Bill Culley

Bill Culley
Personal information
Full name William Neill Culley
Date of birth 26 August 1892
Place of birth Kilwinning, Scotland
Date of death 9 November 1955(1955-11-09) (aged 63)
Place of death Irvine, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position 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. He also played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town and represented the Scottish League XI. Later in his career, Culley served as reserve team manager at Kilmarnock.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

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

Honours

Kilmarnock

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 72. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 4 5 "Inaugural Kilmarnock FC Hall Of Fame Dinner". www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Kilmarnock Player Willie Culley Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 "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.