Jimmy Mullen (footballer, born 1923)

For other people named Jimmy Mullen, see Jimmy Mullen (disambiguation).

Jimmy Mullen
Personal information
Full name James Mullen
Date of birth (1923-01-06)6 January 1923
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Date of death 23 October 1987(1987-10-23) (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 English Football League championships and the FA Cup. He also represented the England 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.

He died at the age of 64

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Club Season[a] League FA Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1938–39 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 – 1[b] 0 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 1 0 488 112
  1. ^ Mullen also appeared in wartime games, scoring goals
  2. ^ Appearance in FA Charity Shield

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
England 1947 1 0
1949 2 1
1950 3 1
1953 3 2
1954 3 2
Total 12 6
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mullen goal.
List of international goals scored by Jimmy Mullen
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 18 May 1949 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway 1–0 4–1 Friendly [8]
2 18 May 1950 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Belgium 1–1 4–1 Friendly [9]
3 21 October 1953 Wembley Stadium, London, England FIFA World XI 2–3 4–4 Friendly [10]
4 3–3
5 3 April 1954 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Scotland 4–1 4–2 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification [11]
6 20 June 1954 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland   Switzerland 1–0 2–0 1954 FIFA World Cup [12]

Honours

Wolverhampton Wanderers[13]

References

  1. ^ "MRL 1939-1940". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Football League (South) 1941/1942". www.wolves-stats.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Football League (North) 1942-1943". www.wolves-stats.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Football League (North) 1943-1944". www.wolves-stats.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Football League (North) 1944-1945". www.wolves-stats.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Football League (South) 1945-1946". www.wolves-stats.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Jimmy Mullen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Norway v England, 18 May 1949". 11v11. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Belgium v England, 18 May 1950". 11v11. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  10. ^ "England v FIFA, 21 October 1953". 11v11. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Scotland v England, 03 April 1954". 11v11. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Switzerland v England, 20 June 1954". 11v11. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  13. ^ "STICS: Jimmy Mullen (Footballer born 1923)". stics.mpi-inf.mpg.de. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  14. ^ "1949/50 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2021.