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Billy McCulloch

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Billy McCulloch
Personal information
Full name William Duncan McCulloch
Date of birth (1922-06-22)22 June 1922
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death March 1961(1961-03-00) (aged 38)
Place of death Manchester, England[1]
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1954 Stockport County 309 (4)
1954–1958 Rochdale 140 (2)
Total 449 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Duncan McCulloch (25 June 1922 – March 1961) was a Scottish footballer who played as a wing half for Stockport County and Rochdale. He made 449 league appearances in total.

Following his retirement, McCulloch was struck down by multiple sclerosis and died in Manchester in 1961, at the age of 38.[2][3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Billy McCulloch". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps.ISBN 1874427097
  3. ^ https://www.enfa.co.uk (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Liverpool v Stockport County 4–1 (League match: January 13, 1945)". 13 January 1945.
  5. ^ "Liverpool chasing another double". 12 January 1945.