Tributes paid to Stenhousemuir stalwart and former chairman Terry Bulloch

Tributes have been paid to a Stenhousemuir stalwart who enjoyed a lifelong association with the Warriors as a supporter, director and club chairman.

Alexander Terry Bulloch, who was known by those at Ochilview Park simply as Terry, sadly passed away on Monday, May 11 at Strathcarron Hospice.

A well-known figure locally and across Scottish football, Terry was Stenhousemuir through and through. Born in January 1948, he went on to become a key part of the club’s day-to-day running and success over a 30-year spell having watched on from the terraces as a young boy. His achievements have shaped Stenhousemuir to what it is today.

A founding director when the club was incorporated in 1990, Terry served Stenhousemuir twice as chairman while also taking on various roles such as company secretary and honorary president. He also served as secretary of the Stirlingshire FA, and as a director of the Scottish Football Association between for five years.

Terry played a key role in Stenhousemuir being the first professional football club to re-register as a Community Interest Company back in 2009 - and that legacy has carried on today with the club’s charitable arm Warriors in the Community being heralded as the example for other sports clubs to follow. Two years ago, the Fair Game Index highlighted the Ochilview Park side as one of the UK’s most community-focused clubs.

He also helped nurture a special relationship with a group of Norwegian football fans that saw them support the club during a difficult period - with the Norway Stand now iconic in the Scottish football scene for its story and character. Terry, on his return to the board in the 2010s after a spell away from the top table, also helped the club secure an artificial surface that an industry leader at that time in UK.

Helping organise the Warriors Family Day events and leading on ensuring supporters could buy shares in the club was just another two areas that Terry made his own.

In April 2024, a lifelong ambition came true when he watched Stenhousemuir win a league championship for the first time in 140 years. Gary Naysmith’s history-making team won the Scottish League Two title after a 0-0 draw against East Fife at Ochilview Park and Terry was handed the honour of delivering the trophy to skipper Gregor Buchanan later that month after the final game of the campaign against Bonnyrigg Rose.

A post on the club’s website highlighted his remarkable legacy: “Stenhousemuir is a better, stronger, and more protected institution because of him, and that is a legacy that will endure long after us all. Everyone at the club sends heartfelt condolences to Yvonne and to all of Terry’s family. He will be greatly missed by everyone at Ochilview Park.”

Terry is survived by wife Yvonne, son Gregor, daughter Kirsten and two grandsons.

A full obituary is available on Stenhousemuir’s club website.