Franklin Charles Buckley (more commonly known as Major Frank Buckley) (3 October 1882 – 21 December 1964) was an English football player and, later, manager. He is the brother of Chris Buckley who played for Aston Villa.
Buckley was born in Urmston, Lancashire. He joined the army and bought himself out in 1902 to join a football club.
He went from Aston Villa to Brighton to Manchester United and Manchester City all within six years and found some...
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Franklin Charles Buckley (more commonly known as Major Frank Buckley) (3 October 1882 – 21 December 1964) was an English football player and, later, manager. He is the brother of Chris Buckley who played for Aston Villa.
Buckley was born in Urmston, Lancashire. He joined the army and bought himself out in 1902 to join a football club.
He went from Aston Villa to Brighton to Manchester United and Manchester City all within six years and found something approaching stability only with Birmingham City, where he made 56 appearances. Soon after that he was on the move again, this time to Derby County. It was with the Rams that he gained his sole England cap, in 1914 in a shock 3–0 defeat by Ireland at Ayresome Park, before upping sticks, again, to join Bradford City; his stay in Yorkshire shortened by the start of World War I.
Buckley went to war with the 17th Middlesex Regiment (where he commanded the Football Battalion) seeing action and receiving wounds to his lung and shoulder in the...
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