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Bill Culley
Personal information
Full name William Neill Culley[1]
Date of birth 26 August 1892
Place of birth Kilwinning, Scotland
Date of death 9 November 1955(1955-11-09) (aged 63)[2]
Place of death Irvine, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1909–1910 Kilwinning Eglinton
1910–1911 Kilwinning Rangers
1911–1912 Ardrossan Winton Rovers
1912–1923 Kilmarnock 189 (74)
1915 → Third Lanark (loan)
1916 → Renton (loan)
1917 → Airdrieonians (loan)
1923–1924 Clyde 25 (5)
1924–1926 Weymouth
1926–1928 Bristol Rovers 57 (42)
1928 Swindon Town 3 (1)
1929–1931 Kilmarnock 0 (0)
1930 → Galston (loan)
1931–1933 Kilwinning Eglinton
International career
1919 Scottish League XI 1 (1)
Managerial career
1929 Kilmarnock (reserves)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Neill Culley (26 August 1892 – 9 November 1955), sometimes known as Willie Culley or Bill Culley, was a Scottish professional footballer, best remembered for his two spells as a forward in the Scottish League with Kilmarnock, for whom he made over 200 appearances.[4][5] He also played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town and represented the Scottish League XI.[1][6][7][8][9] Later in his career, Culley served as reserve team manager at Kilmarnock.[4]

Personal life

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Culley died in 1955 in Irvine, Scotland, after experiencing heart problems.[4]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kilmarnock 1911–12[5] Scottish First Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
1912–13[5] 27 6 2 0 29 6
1913–14[5] 21 7 0 0 21 7
1914–15[5] 31 12 0 0 31 12
1919–20[5] 26 14 5 3 31 17
1920–21[5] 24 5 2 1 26 3
1921–22[5] 40 20 2 3 42 23
1922–23[5] 16 10 2 1 18 11
Total 189 74 13 8 202 82
Clyde 1922–23[2] Scottish First Division 9 3 — 9 3
1923–24[2] 16 2 1 0 17 2
Total 25 5 1 0 26 5
Swindon Town 1928–29[6] Third Division South 3 1 0 0 3 1
Career total 217 80 14 8 231 88

Honours

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Kilmarnock

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 72. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  3. ^ "C and D". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Inaugural Kilmarnock FC Hall Of Fame Dinner". www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kilmarnock Player Willie Culley Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Bill Culley". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Player Archive". The Terras. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Culley Willie Kilmarnock 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Willie Culley – Scotland Football League Record". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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