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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)[2]
Place of death Irvine, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1910 Kilwinning Eglinton
1910–1911 Kilwinning Rangers
1911–1912 Ardrossan Winton Rovers
1912–1923 Kilmarnock 189 (74)
→ Third Lanark (loan)
→ Renton (loan)
1923–1925 Clyde 25 (5)
1925–1926 Weymouth
1926–1928 Bristol Rovers 57 (42)
1928 Swindon Town 3 (1)
1929 Kilmarnock 0 (0)
→ Galston (loan)
Kilwinning Eglinton
International career
1919 Scottish League XI 1 (1)
Managerial career
1929 Kilmarnock (reserves)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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, for whom he made over 200 appearances.[3][4] He also played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town and represented the Scottish League XI.[1][5][6][7][8] Later in his career, Culley served as reserve team manager at Kilmarnock.[3]

Personal life

Culley died in 1955 in Irvine, Scotland, after experiencing heart problems.[3]

Honours

Kilmarnock

Individual

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kilmarnock 1911–12[4] Scottish First Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
1912–13[4] 27 6 2 0 29 6
1913–14[4] 21 7 0 0 21 7
1914–15[4] 31 12 0 0 31 12
1919–20[4] 26 14 5 3 31 17
1920–21[4] 24 5 2 1 26 3
1921–22[4] 40 20 2 3 42 23
1922–23[4] 16 10 2 1 18 11
Total 189 74 13 8 202 82
Clyde 1922–23[2] Scottish First Division 9 3 — 9 3
1923–24[2] 16 2 1 0 17 2
Total 25 5 1 0 26 5
Swindon Town 1928–29[5] Third Division South 3 1 0 0 3 1
Career total 217 80 14 8 231 88

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 72. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Inaugural Kilmarnock FC Hall Of Fame Dinner". www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kilmarnock Player Willie Culley Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Playing Record:". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Player Archive". THE TERRAS. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Culley Willie Kilmarnock 1922 – Vintage Footballers". vintagefootballers.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Willie Culley – Scotland Football League Record". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.


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