Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edward A. Bullen [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1884 | ||
Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
Date of death | 11 August 1917 (aged 32–33) [2] | ||
Place of death | Vaulx-Vraucourt, France [3] | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [4] | ||
Position(s) | Left half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1903–1906 | Altrincham | 33 | |
1906–1917 | Bury | 188 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edward A. Bullen (1884 – 11 August 1917) was an English professional footballer who made over 180 Football League appearances as a left half for Bury. [5] He also captained the club. [6]
Bullen was born in Warrington and grew up in Altrincham. [3] While he was footballer with Bury, he ran a pub in Sankey, Warrington. [3] In August 1916, two years after the outbreak of the First World War, Bullen enlisted as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery. [6] He was killed at Vaulx-Vraucourt, France on 11 August 1917 and was reburied in Vraucourt Copse Cemetery in the late 1920s. [2] [7] [8] At the time of his death, Bullen's wife was pregnant with their first child. [6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bury | 1914–15 [9] | Second Division | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
Career total | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Edward A. Bullen [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1884 | ||
Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||
Date of death | 11 August 1917 (aged 32–33) [2] | ||
Place of death | Vaulx-Vraucourt, France [3] | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [4] | ||
Position(s) | Left half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1903–1906 | Altrincham | 33 | |
1906–1917 | Bury | 188 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edward A. Bullen (1884 – 11 August 1917) was an English professional footballer who made over 180 Football League appearances as a left half for Bury. [5] He also captained the club. [6]
Bullen was born in Warrington and grew up in Altrincham. [3] While he was footballer with Bury, he ran a pub in Sankey, Warrington. [3] In August 1916, two years after the outbreak of the First World War, Bullen enlisted as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery. [6] He was killed at Vaulx-Vraucourt, France on 11 August 1917 and was reburied in Vraucourt Copse Cemetery in the late 1920s. [2] [7] [8] At the time of his death, Bullen's wife was pregnant with their first child. [6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bury | 1914–15 [9] | Second Division | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
Career total | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |