2 / 1906-14), Swansea Town (1914-17)
- Signed from: West Bromwich Albion (1)
- Signed for LFC: 11.05.1903
- Liverpool debut: 05.09.1903
- Last appearance: 09.01.1904
- Debut goal: 26.12.1903
- Last goal: 26.12.1903
- Contract expiry: 16.04.1904
- Win ratio: 7.69% W:1 D:2 L:10
- Total games/goals opposite LFC: 6 / 0
- League games / goals: 13 / 1
- Total games / goals: 13 / 1
Player Profile
Small inside-forward Buck was selected for the first eight League games of the 1903/04 season but on 17 October 1903 he was sent off for kicking and punching a Stoke player by the name of James Bradley, who signed for Liverpool two years later. The Football League suspended Buck for six weeks, from 27 October onwards. Buck returned for the home match with Wolverhampton a couple of weeks before Christmas but was immediately left out again and made only a further four appearances in the first team. Buck's only goal for the club came in the Boxing Day defeat by Blackburn Rovers at Anfield. In his second spell at West Bromwich Albion from 1906-1914 he won the Second Division in 1911 and was a runner-up in the FA Cup in 1912 where he featured at centre-half. He made over 300 League appearances for WBA in the First and Second Division and scored more than 70 goals.
Appearances per season
Season |
League |
FA |
LC |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
Totals |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
1903-1904 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps |
Minutes |
Opponent |
2 |
180 |
Nottingham Forest |
2 |
180 |
Wolves |
2 |
180 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
1 |
90 |
Notts County |
1 |
90 |
WBA |
1 |
90 |
Birmingham City |
1 |
90 |
Everton |
1 |
90 |
Stoke City |
1 |
90 |
Sunderland |
1 |
90 |
Blackburn Rovers |
Total |
Venue |
7 |
Away |
6 |
Home |
Total |
W |
D |
L |
Win % |
Manager |
13 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
7.7% |
Tom Watson |
Goals per season
Season |
League |
FA |
LC |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
Totals |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1903-1904 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Milestone Appearances
# |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
05.09.1903 |
Nottingham Forest |
City Ground |
League |
Milestone Goals
# |
Minute |
Date |
Against |
Stadium |
Competition |
1 |
75 |
26.12.1903 |
Blackburn Rovers |
Anfield |
League |
Other Clubs
Club |
Season |
Club rank |
League apps |
League goals |
Total apps |
Total goals |
Stafford Wesleyans |
1895-1897 |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Stafford Rangers |
1897-1900 |
North Staffordshire League |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
WBA |
1900-1901 |
England First Division |
7 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
WBA |
1901-1902 |
England Second Division |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
WBA |
1902-1903 |
England First Division |
13 |
4 |
14 |
4 |
Plymouth Argyle |
1904-1906 |
Southern League + Western League |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
WBA |
1905-1906 |
England Second Division |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
WBA |
1906-1907 |
England Second Division |
32 |
20 |
38 |
22 |
WBA |
1907-1908 |
England First Division |
38 |
18 |
41 |
18 |
WBA |
1908-1909 |
England Second Division |
38 |
13 |
40 |
14 |
WBA |
1909-1910 |
England Second Division |
53 |
0 |
56 |
0 |
WBA |
1910-1911 |
England Second Division |
34 |
10 |
36 |
10 |
WBA |
1911-1912 |
England First Division |
30 |
1 |
38 |
1 |
WBA |
1912-1913 |
England First Division |
36 |
4 |
39 |
4 |
WBA |
1913-1914 |
England First Division |
19 |
2 |
22 |
2 |
Swansea City |
1914-1917 |
Southern League 2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total |
303 |
74 |
335 |
78 |