Fred Buck
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Frederick Richard Buck better known as Fred Buck, was an English
football
er who played as an inside-forward and centre-half.
. He joined Stafford Wesleyans in August 1895, moving on to Stafford Rangers
in July 1897. In November 1900 he signed for West Bromwich Albion
before a move to Liverpool
in May 1903. Buck was signed by Plymouth Argyle
in January 1904, then re-joined West Bromwich Albion in April 1906. Buck was Albion's top league goalscorer in the 1907–08 season, scoring 18 times, and again in 1909–10 when he found the net on 16 occasions. In May 1914 he moved to Swansea Town
, where he finished his career, retiring in May 1917. He died in Stafford
on 5 June 1952.
Frederick Richard BUCK, son of Richard Samuel BUCK (1839–1909) and Harriet JOHNSON (1840–1910), was born on 2 November 1879 in Audley, Staffs, England. He appeared in the 1881 census in Alsagers Bank, Staffs, England, and in the 1891, 1901 and 1911 censuses in Stafford, England. In the 1901 census he was an Apprentice Fitter, and in the 1911 cenus he was described as an Engineer Fitter. With Plymouth Argyle in 1905 he was described as 5 foot 6½ inches and barely 11 stone. In July 1913 he was resident in Stafford where he married Stella Margaret WILLIAMS on 15 July 1913. From 1915 to 1918 he served in the Army Service Corps where he gained the British War Medal. In 1918 he was resident in Cramer Street, Stafford. From 1921 to 1931 he was a publican in Rugby, Warwickshire, England at the Victoria Inn, 1 Lower Hillmorton Road. Between 1945 and 1952 he was a clerk in the Grinding Wheel Works in Stafford. He died of Cerebral Haemorrhage on 5 June 1952 in Stafford. He is buried in the Eccleshall Road Cemetery in Stafford.
England
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football
Football (soccer)
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er who played as an inside-forward and centre-half.
Biography
Buck was born in Audley, StaffordshireAudley, Staffordshire
Audley is a rural village approximately four miles north west of the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. It is the centre of Audley Rural parish....
. He joined Stafford Wesleyans in August 1895, moving on to Stafford Rangers
Stafford Rangers F.C.
Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts...
in July 1897. In November 1900 he signed for West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
before a move to Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
in May 1903. Buck was signed by Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
in January 1904, then re-joined West Bromwich Albion in April 1906. Buck was Albion's top league goalscorer in the 1907–08 season, scoring 18 times, and again in 1909–10 when he found the net on 16 occasions. In May 1914 he moved to Swansea Town
Swansea City A.F.C.
Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
, where he finished his career, retiring in May 1917. He died in Stafford
Stafford
Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies approximately north of Wolverhampton and south of Stoke-on-Trent, adjacent to the M6 motorway Junction 13 to Junction 14...
on 5 June 1952.
Frederick Richard BUCK, son of Richard Samuel BUCK (1839–1909) and Harriet JOHNSON (1840–1910), was born on 2 November 1879 in Audley, Staffs, England. He appeared in the 1881 census in Alsagers Bank, Staffs, England, and in the 1891, 1901 and 1911 censuses in Stafford, England. In the 1901 census he was an Apprentice Fitter, and in the 1911 cenus he was described as an Engineer Fitter. With Plymouth Argyle in 1905 he was described as 5 foot 6½ inches and barely 11 stone. In July 1913 he was resident in Stafford where he married Stella Margaret WILLIAMS on 15 July 1913. From 1915 to 1918 he served in the Army Service Corps where he gained the British War Medal. In 1918 he was resident in Cramer Street, Stafford. From 1921 to 1931 he was a publican in Rugby, Warwickshire, England at the Victoria Inn, 1 Lower Hillmorton Road. Between 1945 and 1952 he was a clerk in the Grinding Wheel Works in Stafford. He died of Cerebral Haemorrhage on 5 June 1952 in Stafford. He is buried in the Eccleshall Road Cemetery in Stafford.