Billy McNulty

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Billy McNulty

| image =

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| fullname = William George McNulty{{Hugman|12898|accessdate=5 March 2017}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|02|09|df=y}}

| birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland

| death_date =

| height =

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Port Vale

| years1 = 1966–1968| clubs1 = Port Vale| caps1 = 1| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1968–1969| clubs2 = Chesterfield| caps2 = 6| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1969–1970| clubs3 = Berwick Rangers| caps3 = 1| goals3 = 0

| totalcaps = 8| totalgoals = 0

}}

William George McNulty (born 9 February 1949) is a Scottish former football goalkeeper. He played a total of eight league games between 1966 and 1970, one each for Port Vale and Berwick Rangers, and six for Chesterfield.

Career

McNulty graduated through the juniors to sign professional forms with Port Vale in April 1966.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=195|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}} Manager Jackie Mudie handed him his Fourth Division debut in a 2–0 defeat by Aldershot at Vale Park on 22 April 1967. He did not feature again for the "Valiants" and was given a free transfer to Chesterfield in May 1968. He played six Fourth Division games for the "Spireites" in 1968–69 before manager Jimmy McGuigan allowed him to leave Saltergate. He played one Scottish Second Division game for Harry Melrose's Berwick Rangers in 1969–70, before leaving Shielfield Park and retiring from professional football.

Career statistics

Source:{{ENFA}}

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rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|FA Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1966–67Fourth Division10000010
Chesterfield1968–69Fourth Division60000060

References