Joseph Bulcock (April 1879 – 20 April 1918) was an English professional footballer, best remembered for his five years as a right back in the Southern League with Crystal Palace, for whom he made over 140 appearances.[4][5] Earlier in his career, he played in the Football League for Bury and for a number of non-League clubs.[1][6][7][8] He represented the Southern League XI and the Football Association XI.[9][10][11]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Bulcock[1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Burnley, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 April 1918 (aged 39)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Watten, France[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Catherine's | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Brynn Central | |||
| Burnley | |||
| Aston Villa | |||
| 1904 | Bacup | ||
| 1905 | Colne | ||
| 1906–1907 | Bury | 5 | (0) |
| Macclesfield | 0 | (0) | |
| 1908–1909 | Exeter City | 23 | |
| 1909–1914 | Crystal Palace | 146 | (2) |
| 1914–1915 | Swansea Town | ||
| International career | |||
| 1910 | Southern League XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1910 | Football Association XI | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editBulcock was the youngest of three brothers.[9] After professional football was suspended at the end of the 1914–15 season due to the ongoing First World War, he lived in Llanelli and worked as a plumber's mate.[12] Bulcock enlisted as a private in the Welch Regiment in December 1915 and was sent to the Western Front in September 1917.[12] He was wounded at the Fourth Battle of Ypres and died of wounds to the head at 36th Casualty Clearing Station in Watten, France on 20 April 1918.[3][13][9] Bulcock was buried in Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Belgium.[2]
Honours
editColne
- Lancashire Junior Cup: 1905–06[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 44. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Joseph Bulcock | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Appearances". Crystal Palace FC. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Bulcock, Joseph". The Grecian Archive. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "The Football Association – Season 1904–05 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "The Football Association – Season 1905–06 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "The Football Association – Season 1906–07 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Joe Bulcock Dies From Wounds". Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "British FA XI tours". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "J Bulcock". 11v11.com. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ a b Bowen, Huw; Johnes, Martin; Matthews, Gethin. "Plaque unveiled to commemorate former Swans". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ "The RAMC Casualty Clearing Stations 1914–1918". www.1914-1918.net. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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