fullname years death_date clubs caps birth_place goals nationalteam height position nationalcaps nationalyears birth_date article_title name nationalgoals
albert thoroughgood buick 1893-1896 1896-1903 1903-1911 25 march 1948 arbroath hearts portsmouth 100 arbroath , scotland 7 scottish league xi scotland 5 7 centre-half 2 2 1899 -- 1903 1902 17 january 1875 albert buick
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albert buick

albert thoroughgood buick -lrb- 17 january 1875 -- 25 march 1948 -rrb- was a scottish footballer who played with arbroath , heart of midlothian and portsmouth .
born in arbroath , buick started his career with home-town arbroath f.c. , where he stayed until 1896 .
in july of that year he joined hearts , answering an advertisement from the then reigning scottish cup holders .
he appeared infrequently as hearts won the 1896-97 league title but became a more regular player the following season .
he played in hearts 1900-01 scottish cup win , where the edinburgh side defeated celtic 4-3 in the final and was club captain by the time the side reached the 1902-03 final , where they lost to rangers .
buick 's appearance led many commentators to consider him an unlikely defender .
he measured only 5 foot 7 inches tall , had a slight stoop and his long , gangly arms earned him the nickname `` spider '' .
however , his all-action style and stamina earned him many admirers and two caps for the scottish national team in march 1902 .
these came against ireland and wales and buick scored in both games as scotland won 5-1 on each occasion .
the stature of his contemporary and rival for the centre-half position , alex raisbeck , was said to have ensured he did n't win more honours .
buick moved south to southern football league side portsmouth in 1903 and was eventually joined by six former hearts team-mates .
he spent eight season with `` pompey '' , most notably helping the team to an upset victory over manchester united in an 1906-07 fa cup replay .
