Mick Buckley

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Michael John "Mick" Buckley (born November 4, 1953 in Manchester , † October 7, 2013 in Whitefield ) was an English football player .

Athletic career

Buckley began his professional career at Everton , for which he made his debut in the First Division in March 1972 . In the season 1973/74 he advanced under the new coach Billy Bingham to a regular player, with a seventh place the club occupied a single-digit place in the table after four years. At the same time, he developed into a selection player in the English youth field. After a fourth place in the table the following year - Buckley had played 31 of the 42 season games - the club slipped after moderate results in the middle of the table and in February 1977 the club hired a new head coach with Gordon Lee . As a result, Buckley, plagued by injuries, was only used irregularly due to competition from Andy King and Trevor Ross .

In the summer of 1978 Buckley moved to the Second Division for AFC Sunderland after 135 league games for Everton . Initially under Jimmy Adamson and under his successor Billy Elliott also a regular here, he moved into the second ranks under Ken Knighton . When he was promoted at the end of the 1979/80 season , he was only partially involved, after Knighton's dismissal in 1981, he was then set up again more often.

1983 Buckley moved to Hartlepool United , but stayed there only a few weeks and moved to Carlisle United in the Second Division. After only one season, he moved within the second division to Middlesbrough FC . There he ended his active career in 1985.

Buckley was an alcoholic , and as a result of the illness his marriage broke up and he lost his job and home. With support from the Everton Former Players Foundation , he was treated at the Sporting Chance Clinic in Liphook . After a long illness he died shortly before his 60th birthday.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Ex-Blue Mick Buckley, 59, passes away
personal data
SURNAME Buckley, Mick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Buckley, Michael John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH 4th November 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Manchester , England , UK
DATE OF DEATH October 7, 2013
Place of death Whitefield (Greater Manchester)