Teddy Bullen

Teddy Bullen
Personal information
Full name Edward Bullen[1]
Date of birth 1884
Place of birth Warrington, England
Date of death 11 August 1917 (aged 3233)[2]
Place of death Vaulx-Vraucourt, France[3]
Playing position Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1903–1906 Altrincham
1906–1917 Bury 188 (7)

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


Edward "Teddy" Bullen (1884 – 11 August 1917) was an English professional football left half who made over 180 Football League appearances for Bury.[1]

Personal life

While Bullen was a Bury player, he ran a pub in his hometown of Warrington.[3] He served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and was killed at Vaulx-Vraucourt, France on 11 August 1917.[4] He was nearby in Vraucourt Copse Cemetery.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 45. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  3. 1 2 "In memory of Teddy Bullen". www.buryfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  4. "Edward Bullen | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2016-01-03.


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