Tommy McCulloch (goalkeeper)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas McCulloch | ||
Date of birth | 1 March 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Bridgeton Waverley | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1956–1957 | Dumbarton[1] | 1 | (0) |
1957–1972 | Clyde[2] | 378 | (0) |
1972–1973 | Hamilton Academical[3] | 12 | (0) |
Total | 391 | (0) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Thomas "Tommy" McCulloch (born 1 March 1934) is a former Scottish football goalkeeper.
McCulloch joined Clyde from local junior side Bridgeton Waverley in 1957. He won the 1958 Scottish Cup in his first season with the club, keeping a clean sheet in the final against Hibernian. McCulloch is one of Clyde's greatest servants, and spent 15 years with the club, making 475 appearances in all competitions. He left Clyde in 1972, and joined Hamilton Academical for a year, before retiring.
He played a total on 491 games in his 16-year career. He regularly attends Clyde functions, and was presented with a bottle of whisky in the 2007-08 Clyde player of the year event, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1958 Scottish Cup win.[4] He was inducted into the inaugural Clyde FC Hall of Fame in 2011.[5]
References
- ↑ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ↑ CLYDE : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
- ↑ HAMILTON ACADEMICAL : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
- ↑ Hutts is player of the year Clyde FC - Retrieved 22 May 2008
- ↑ "Clyde FC Hall of Fame". clydefc.co.uk. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2012.