Tommy McCulloch (footballer, born 1934) explained

Tommy McCulloch
Birth Date:1 March 1934
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1956–1957
Clubs1:Bridgeton Waverley
Years2:1957[1] [2]
Years3:1957–1972
Years4:1972–1973[3]
Clubs2:Dumbarton (loan)
Clubs4:Hamilton Academical
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Caps3:378
Goals3:0
Caps4:12
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:391
Totalgoals:0

Thomas McCulloch (1 March 1934 – 10 December 2016)[4] was a Scottish football goalkeeper.

McCulloch joined Clyde from local junior side Bridgeton Waverley in 1957. He won the Scottish Cup in 1958, his first season with the club and in senior football, keeping a clean sheet in the final against Hibernian. McCulloch was one of Clyde's greatest servants, and spent 15 years with the club, making 475 appearances in all competitions. He left Clyde in 1972 and joined Hamilton Academical for a year before retiring.

He played a total of 491 games in his 16-year career. He regularly attended Clyde functions, and was presented with a bottle of whisky in the 2007–08 Clyde player of the year event, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1958 Scottish Cup win.[5] He was inducted into the inaugural Clyde FC Hall of Fame in 2011.[6] His death was announced on 10 December 2016.[7]

Honours

Clyde

1957–58

1961–62

1958–59[8]

1957–58,[11] 1960–61 (shared);[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: McAllister, Jim . The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club . J&J Robertson Printers . 2002 . Dumbarton.
  2. http://sonsarchive.com/player.php?id=394 McCulloch, ?
  3. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/hamilton/hamilton.html Hamilton Academical : 1946/47 - 2007/08
  4. News: Obituary - Tommy McCulloch, member of the last Clyde team to win the Scottish FA Cup . Robert . McElroy . The Herald . Herald & Times Group . 4 January 2017 . 4 January 2017.
  5. http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2008/04/06/2680/ Hutts is player of the year
  6. News: Clyde FC Hall of Fame. clydefc.co.uk. 28 September 2011. 23 October 2012.
  7. Web site: Tommy McCulloch . Clyde FC . 10 December 2016 . 10 December 2016.
  8. Web site: 1958–59: Rangers 0 v 1 Clyde . Clyde FC . 23 July 2020.
  9. http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1964-03-25%3A+Celtic+2-0+Clyde%2C+Glasgow+Cup Celtic's Glasgow Cup Victory
  10. http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1968-04-17%3A+Celtic+8-0+Clyde%2C+Glasgow+Cup Celtic run riot in first half
  11. Web site: 1957–58: Rangers 0 v 4 Clyde . Clyde FC . 23 July 2020.
  12. Web site: 1960–61: Celtic 1 v 1 Clyde . Clyde FC . 23 July 2020.
  13. Web site: 1958–59: Celtic 5 v 0 Clyde . Clyde FC . 23 July 2020.