Willie Culbert

Willie Culbert was a former Scottish footballer best known with Dumfries club Queen of the South.

Queen of the South

Willie Culbert was a 1932 Queen of the South signing from Clyde.

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.[1]

As a player Willie Culbert was part of many landmark events in the history of Queen of the South:[1]-

Willie Culbert was slim built and full of craft, a fearless tackler and good with his head. He formed a great partnership with right back Willie Savage through the 1930s. Culbert was rewarded with a testimonial in 1938 v Carlisle Utd.[3]

Among the others at Queens in the 1930s with Savage were fellow players Willie Savage, Willie Ferguson, Joe Tulip, Irish international Laurie Cumming and Jackie Oakes. He played under managers George McLachlan and Ferguson as McLachlan's successor.[1]

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).[1]

References
  1. "Club History" on the official Queen of the South website
  2. George McLachlan profile and 1936 Overseas tour feature on "Queens Legends" on the official Queen of the South FC website
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20060510011455/http://www.qosfc.com/qosaz.htm. Archived from the original on May 10, 2006. Retrieved July 18, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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