Dick Cullum

Dick Cullum
Personal information
Full nameArthur Richard Cullum[1]
Date of birth28 January 1931[1]
Place of birthColchester, England[1]
Date of death9 April 2012 (aged 81)[1]
Place of deathHemel Hempstead, England[2]
Playing positionForward
Youth career
Colchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1951–1954Colchester United2(1)
Sittingbourne
Total2(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Arthur Richard "Dick" Cullum (28 January 1931 – 9 April 2012) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Colchester United.

Career

Born in Colchester, Cullum signed for hometown club Colchester United from amateur football as a youth.[1] He made his debut for Colchester aged 20 on 26 March 1951, Colchester's first season in the Football League. He scored on his debut in the 4–1 defeat to Torquay United. This was to be his only goal in professional football.[3][4] He made one further appearance for Colchester on 23 January 1954 in a 3–0 away defeat to Aldershot.[5] He played for Sittingbourne after leaving Colchester.[1]

Personal life

Outside of the game, Cullum worked as a compositor and as a manager at a printers.[6] He died aged 81 on 9 April 2012. He had three sons, Steven, Gary and Dale.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Colchester United - Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Dick Cullum: Obituary - Announcements - HemelToday.co.uk - Hemel Hempstead". HemelToday. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  3. "Colchester United - Match details - Torquay United 4–1 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  4. "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  5. "Colchester United - Match details - Aldershot 3–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  6. "Duck Cullum (From Essex County Standard)". Essex County Standard. Retrieved 11 April 2013.