Jimmy Mullen (footballer, born 1923)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Newcastle Boys | |||
| Northumberland Boys | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1937–1960 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 445 | (98) |
| National team | |||
| 1942–1954 | England | 12 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
James "Jimmy" Mullen (6 January 1923 – 23 October 1987) was an English international footballer, who played as a left winger.
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 634 appearances in total, scoring 139 goals, helping the club win their only three league titles (1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59) and a FA Cup in 1949.
He also played for England, earning 12 caps (3 wartime). He made his international debut on 24 October 1942 in 1–2 friendly defeat to Wales at his home ground Molineux and became England's first ever substitute in an international on 18 May 1950, scoring against Belgium in the 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1939–40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1945–46 | Football League North | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | |
| 1946–47 | First Division | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 38 | 11 | |
| 1947–48 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 37 | 10 | ||
| 1948–49 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 42 | 15 | ||
| 1949–50 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 47* | 11 | ||
| 1950–51 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 37 | 6 | ||
| 1951–52 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 42 | 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 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 486 | 112 | ||
Notes:
* includes 1 additional game in the Charity Shield
Mullen also appeared in wartime games, scoring goals
Honours
- First Division
- Champions: 1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59
- Runners-up: 1938–39, 1949–50, 1954–55
- Third-place: 1946–47, 1952–53, 1955–56
- Football League War Cup
- Winners: 1942
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