James Bulloch (footballer)
Scottish footballer (1909–1992)
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James Stewart Bulloch (23 October 1909 – 27 April 1992) was a Scottish footballer who played for Hamilton Academical, Alloa Athletic and Dumbarton, mainly at left back.[3][4] He captained Hamilton in the 1935 Scottish Cup Final which they lost 2–1 to Rangers,[5] then won promotion from the second tier in 1938–39 with Alloa after being recruited by former Accies teammate Jimmy McStay who had taken over as manager.[1] Bulloch served in the Lothians and Border Horse regiment during World War II, and moved to Germany to coach football after the war ended.[1] Bulloch was in 1948 and 1949 coach in the Netherlands at AGOVV winning the Eerste klasse oost and was third in Dutch championship 1948/49.[6][7]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Stewart Bulloch | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Craigneuk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 27 April 1992 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Lübeck, Germany | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Law Scotia | |||
| 1928 | → Albion Rovers (trial) | 0 | (0) |
| 1929–1938 | Hamilton Academical | 231 | (2) |
| 1938 | Morton | 0 | (0) |
| 1938–1942 | Alloa Athletic | 34 | (0) |
| 1940–1941 | → Dumbarton (guest)[2] | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 265 | (2) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
