Iain McCulloch

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Iain McCulloch
Personal information
Full name John Balfour McCulloch [1]
Date of birth (1954-12-28) 28 December 1954 (age 68)
Place of birth Kilmarnock, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Hurlford United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1978 Kilmarnock 115 (14)
1978–1984 Notts County 215 (51)
Kettering Town
Total330(65)
International career
1982 Scotland under-21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Balfour "Iain" McCulloch (born 28 December 1954) is a Scottish former footballer.

Playing as a winger or forward, McCulloch began his career with his hometown club Kilmarnock before joining Notts County in 1978. He won promotion with the Magpies in 1980–81, and was their top scorer in the First Division for two consecutive seasons. After County's relegation in 1984, he joined Kettering Town.

McCulloch played twice for the Scotland national under-21 football team, as an over-age player, in 1982. [2]

He had a spell as a coach at Carlton Town [ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Iain McCulloch". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  2. "Scotland U21 Player Ian McCulloch Details".