Jimmy Mullen (footballer, born 1923)

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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
Place of death	Wolverhampton, England
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Newcastle Boys
	Northumberland Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1937–1960	Wolverhampton Wanderers	445	(98)
International career
1942–1954	England	12	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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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

• FA Cup
  • Winners: 1949

• Football League War Cup
  • Winners: 1942

External links

• Official Wolves profile
• Fansite profile