Jimmy McMullan

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Jimmy McMullan, (March 26 1895 - November 28 1964) was a Scottish football player and manager. McMullan won 16 Scotland caps as a player at half-back. He won the Second Division title with Manchester City in 1928.

Left half Jimmy McMullan was already a seasoned Scottish international when Manchester City signed him from Partick Thistle for £4,700 in February 1926. Indeed, McMullan's career prior to joining City had been particularly interesting. He was born in Denny and won a Scottish Cup winners' medal with Partick Thistle in 1921. Partick then turned down a £5,000 offer from Newcastle for McMullan's signature and the player, determined to play in English football, signed for non-league Maidstone United in the 1921 close season. In the summer of 1923 he returned to Partick and, two and a half years later, City signed him. He was arguably the greatest Scottish half-back of his day, captaining the `Wembley Wizards' when they beat England 5-1 in 1928. With City, McMullan won eight Scotland caps - he won 16 overall - and played in two F.A. Cup Finals, being on the losing side both times. He did win a Second Division Championship medal in 1927-28, however. In May 1933, after 242 League and Cup appearances for City, McMullan joined Oldham Athletic as player-manager. He was later Aston Villa's first-ever manager and also managed Notts County and Sheffield Wednesday. His League debut for City was against Liverpool on 27 February 1926.

He was the first ever manager of Aston Villa in 1936. Before his appointment the team was selected by the Committee. However Aston Villa were relegated for the first time in their history at the end of McMullan's first season, as a consequence he was sacked. He later managed Notts County and Sheffield Wednesday.

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