James Bulloch (footballer) explained

James Bulloch
Fullname:James Stewart Bulloch
Birth Date:23 October 1909
Birth Place:Craigneuk, Scotland
Death Place:Lübeck, Germany
Height:5ft 8in[1]
Position:Left back
Clubs1:Law Scotia
Years2:1928
Clubs2:Albion Rovers (trial)
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1929–1938
Clubs3:Hamilton Academical
Caps3:231
Goals3:2
Years4:1938
Clubs4:Morton
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:1938–1942
Clubs5:Alloa Athletic
Caps5:34
Goals5:0
Years6:1940–1941
Clubs6:Dumbarton (guest)[2]
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Totalcaps:265
Totalgoals:2

James Stewart Bulloch (23 October 1909 – 27 April 1992) was a Scottish footballer who played for Hamilton Academical, Alloa Athletic and Dumbarton, mainly at left back.[3] [4] He captained Hamilton in the 1935 Scottish Cup Final which they lost 2–1 to Rangers,[5] then won promotion from the second tier in 1938–39 with Alloa after being recruited by former Accies teammate Jimmy McStay who had taken over as manager.[1] Bulloch served in the Lothians and Border Horse regiment during World War II, and moved to Germany to coach football after the war ended.[1] Bulloch was in 1948 and 1949 coach in the Netherlands at AGOVV winning the Eerste klasse oost and was third in Dutch championship 1948/49.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. https://sites.google.com/site/hamiltonacademicalmemorybank/players/bulloch-jamie-1929 Bulloch, Jamie (1929)
  2. Book: McAllister, Jim . The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club . J&J Robertson Printers . 2002 . Dumbarton.
  3. Book: Emms . Steve . Wells . Richard . Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39 . Tony Brown . 2007 . Beeston, Nottingham . 978-1-899468-66-9.
  4. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  5. News: McGilvray . Andy . 14 April 2010 . 75 years since Accies' Scottish Cup final against Rangers . Daily Record . 4 October 2020.
  6. EDE—ARNHEMSE BOYS 1—0. "Nijmeegsch dagblad". Nijmegen, 04-10-1948, p. 2. Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 08-04-2022, https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMRANM03:048380028:mpeg21:p00002
  7. AGOVV kampioen. "Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant". Zwolle, 07-03-1949, p. 2. Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 08-04-2022, https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMHCO02:163848055:mpeg21:p00002