Joe Bulcock

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]

Joe Bulcock
Personal information
Full name Joseph Bulcock[1]
Date of birth April 1879
Place of birth Burnley, England
Date of death 20 April 1918(1918-04-20) (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
National team
1910 Southern League XI 1 (0)
1910 Football Association XI
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Bulcock 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

Colne

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 44. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. "Joseph Bulcock | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. "Appearances". Crystal Palace FC. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. "Bulcock, Joseph". The Grecian Archive. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  6. "The Football Association – Season 1904–05 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. "The Football Association – Season 1905–06 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  8. "The Football Association – Season 1906–07 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  9. "Joe Bulcock Dies From Wounds". Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  10. "British FA XI tours". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  11. "J Bulcock". 11v11.com. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  12. Bowen, Huw; Johnes, Martin; Matthews, Gethin. "Plaque unveiled to commemorate former Swans". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  13. "The RAMC Casualty Clearing Stations 1914–1918". www.1914-1918.net. Retrieved 3 January 2016.


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