Thomas McCulloch (1 March 1934 – 10 December 2016)[4] was a Scottish football goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 March 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 10 December 2016 (aged 82) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1957 | Bridgeton Waverley | ||
| 1957[1][2] | → Dumbarton (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1957–1972 | Clyde | 378 | (0) |
| 1972–1973[3] | Hamilton Academical | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 391 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
McCulloch joined Clyde from local junior side Bridgeton Waverley in 1957. He won the Scottish Cup in 1958, his first season with the club and in senior football, keeping a clean sheet in the final against Hibernian. McCulloch was 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 of 491 games in his 16-year career. He regularly attended 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.[5] He was inducted into the inaugural Clyde FC Hall of Fame in 2011.[6] His death was announced on 10 December 2016.[7]
Honours
editClyde
- Scottish Cup: 1957–58
- Scottish Division Two: 1961–62
- Promotion: 1963–64
- Glasgow Cup: 1958–59[8]
- Glasgow Charity Cup: 1957–58,[11] 1960–61 (shared);[12]
- Runner up: 1958–59[13]
References
edit- ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ^ McCulloch, ?, Sons Archive
- ^ Hamilton Academical : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ McElroy, Robert (4 January 2017). "Obituary - Tommy McCulloch, member of the last Clyde team to win the Scottish FA Cup". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tommy McCulloch". Clyde FC. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "1958–59: Rangers 0 v 1 Clyde". Clyde FC. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Celtic's Glasgow Cup Victory, The Glasgow Herald, 26 March 1964, via The Celtic Wiki
- ^ Celtic run riot in first half, The Glasgow Herald, 18 April 1968, via The Celtic Wiki
- ^ "1957–58: Rangers 0 v 4 Clyde". Clyde FC. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "1960–61: Celtic 1 v 1 Clyde". Clyde FC. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "1958–59: Celtic 5 v 0 Clyde". Clyde FC. Retrieved 23 July 2020.