Peter Bullock (footballer)

Peter Bullock
Personal information
Full name Peter Leonard Bullock[1]
Date of birth (1941-11-17) 17 November 1941[1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Playing position Inside forward
Youth career
1957–1958 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1958–1962 Stoke City 44 (13)
1962–1965 Birmingham City 27 (3)
1965 Southend United 12 (2)
1965–1968 Colchester United 95 (33)
1968 Exeter City 14 (2)
1968 Stafford Rangers ? (?)
1968–1969 Walsall 7 (0)
Total 199 (53)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Peter Leonard Bullock (born 17 November 1941) is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 53 goals in 199 appearances in the Football League playing for Stoke City, Birmingham City, Southend United, Colchester United, Exeter City and Walsall.[1][2]

Career

Bullock was born in Stoke-on-Trent and began his career with Stoke City.[1] He made his debut for Stoke in a 4–1 defeat away at Swansea Town on 19 April 1958 at the age of 16 years and 163 days becoming the club's youngest player, he also scored Stoke's goal thus becoming youngest goalscorer.[1] He scored five goals in 13 appearances in 1958–59 but injury kept him out of the entire 1959–60 season.[1] He returned to the side in 1960–61 under new manager Tony Waddington playing in 19 matches scoring five goals.[1] He scored five goals again in 1961–62 and was sold to First Division Birmingham City for a fee of £10,000.[1] He was never able to live up to his potential at Birmingham and after making 28 appearances in four years he left for Southend United.

Bullock didn't stay long at Roots Hall quickly moving to local rivals Colchester United with whom he helped again promotion from the Fourth Division in 1965–66. He scored 15 goals in 1966–67 as the "U's" finished in 13th position, but relegation was suffered in 1967–68 and Bullock joined Exeter City in August 1968. He spent just three months at Exeter before returning to Staffordshire and played for non-league Stafford Rangers. He made a short return to professional football playing seven matches for Walsall before retiring.

Personal life

Bullock comes from a footballing family. His elder brother Brian was an amateur with West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City, and younger brother Mickey had a long playing career before going into management. His son Simon played for Halifax Town while Mickey Bullock was manager there.[3]

Career statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1957–58 Second Division 3100–31
1958–59 Second Division 13500–135
1959–60 Second Division 0000–00
1960–61 Second Division 1752000195
1961–62 Second Division 1122122155
Total 441321224816
Birmingham City 1961–62 First Division 10000010
1962–63 First Division 1420011153
1963–64 First Division 1110000111
1964–65 First Division 10000010
Total 2730011284
Southend United 1964–65 Third Division 82000082
1965–66 Third Division 40000040
Total 1220000122
Colchester United 1965–66 Fourth Division 341120003611
1966–67 Third Division 411510104315
1967–68 Third Division 2072010237
Total 9533302010033
Exeter City 1968–69 Fourth Division 1420051193
Total 1420051193
Walsall 1968–69 Third Division 70000070
Total 70000070
Career Total 199537110421658

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Peter Bullock". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  3. ↑ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.

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