[3] Buck was signed by Plymouth Argyle in January 1904, then re-joined West Bromwich Albion in April 1906.

[3][4] 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.

[5] In May 1914 he moved to Swansea Town, where he finished his career, scoring one goal in eight league appearances.

During his time with Plymouth Argyle, he was described as being 5 foot 6+1⁄2 inches tall and barely 11 stone.

From 1921 to 1931 he was a publican in Rugby, Warwickshire at the Victoria Inn, 1 Lower Hillmorton Road.