Joe Bulcock Explained

Joe Bulcock
Fullname:Joseph Bulcock
Birth Date:April 1879
Birth Place:Burnley, England
Death Place:Watten, France
Position:Right back
Youthclubs1:St Catherine's
Clubs1:Brynn Central
Clubs2:Burnley
Clubs3:Aston Villa
Years4:1904
Clubs4:Bacup
Years5:1905
Clubs5:Colne
Years6:1906–1907
Clubs6:Bury
Caps6:5
Goals6:0
Clubs7:Macclesfield
Caps7:0
Goals7:0
Years8:1908–1909
Clubs8:Exeter City
Caps8:23
Years9:1909–1914
Clubs9:Crystal Palace
Caps9:146
Goals9:2
Nationalyears1:1910
Nationalteam1:Southern League XI
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1910
Nationalteam2:Football Association XI
Years11:1914–1915
Clubs11:Swansea Town

Joseph Bulcock (April 1879 – 20 April 1918) was an English professional footballer, best remembered for his five years as a right back in the Southern League with Crystal Palace, for whom he made over 140 appearances.[1] [2] Earlier in his career, he played in the Football League for Bury and for a number of non-League clubs.[3] [4] [5] [6] He represented the Southern League XI and the Football Association XI.[7] [8]

Personal life

Bulcock was the youngest of three brothers.[9] After professional football was suspended at the end of the 1914–15 season due to the ongoing First World War, he lived in Llanelli and worked as a plumber's mate.[10] Bulcock enlisted as a private in the Welch Regiment in December 1915 and was sent to the Western Front in September 1917. He was wounded at the Fourth Battle of Ypres and died of wounds to the head at 36th Casualty Clearing Station in Watten, France on 20 April 1918.[11] [12] Bulcock was buried in Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Belgium.

Honours

Colne

Notes and References

  1. News: Appearances . 7 November 2017 . Crystal Palace FC . en-gb.
  2. Web site: Bulcock, Joseph . 8 November 2017 . The Grecian Archive . en-US.
  3. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 44.
  4. Web site: The Football Association – Season 1904–05 – Summary Of Professional Registrations . 2 January 2021 . Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource.
  5. Web site: The Football Association – Season 1905–06 – Summary Of Professional Registrations . 1 January 2021 . Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource.
  6. Web site: The Football Association – Season 1906–07 – Summary Of Professional Registrations . 1 January 2021 . Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource.
  7. Web site: British FA XI tours . 26 July 2016 . RSSSF.
  8. Web site: J Bulcock . 13 January 2017 . 11v11.com.
  9. Web site: Joe Bulcock Dies From Wounds . 3 April 2019.
  10. Web site: Bowen . Huw . Johnes . Martin . Matthews . Gethin . Plaque unveiled to commemorate former Swans . 21 February 2020 . www.swanseacity.com.
  11. Web site: Joseph Bulcock Service Record . 3 January 2016 . Football and the First World War.
  12. Web site: The RAMC Casualty Clearing Stations 1914–1918 . 3 January 2016 . www.1914-1918.net.