Joe Bulcock

Joseph Bulcock (April 1879 – 20 April 1918) was an English professional football right back, best remembered for his five years in the Southern League with Crystal Palace, for whom he made over 140 appearances.[4][5] Earlier in his career, he played in the Football League for Bury.[1] He represented the Southern League XI and the Football Association XI.[6][7][8]

Joe Bulcock
Personal information
Full name Joseph Bulcock[1]
Date of birth April 1879
Place of birth Burnley, England
Date of death 20 April 1918(1918-04-20) (aged 39)[2]
Place of death Watten, France[3]
Playing position(s) Right back
Youth career
St Catherine's
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Brynn Central
Burnley
Aston Villa
Bacup
Colne
1906 Bury 5 (0)
Macclesfield 0 (0)
1908–1909 Exeter City 23
1909–1914 Crystal Palace 146 (2)
1914–1915 Swansea Town
National team
1910 Southern League XI 1 (0)
1910 Football Association XI
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Bulcock was the youngest of three brothers.[6] After professional football was suspended at the end of the 1914–15 season due to the ongoing First World War, he lived in Llanelli and worked as a plumber's mate.[9] Bulcock enlisted as a private in the Welch Regiment in December 1915 and was sent to the Western Front in September 1917.[9] He was wounded at the Fourth Battle of Ypres, and died of wounds to the head at 36th Casualty Clearing Station in Watten, France on 20 April 1918 and was buried in Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Belgium.[3][10][6][2]

Honours

Colne

  • Lancashire Junior Cup: 1905–06[6]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 44. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. "Joseph Bulcock | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. "Crystal Palace FC". Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. "Bulcock, Joseph – The Grecian Archive". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  6. "Joe Bulcock Dies From Wounds". Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  7. "BRITISH FA XI TOURS". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  8. "J Bulcock". 11v11.com. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  9. Bowen, Huw; Johnes, Martin; Matthews, Gethin. "Plaque unveiled to commemorate former Swans | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  10. "The RAMC Casualty Clearing Stations 1914–1918". www.1914-1918.net. Retrieved 3 January 2016.


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