Tommy McCulloch (goalkeeper)
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Thomas "Tommy" McCulloch is a former Scottish
football
goalkeeper.
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 is 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 on 491 games in his 16 year career. He regularly attends Clyde functions, and was presented with a bottle of whiskey in the 2007-08 Clyde player of the year event, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1958 Scottish Cup win.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
goalkeeper.
McCulloch joined Clyde
Clyde F.C.
Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South...
from local junior side Bridgeton Waverley in 1957. He won the 1958 Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup 1957-58
The 1957-58 Scottish Cup was the 73rd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Clyde who defeated Hibernian in the final.-First round:-Replays:-Second round:-Replays:-Third round:-Replays:...
in his first season with the club, keeping a clean sheet in the final against Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
. McCulloch is 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
Hamilton Academical F.C.
Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have...
for a year, before retiring.
He played a total on 491 games in his 16 year career. He regularly attends Clyde functions, and was presented with a bottle of whiskey in the 2007-08 Clyde player of the year event, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1958 Scottish Cup win.