footballer
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Dumfries
Dumfries ( ; sco, Dumfries; from gd, Dùn Phris ) is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is located near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth about by road from the ...
Willie Culbert was a 1932 Queen of the South signing from
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Culbert was one of the mainstays of the side that were promoted to the division for the first time when they ended their 1932-33 campaign with a victory over divisional champions Hibs."Club History" on the official Queen of the South website /ref>
As a player Willie Culbert was part of many landmark events in the history of Queen of the South:-
* Queens highly successful first season in the top division finishing 4th - their highest finish to date. Queens also made it to the quarter finals of the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1936 overseas tour and the Algiers invitational tournament. Queens returned with the trophy after beating
Racing de Santander
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Willie Savage
William Savage (1888–1961) was a Scottish footballer who played as a full back for Queen of the South from 1932 to 1946.
Early days
Savage was a native of Burnbank, Lanarkshire, who began his football as an inside forward at the local St Cut ...
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Willie Ferguson
William Copeland Ferguson (13 February 1901 – 31 August 1960) was a Scottish footballer and manager best known for his time at Chelsea and Dumfries side Queen of the South. His position was usually as a left winger.
Early years
Ferguson ...
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Joe Tulip
Joe Tulip (died 1979) was an English footballer best known for his time at Dumfries club Queen of the South.
Career
Tulip was one of the first Englishmen to play in the Scottish League. His discovery was quite unique as he was spied by a Dumfri ...
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Irish
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Laurie Cumming
Laurence Stanley Slater Cumming (10 April 1905 – 19 November 1980) was a professional footballer and journalist, born in Derry, Ireland. Cumming played for Alloa Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic, Southampton, Queen of the South, S ...
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Jackie Oakes
Jackie Oakes (6 December 1919 – 3 December 1995) was a Scottish footballer who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Queen of the South, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City. Born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, his position was left winger. ...
. He played under managers
George McLachlan
George Hardie McLachlan (21 September 1901 – September 1964) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager. He played for a number of amateur sides as a youth but began his professional career with Clyde in the Scottish Football League. ...
and Ferguson as McLachlan's successor.
After the promotion in Culbert's 1st season all of Culbert's time at Queens was spent in the top division (excluding war time interruption Queens spent every season in the top division following their promotion until 1959 except one).