Carl Muggleton

{{short description|English footballer (born 1968)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Carl Muggleton

| image =

| fullname = Carl David Muggleton{{Hugman|14153|accessdate=11 March 2017}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|9|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Leicester, England

| height = 6 ft 1 in{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=210 |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| years1 = 1985–1994 | clubs1 = Leicester City | caps1 = 46 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1987 | clubs2 = → Chesterfield (loan) | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1988 | clubs3 = → Blackpool (loan) | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1988 | clubs4 = → Hartlepool United (loan) | caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1990 | clubs5 = → Stockport County (loan) | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 1990 | clubs6 = → Liverpool (loan) | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 1993 | clubs7 = → Stoke City (loan) | caps7 = 6 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 1993 | clubs8 = → Sheffield United (loan) | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 1994 | clubs9 = Celtic | caps9 = 12 | goals9 = 0

| years10 = 1994–2001 | clubs10 = Stoke City | caps10 = 149 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 1995 | clubs11 = → Rotherham United (loan) | caps11 = 6 | goals11 = 0

| years12 = 1996 | clubs12 = → Sheffield United (loan) | caps12 = 1 | goals12 = 0

| years13 = 1999 | clubs13 = → Mansfield Town (loan) | caps13 = 9 | goals13 = 0

| years14 = 1999–2000 | clubs14 = → Chesterfield (loan) | caps14 = 5 | goals14 = 0

| years15 = 2001 | clubs15 = → Cardiff City (loan) | caps15 = 6 | goals15 = 0

| years16 = 2001–2002 | clubs16 = Cheltenham Town | caps16 = 7 | goals16 = 0

| years17 = 2002 | clubs17 = → Bradford City (loan) | caps17 = 4 | goals17 = 0

| years18 = 2002–2006 | clubs18 = Chesterfield | caps18 = 112 | goals18 = 0

| years19 = 2006–2008 | clubs19 = Mansfield Town | caps19 = 52 | goals19 = 0

| totalcaps = 446 | totalgoals = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1990 | nationalteam1 = England U21| nationalcaps1 = 1| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Carl David Muggleton (born 13 September 1968) is an English professional football goalkeeper who made over 550 appearances in the Football League and Scottish Premier League for a number of clubs, most notably Leicester City, Stoke City, Celtic, Chesterfield and Mansfield Town.

Playing career

Muggleton began his career in 1986 as an apprentice at Leicester City, where he made 54 first-team appearances in all competitions in seven years.{{cite web |title=Carl Muggleton |work=Soccerbase |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5651 |access-date=15 April 2008}} He also had loan spells at Chesterfield, Blackpool, Hartlepool United, Stockport County, Liverpool, Stoke City and Sheffield United during his tenure at Filbert Street. He played for Leicester in the 1992 Second Division play-off final against Blackburn Rovers, when he saved a penalty at Wembley Stadium but finished on the losing side.{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Martin |title=Carl Muggleton: Mansfield Town's old hand |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=26 January 2008 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/01/26/sfnman126.xml |accessdate=15 April 2008 }}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

In January 1994, Muggleton was signed by Scottish club, Celtic, for whom he made 13 appearances in the remainder of the 1993–94 season, before joining Stoke City in the summer of 1994 for a fee of £150,000. In a seven-year spell at Stoke, Muggleton played more than 170 games. He was also loaned to Rotherham, Sheffield United, Chesterfield, Mansfield Town and Cardiff City.{{cite news |title= Muggleton on loan at Cardiff |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 March 2001 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/1222963.stm |accessdate=15 April 2008}} Muggleton was released by Stoke in the summer of 2001 and joined Cheltenham.{{cite news |title= Robins release Muggleton |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 May 2002 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/1991511.stm |accessdate=15 April 2008}} However, he was kept out of the side by Steve Book and after a one-month loan at Bradford City, he was allowed to leave the club, and join Chesterfield in May 2002, where manager Dave Rushbury described him as, "...a mature goalkeeper who will provide the voice of experience behind our younger defenders."{{cite news |title=Muggleton joins Spireites |publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 May 2002 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chesterfield/1998839.stm |accessdate=15 April 2008}}

Muggleton played over 120 games for Chesterfield during his four-year stay with the club. He signed a new two-year contract in May 2004,{{cite news |title=Spireites keeper stays put |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 May 2004 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chesterfield/3752595.stm |accessdate=15 April 2008}} but left Chesterfield by mutual consent in March 2006,{{cite news |title=Chesterfield seal Beckwith deal |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 March 2006 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chesterfield/4818096.stm |accessdate=15 April 2008}} and joined local rivals Mansfield Town in July 2006 to provide cover for first-choice goalkeeper Jason White.{{cite news |title=Muggleton handed Mansfield deal |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 July 2006 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/5188276.stm |accessdate=15 April 2008}} He made 21 appearances for Mansfield in the 2006–07 season,{{cite web |title=Games played by Carl Muggleton in 2006/2007 |work=Soccerbase|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5651&season_id=136 |access-date=15 April 2008}} and was offered a new contract in May 2007.{{cite news |title=Stags offer deals to 11 players |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 May 2007 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/6640247.stm |accessdate=16 April 2008}} After Mansfield Town were relegated to the Conference National at the end of the 2007–08 season, he was released by the club.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/7405428.stm |title=Seven players to leave Mansfield |date=16 May 2008|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=17 May 2008}}

At international level, Muggleton played once for England Under-21, in a match against France in 1990.

Coaching career

After leaving Mansfield Town, he joined Notts County in July 2008 as a part-time goalkeeping coach.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/7502287.stm |title=Muggleton makes move to Magpies |date=11 July 2008 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=11 July 2008}} On 23 July 2012 he joined Gillingham as their goalkeeping coach,{{cite web|title=Gillingham appoint Carl Muggleton as new goalkeeping coach|url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/sport/2012/july/23/carl_muggleton.aspx|work=Kent Online|accessdate=18 November 2013}} a role he then took up at Barnet in July 2016.[http://www.times-series.co.uk/sport/14651303.Carl_Muggleton_to_join_Barnet_as_coach/ Carl Muggleton to join Barnet as coach] He then took up the position of goalkeeper coach and head of recruitment at Chesterfield in May 2018, but left on 27 December after Martin Allen was sacked.{{cite news |url=https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/2018/december/20181227-managerial-departure-announced/ |title=Managerial departure announced |date=27 December 2018 |publisher=Chesterfield FC |accessdate=27 December 2018}}

Personal life

After ending his playing career Muggleton became a driving instructor in the Leicestershire area.{{cite web|title=Passion for the game is driving force for Leicester City legend Carl Muggleton|url=http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Passion-game-driving-force-Leicester-City-legend-Carl-Muggleton/story-12073925-detail/story.html|work=Leicester Mercury|accessdate=18 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610230411/http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Passion-game-driving-force-Leicester-City-legend-Carl-Muggleton/story-12073925-detail/story.html|archive-date=10 June 2015|url-status=dead}} His son Sam is also a professional footballer.{{cite web|title=Queniborough footballer Sam Muggleton awarded scholarship with League Two Gillingham|url=http://www.meltontimes.co.uk/sport/football/queniborough-footballer-sam-muggleton-awarded-scholarship-with-league-two-gillingham-1-4427442|work=Melton Times|accessdate=18 November 2013}}

Career statistics

Source:{{ENFA}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

!rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|FA Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="8"|Leicester City

|1987–88

|Second Division

|0

000000000
1988–89

|Second Division

|3

000000030
1989–90

|Second Division

|0

000000000
1990–91

|Second Division

|22

0100000230
1991–92

|Second Division

|4

020004{{efn|Three appearances in Football League Second Division play-offs and one appearance in Full Members' Cup}}0100
1992–93

|First Division

|17

000001{{efn|name=AIC|Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup}}0180
1993–94First Division

|0

000000000
colspan="2"|Total

!46

0300050540
Chesterfield (loan)

|1987–88

|Third Division

|17

000002{{efn|name=FLT|Appearances in Football League Trophy}}0190
Blackpool (loan)

|1987–88

|Third Division

|2

000000020
Hartlepool United (loan)

|1988–89

|Fourth Division

|8

000002{{efn|name=FLT}}0100
Stockport County (loan)

|1989–90

|Fourth Division

|4

000000040
Stoke City (loan)

|1993–94

First Division

|6

000102{{efn|name=AIC}}090
Celtic

|1994

|Scottish Premier Division

|12

0100000130
rowspan="8"|Stoke City

|1994–95

First Division

|24

000304{{efn|name=AIC}}0310
1995–96First Division

|6

000000060
1996–97First Division

|33

00040colspan=2|—370
1997–98First Division

|34

01050colspan=2|—400
1998–99

|Second Division

|40

020202{{efn|name=FLT}}0460
1999–2000

|Second Division

|0

000000000
2000–01

|Second Division

|12

0203000170
colspan="2"|Total

!149

050170601770
Rotherham United (loan)

|1995–96

|Second Division

|6

000001{{efn|name=FLT}}070
Sheffield United (loan)

|1995–96

|First Division

|1

000000010
Mansfield Town (loan)

|1999–2000

|Third Division

|9

000000090
Chesterfield (loan)

|1999–2000

|Second Division

|5

000000050
Cardiff City (loan)

|2000–01

|Third Division

|6

000000060
rowspan="3"|Cheltenham Town

|2001–02

|Third Division

|6

000100070
2002–03

|Third Division

|1

000000010
colspan="2"|Total

!7

000100080
|Bradford City (loan)

|2001–02

|First Division

|4

010000050
rowspan="5"|Chesterfield

|2002–03

|Second Division

|26

010202{{efn|name=FLT}}0310
2003–04

|Second Division

|46

010101{{efn|name=FLT}}0490
2004–05

|League One

|37

010101{{efn|name=FLT}}0400
2005–06

|League One

|3

000101{{efn|name=FLT}}050
colspan="2"|Total

!112

03050501250
rowspan="3"|Mansfield Town

|2006–07

|League Two

|16

030001{{efn|name=FLT}}0200
2007–08

|League Two

|36

040101{{efn|name=FLT}}0420
colspan="2"|Total

!52

0701020620
colspan="3"|Career total

!446

02002402505150

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Honours

Stoke City

  • Football League Trophy: 1999–2000{{cite news |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/looking-back-down-wembley-way |title=Stoke City FC - Looking Back Down 'Wembley Way' |first=Jon |last=Sidaway |website=Stoke City FC |date=7 December 2017 |access-date=24 March 2024}}

References

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