Bill Culley

Bill Culley
Personal information
Full name William Neill Culley[1]
Date of birth 26 August 1892
Place of birth Kilwinning, Scotland
Date of death 9 November 1955(1955-11-09) (aged 63)
Place of death Irvine, Scotland
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kilwinning Eglinton
Kilwinning Rangers
Ardrossan Winton Rovers
1912–1923 Kilmarnock 301 (149)
Third Lanark (loan)
Renton (loan)
1923–1925 Clyde
1925–1927 Bristol Rovers 57 (42)
1928–1929 Swindon Town 3 (1)
Weymouth
1929 Kilmarnock 0 (0)
Galston (loan)
Kilwinning Eglinton
National team
1919 Scotland (wartime) 1 (0)
Teams managed
1929 Kilmarnock (reserves)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

William Neill Culley (26 August 1892 – 9 November 1955), sometimes known as Willie Culley or Bill Culley, was a Scottish professional football forward, best remembered for his two spells in the Scottish League with Kilmarnock,[2] for whom he made over 310 appearances.[3] He also played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town.[1][4] Later in his career he served as reserve team manager at Kilmarnock and also represented Scotland in a Victory International.[2] Culley died in 1955 in Irvine, Scotland after experiencing heart problems.[5]

Honours

Kilmarnock

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 72. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 "Inaugural Kilmarnock FC Hall Of Fame Dinner". www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  3. "Kilmarnock Player Willie Culley Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  4. "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk - Playing Record:". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  5. http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?id=691
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