Jimmy Mullen (footballer, born 1923)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Mullen | ||
Date of birth | 6 January 1923 | ||
Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
Date of death | 23 October 1987 | (aged 64)||
Place of death | Wolverhampton, England | ||
Position(s) | Outside left | ||
Youth career | |||
Newcastle Boys | |||
Northumberland Boys | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1937–1960 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 445 | (98) |
International career | |||
1947–1954 | England | 12 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Mullen (6 January 1923 – 23 October 1987) was an English international footballer, who played as an outside left.
Mullen spent his whole career at Wolverhampton Wanderers where he won three league championships and the FA Cup. He also represented the English national team at both the 1950 and 1954 World Cup.
Career
Mullen joined the Midlanders in June 1937, turned professional on his 17th birthday, and remained with the club until his retirement in May 1960. His league debut came in February 1939, in a 4–1 win over Leeds United. He made 488 appearances in total, scoring 112 goals, helping the club win their only three league titles (1953–54, 1957–58 and 1958–59) as well as the FA Cup in 1949.
He also played for England, earning 12 caps. He became England's first ever substitute in an international on 18 May 1950, scoring against Belgium at Heysel Stadium in a 4–1 win. He also played in the 1950 FIFA World Cup and the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He scored 6 goals, including in the 1954 World Cup against Switzerland.
During wartime, he served as a soldier in the Army from 1942 onward, based at Farnborough, Catterick and Barnard Castle. After retiring from football, he ran a sports shop in Wolverhampton until shortly before his death.
Statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
England | League | FA Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
1938–39 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | First Division | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
1945–46 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | ||
1946–47 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 38 | 11 | ||
1947–48 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 37 | 10 | ||
1948–49 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 45 | 15 | ||
1949–50 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 47* | 11 | ||
1950–51 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 37 | 6 | ||
1951–52 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 43 | 14 | ||
1952–53 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 42 | 11 | ||
1953–54 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 39 | 7 | ||
1954–55 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 5 | ||
1955–56 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 7 | ||
1956–57 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 32 | 4 | ||
1957–58 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 42 | 6 | ||
1958–59 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||
Career total | 445 | 98 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 488 | 112 |
Notes:
* includes 1 additional game in the Charity Shield
Mullen also appeared in wartime games, scoring goals
Honours
Wolverhampton Wanderers[8]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
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- ^ https://stics.mpi-inf.mpg.de/e/YAGO%3AJimmy_Mullen_%5Cu0028footballer_born_1923%5Cu0029
External links
- Use dmy dates from June 2011
- 1923 births
- 1987 deaths
- English footballers
- England international footballers
- England wartime international footballers
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Reading F.C. wartime guest players
- 1950 FIFA World Cup players
- 1954 FIFA World Cup players
- English Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Sportspeople from Newcastle upon Tyne
- English Football League representative players
- Association football forwards