William Bulloch (18 February 1883 – 10 February 1954)[1] was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as a left back.[2]

Willie Bulloch
Personal information
Full name William Bulloch
Date of birth 18 February 1883
Place of birth Larkhall, Scotland
Date of death 10 February 1954(1954-02-10) (aged 70)
Place of death Govan, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Royal Albert
1906–1908 Port Glasgow Athletic 51 (2)
1908–1909 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
1909–1910 Kilmarnock 5 (2)
1909–1910Royal Albert (loan)
1910–1923 Partick Thistle 386 (7)
1923–1924 Port Glasgow Athletic
International career
1911–1914 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Although he began his career with short spells elsewhere including Port Glasgow Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur (signing along with Bobby Steel who established himself in London, while Bulloch did not make it out of their reserve team)[3][4] and Kilmarnock, Bulloch featured primarily for Glasgow club Partick Thistle where he spent thirteen seasons (all in the top division), making 474 appearances for the Jags in all competitions and scoring 8 goals.[5] He was captain of the Partick team that won the Scottish Cup in 1921 with a 1–0 win over Rangers.[6][1]

Bulloch was selected twice for the Scottish Football League XI,[7] and in 1921 toured North America with 'Scotland' (organised by Third Lanark).[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Willie Bulloch, The Thistle Archive. Retrieved 25 December 2022
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Bobby Steel - fact file, My Eyes Have Seen The Glory
  4. ^ Bulloch, William, Partick Thistle History Archive
  5. ^ Players B, Partick Thistle History Archive
  6. ^ "How Partick Thistle won the Scottish Cup". The Sunday Post via Partick Thistle History Archive. 17 April 1921. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  7. ^ (SFL player) William Bulloch, London Hearts Supporters Club
  8. ^ Neil Morrison (4 January 2018). "British "FA XI" Tours: 1921 "Third Lanark's Scotland XI" - Canada and USA". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  9. ^ "When Third Lanark were Scotland". Before The 'D'...Association Football around the world, 1863-1937. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Scots on tour in 1921". Scottish Sport History. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2020.