Frederick Edwin Bullock (1 July 1886 – 14 November 1922) was an English professional footballer, best remembered for his 11-year spell with Huddersfield Town, before, during and after the First World War. He played

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and captained the club.

International career

Bullock won one cap for England, which came in a 2–0 win over Ireland in 1920. He won an

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cap in 1910.

Personal life

Bullock was married to Maude and had one son. He served as a lance corporal in the Football Battalion during the First World War and was wounded in the right shoulder during the

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in 1916, in the region of Delville Wood and

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. He was injured in the left knee after an accident in 1918 and was demobilised in March 1920. After his retirement from football in 1922, Bullock became landlord of the Slubber's Arms pub in Huddersfield. He died of

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due to ammonia poisoning in November 1922 and had been suffering "nerve troubles" during the month preceding his death.

Honours

Huddersfield Town * Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1919–20 Brentford * London Combination: 1918–19

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bullock, Fred 1886 births 1922 deaths Footballers from Hounslow Men's association football fullbacks English men's footballers England men's international footballers Hounslow F.C. players Custom House F.C. players Ilford F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players English Football League players Brentford F.C. wartime guest players England men's amateur international footballers British Army personnel of World War I People from Whitton, London Footballers from the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Middlesex Regiment soldiers British landlords Deaths by ammonia poisoning