James Bulloch (footballer)

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]

James Bulloch
Personal information
Full name James Stewart Bulloch
Date of birth 23 October 1909
Place of birth Craigneuk, Scotland
Date of death 27 April 1992(1992-04-27) (aged 82)
Place of death Lübeck, Germany
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
Position(s) 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References
  1. Bulloch, Jamie (1929), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  2. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  3. Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard (2007). Scottish League Players' Records Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Beeston, Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
  4. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. McGilvray, Andy (14 April 2010). "75 years since Accies' Scottish Cup final against Rangers". Daily Record. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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