Teddy Bullen Explained

Teddy Bullen
Fullname:Edward A. Bullen
Birth Date:1884
Birth Place:Warrington, England
Death Date:11
Death Place:Vaulx-Vraucourt, France
Height:5 ft 9 in[1]
Position:Left half
Years1:1903–1906
Clubs1:Altrincham
Caps1:33
Years2:1906–1917
Clubs2:Bury
Caps2:188
Goals2:7

Edward A. Bullen (1884 – 11 August 1917) was an English professional footballer who made over 180 Football League appearances as a left half for Bury.[2] He also captained the club.[3]

Personal life

Bullen was born in Warrington and grew up in Altrincham. While he was footballer with Bury, he ran a pub in Sankey, Warrington.[4] In August 1916, two years after the outbreak of the First World War, Bullen enlisted as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery. He was killed at Vaulx-Vraucourt, France on 11 August 1917 and was reburied in Vraucourt Copse Cemetery in the late 1920s.[5] [6] At the time of his death, Bullen's wife was pregnant with their first child.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bury1914–15[7] Second Division32100321
Career total32100321

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Notes and References

  1. News: 18 August 1913 . The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Bury . 5 . Athletic News . Manchester . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 45.
  3. Web site: Parsons . Mike . Top-flight footballer Teddy inducted into Hall of Heroes . 15 April 2020 . Warrington Guardian . en.
  4. Web site: In memory of Teddy Bullen . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170927000439/https://www.buryfc.co.uk/news/2014/november/in-memory-of-teddy-bullen/ . 27 September 2017 . 3 January 2016 . www.buryfc.co.uk.
  5. Web site: Edward Bullen Service Record . 3 January 2016 . Football and the First World War.
  6. Web site: 11 November 2021 . Ex-Bury FC chaplain remembers its fallen First World War hero . 1 August 2023 . Bury Times . en.
  7. News: Bury Squad 1914/15 . en-US . Football and the First World War . 6 June 2017.