Jackie Mudie
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| Jackie Mudie | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | John Knight Mudie | |
| Date of birth | April 10, 1930 | |
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | |
| Date of death | March 2, 1992 (aged 61) | |
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |
| Playing position | Centre-forward | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1947-1961 1961-1963 1963-1967 |
Blackpool Stoke City Port Vale Total: |
324 (144) 89 (32) 54 (9) 467 (185) |
| National team | ||
| 1956-1958 | Scotland | 17 (9) |
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John "Jackie" Knight Mudie (10 April 1930 — 2 March 1992) was a Scottish international footballer who played as a forward for Blackpool, Stoke City and Port Vale in a career spanning thirty years.
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[edit] Career
Born in Dundee, Mudie started his footballing career with local junior sides Lochee Harp and Stobswell Juniors before joining Blackpool in 1946, signing professional terms a year later. After three years developing in the reserves, he made his debut on March 8, 1950, against Liverpool, scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win at Anfield. The following season he featured regularly as Blackpool challenged in the league and reached the 1951 FA Cup Final. Newcastle United proved too strong at Wembley, however, and two goals from Jackie Milburn took the trophy to the North-East. After the loss, Blackpool signed Ernie Taylor, and Mudie lost his place. Eventually, though, he worked his way back into the team.
In 1952-53, Blackpool bounced back from their disappointment in 1951's FA Cup Final when Mudie's last-minute goal against Tottenham Hotspur in that season's semi-final sealed a return to Wembley, this time to face Bolton Wanderers. This match is universally remembered as the "Matthews Final", due to the veteran winger's dazzling skills helping to turn a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 win for Blackpool. Although Matthews and hat-trick scorer Stan Mortensen understandably took the limelight, Matthews himself would later acknowledge the importance of the selfless Mudie, noting that his "skill and work for others often made some of us look better than we really were".[1]
In his early career, Mudie was considered an inside forward, however, when Mortensen was transferred to Hull City in 1955, Mudie became Blackpool's regular centre-forward, despite his diminutive stature. This change of position, combined his scoring 22 and 32 goals in consecutive seasons, enabled him to achieve international recognition and he made his international debut against Wales in 1956. His hat-trick in a 4-2 win against Spain in 1957 helped Scotland qualify for the following year's World Cup and he was subsequently selected in the squad that travelled to Sweden. Scotland flattered to deceive in the Finals, though, and an early exit led the international selectors to look to younger players, effectively ending Mudie’s international career with 17 caps and 9 goals to his name.
Stoke City signed Mudie, along with Stanley Matthews, in March 1961 for £8,500, and he scored just five minutes into his debut.[2]. The veteran pairing helped the Potters to the Division Two championship in 1962-63. Mudie moved to local rivals Port Vale in 1963, and after two seasons became player-manager, combining for a third time with Matthews, who was the Valiants' general-manager by this time, until 1967.
After his playing retirement, Mudie continued to live in Stoke, his adopted hometown. He had brief spells coaching at Oswestry Town, Crewe Alexandra (where he was assistant manager), Northwich Victoria and Eastwood Town.
Mudie died in Stoke in 1992, aged 61, two years after being diagnosed with cancer.
[edit] Honours
Blackpool
Stoke City
- Division Two championship: 1962/63
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Bremner, Billy; Bale, Bernard (1997). Billy Bremner's Scottish Football Heroes (Hardback), Breedon Books. (ISBN 1-85983-077-3).
[edit] External links
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Scotland squad - 1958 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Younger | 2 Brown | 3 Parker | 4 Caldow | 5 Hewie | 6 Haddock | 7 McColl | 8 Turnbull | 9 Evans | 10 Docherty | 11 Mackay | 12 Cowie | 13 Baird | 14 Leggat | 15 Scott | 16 Murray | 17 Mudie | 18 Coyle | 19 Collins | 20 Robertson | 21 Imlach | 22 Fernie | Coach: Walker |
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| NAME | Mudie, Jackie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | John Mudie |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Scottish footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dundee, Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 2, 1992 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
