Albert Tulloch (23 February 1889 – 15 February 1953) was an English professional
footballer
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. He played as a
full-back, and spent his entire ten-year professional career at
Blackpool
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.
Tulloch made his debut for Blackpool on 24 October 1914, in a 2–1 defeat by
Leicester Fosse
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at
Bloomfield Road
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. He went on to make a further 24 appearances in the
1914–15 season, displacing
Jimmy Jones. After four seasons of wartime football, during
World War I
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, Tulloch, under the guidance of new manager
Bill Norman, became a regular fixture in the defence in the number-2 shirt. He made 35 league appearances in
1919–20, 40 in
1920–21 (helping the team to consecutive fourth-placed finishes in
Division Two).
In
1921–22, Tulloch appeared in all but one of the club's league games, only missing the single-goal home defeat by
Bury
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on 5 September 1921. He split the season between the right- and left-back berths, after the arrival of
Bert Baverstock
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from
Bolton Wanderers
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. Baverstock was installed as
captain
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, but Norman kept faith with Tulloch at left-back for the
1922–23 campaign.
Under new manager
Major Frank Buckley
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Early life
Buckle ...
, Tulloch's place in the team came under threat by
Herbert Jones. Indeed, during the
1923–24 season, Tulloch made only eight appearances. It was at this time that he decided to retire from the game. He returned to the club as trainer and masseur.
See also
*
One-club man
References
*
External links
A mention of Tulloch in the history of Blackpool F.C. at the club's official site
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1889 births
1953 deaths
People from Blaydon-on-Tyne
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead
Footballers from Tyne and Wear
English men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Scotswood F.C. players
Blackpool F.C. players
English Football League players