Edward A. Bullen (1884 – 11 August 1917) was an English professional footballer who made over 180 Football League appearances as a left half for Bury.[5] He also captained the club.[6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward A. Bullen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
| Date of death | 11 August 1917 (aged 32–33)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Vaulx-Vraucourt, France[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1903–1906 | Altrincham | 33 | |
| 1906–1917 | Bury | 188 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editBullen was born in Warrington and grew up in Altrincham.[3] While he was footballer with Bury, he ran a pub in Sankey, Warrington.[3] In August 1916, two years after the outbreak of the First World War, Bullen enlisted as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery.[6] He was killed at Vaulx-Vraucourt, France on 11 August 1917 and was reburied in Vraucourt Copse Cemetery in the late 1920s.[2][7][8] At the time of his death, Bullen's wife was pregnant with their first child.[6]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bury | 1914–15[9] | Second Division | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Career total | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
References
edit- ^ Teddy Bullen on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "In memory of Teddy Bullen". www.buryfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Bury". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 45. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c Parsons, Mike. "Top-flight footballer Teddy inducted into Hall of Heroes". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Edward Bullen | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Ex-Bury FC chaplain remembers its fallen First World War hero". Bury Times. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Bury Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
External links
edit- Teddy Bullen at buryfc.co.uk
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