Tommy McCulloch (footballer, born 1934)

Thomas McCulloch (1 March 1934 – 10 December 2016)[4] was a Scottish football goalkeeper.

Tommy McCulloch
Personal information
Full name Thomas McCulloch
Date of birth (1934-03-01)1 March 1934
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 10 December 2016(2016-12-10) (aged 82)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1956–1957 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

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 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]

References
  1. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  2. CLYDE : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
  3. HAMILTON ACADEMICAL : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
  4. 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.
  5. Hutts is player of the year Clyde FC - Retrieved 22 May 2008
  6. "Clyde FC Hall of Fame". clydefc.co.uk. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  7. "Tommy McCulloch". Clyde FC. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
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