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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.[3][4] He also played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town and represented the Scottish League XI.[1][5][6][7][8] Later in his career, Culley served as reserve team manager at Kilmarnock.[3]

Bill Culley

Personal information
Full name	William Neill Culley[1]
Date of birth	26 August 1892
Place of birth	Kilwinning, Scotland
Date of death	9 November 1955(1955-11-09) (aged 63)[2]
Place of death	Irvine, Scotland
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1910	Kilwinning Eglinton
1910–1911	Kilwinning Rangers
1911–1912	Ardrossan Winton Rovers
1912–1923	Kilmarnock	189	(74)
	→ Third Lanark (loan)
	→ Renton (loan)
1923–1925	Clyde	25	(5)
1925–1926	Weymouth
1926–1928	Bristol Rovers	57	(42)
1928	Swindon Town	3	(1)
1929	Kilmarnock	0	(0)
	→ Galston (loan)
	Kilwinning Eglinton
National team
1919	Scottish League XI	1	(1)
Teams managed
1929	Kilmarnock (reserves)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Culley died in 1955 in Irvine, Scotland, after experiencing heart problems.[3]

Honours

Kilmarnock

• Scottish Cup: 1919–20[3]

Individual

• Kilmarnock Hall of Fame[3]

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[4]	Scottish First Division	4	0	0	0	4	0
	1912–13[4]		27	6	2	0	29	6
	1913–14[4]		21	7	0	0	21	7
	1914–15[4]		31	12	0	0	31	12
	1919–20[4]		26	14	5	3	31	17
	1920–21[4]		24	5	2	1	26	3
	1921–22[4]		40	20	2	3	42	23
	1922–23[4]		16	10	2	1	18	11
	Total		189	74	13	8	202	82
Clyde	1922–23[2]	Scottish First Division	9	3	—		9	3
	1923–24[2]		16	2	1	0	17	2
	Total		25	5	1	0	26	5
Swindon Town	1928–29[5]	Third Division South	3	1	0	0	3	1
Career total			217	80	14	8	231	88

References

External links

• Bill Culley at killiefc.com

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