Jimmy Mullen (footballer, born 1923)

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Jimmy Mullen

| image =

| fullname = James Mullen

| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|1|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Newcastle upon Tyne, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|1987|10|23|1923|1|6|df=y}}

| death_place = Wolverhampton, England

| height =

| position = Outside left

| youthyears1=| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs1 = Newcastle Boys | youthclubs2 =Northumberland Boys

| years1 = 1937–1960

| clubs1 = Wolverhampton Wanderers

| caps1 = 445

| goals1 = 98

| nationalyears1 = 1947–1954

| nationalteam1 = England

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 6

}}

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=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season{{efn\|Mullen also appeared in wartime games, scoring goals}} !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web\|url=http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/MRL_1939_1940.html \|title=MRL 1939-1940 \|access-date=2010-02-05 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009030204/http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/MRL_1939_1940.html \|archive-date= 9 October 2011 }}{{cite web \|url=http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/Football_League_(South)_1941_42.html \|title= Football League (South) 1941/1942\|website=www.wolves-stats.co.uk \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009030215/http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/Football_League_%28South%29_1941_42.html \|archive-date=9 October 2011}}{{cite web \|url=http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/Football_League_(North)_1942-1943.html \|title= Football League (North) 1942-1943\|website=www.wolves-stats.co.uk \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312155554/http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/Football_League_%28North%29_1942-1943.html \|archive-date=12 March 2012}}{{cite web \|url=http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/Football_League_(North)_1943-1944.html \|title= Football League (North) 1943-1944\|website=www.wolves-stats.co.uk \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312155604/http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/Football_League_%28North%29_1943-1944.html \|archive-date=12 March 2012}}{{cite web \|url=http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/Football_League_(North)_1944-1945.html \|title= Football League (North) 1944-1945\|website=www.wolves-stats.co.uk \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312155611/http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/Football_League_%28North%29_1944-1945.html \|archive-date=12 March 2012}}{{cite web \|url=http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/Football_League_(South)_1945-1946.html \|title= Football League (South) 1945-1946\|website=www.wolves-stats.co.uk \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312155639/http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/Football_League_%28South%29_1945-1946.html \|archive-date=12 March 2012}}
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="15"\|Wolverhampton Wanderers	1938–39	rowspan="15"\|First Division	8	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	10	0
1945–46	colspan="2"\|–	4	1	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	4	1
1946–47	38	11	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	38	11
1947–48	34	8	3	2	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	37	10
1948–49	38	12	7	3	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	45	15
1949–50	40	10	6	1	colspan="2"\|–	1{{efn\|Appearance in FA Charity Shield}}	0	47	11
1950–51	31	5	6	1	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	37	6
1951–52	40	11	3	3	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	43	14
1952–53	41	11	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	42	11
1953–54	38	7	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	39	7
1954–55	17	5	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	17	5
1955–56	36	7	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	37	7
1956–57	30	3	2	1	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	32	4
1957–58	38	4	4	2	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	42	6
1958–59	16	4	0	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	18	4
colspan="3"\|Career total !445	98	40	14	2	0	1	0	488	112

International

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player\|19827\|access-date=23 October 2024}}
rowspan="5"\|England \|1947	1	0
1949	2	1
1950	3	1
1953	3	2
1954	3	2
colspan="2"\|Total !12	6

:Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mullen goal.

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Jimmy Mullen
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"\|{{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
style="text-align:center"\|1 \|{{dts\|18 May 1949}} \|Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway \|{{fb\|Norway}} \|style="text-align:center"\|1–0 \|style="text-align:center"\|4–1 \|Friendly \|{{Cite web\|title=Norway v England, 18 May 1949\|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/norway-v-england-18-may-1949-225696/\|website=11v11\|access-date=23 October 2024}}
style="text-align:center"\|2 \|{{dts\|18 May 1950}} \|King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium \|{{fb\|Belgium}} \|style="text-align:center"\|1–1 \|style="text-align:center"\|4–1 \|Friendly \|{{Cite web\|title=Belgium v England, 18 May 1950\|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/belgium-v-england-18-may-1950-225830/\|website=11v11\|access-date=23 October 2024}}
style="text-align:center"\|3 \|rowspan="2"\|{{dts\|21 October 1953}} \|rowspan="2"\|Wembley Stadium, London, England \|rowspan="2"\|FIFA World XI \|style="text-align:center"\|2–3 \|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"\|4–4 \|rowspan="2"\|Friendly \|rowspan="2"\|{{Cite web\|title=England v FIFA, 21 October 1953\|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/england-v-fifa-21-october-1953-226275/\|website=11v11\|access-date=23 October 2024}}
style="text-align:center"\|4 \|style="text-align:center"\|3–3
style="text-align:center"\|5 \|{{dts\|3 April 1954}} \|Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland \|{{fb\|Scotland}} \|style="text-align:center"\|4–1 \|style="text-align:center"\|4–2 \|1954 FIFA World Cup qualification \|{{Cite web\|title=Scotland v England, 03 April 1954\|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/scotland-v-england-03-april-1954-226337/\|website=11v11\|access-date=23 October 2024}}
style="text-align:center"\|6 \|{{dts\|20 June 1954}} \|Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland \|{{fb\|Switzerland}} \|style="text-align:center"\|1–0 \|style="text-align:center"\|2–0 \|1954 FIFA World Cup \|{{Cite web\|title=Switzerland v England, 20 June 1954\|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/switzerland-v-england-20-june-1954-226388/\|website=11v11\|access-date=23 October 2024}}

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Jimmy Mullen

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

style="text-align:center"|1

|{{dts|18 May 1949}}

|Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway

|{{fb|Norway}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|style="text-align:center"|4–1

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Norway v England, 18 May 1949|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/norway-v-england-18-may-1949-225696/|website=11v11|access-date=23 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|2

|{{dts|18 May 1950}}

|King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium

|{{fb|Belgium}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–1

|style="text-align:center"|4–1

|Friendly

|{{Cite web|title=Belgium v England, 18 May 1950|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/belgium-v-england-18-may-1950-225830/|website=11v11|access-date=23 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|3

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|21 October 1953}}

|rowspan="2"|Wembley Stadium, London, England

|rowspan="2"|FIFA World XI

|style="text-align:center"|2–3

|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–4

|rowspan="2"|Friendly

|rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|title=England v FIFA, 21 October 1953|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/england-v-fifa-21-october-1953-226275/|website=11v11|access-date=23 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|4

|style="text-align:center"|3–3

style="text-align:center"|5

|{{dts|3 April 1954}}

|Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

|{{fb|Scotland}}

|style="text-align:center"|4–1

|style="text-align:center"|4–2

|1954 FIFA World Cup qualification

|{{Cite web|title=Scotland v England, 03 April 1954|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/scotland-v-england-03-april-1954-226337/|website=11v11|access-date=23 October 2024}}

style="text-align:center"|6

|{{dts|20 June 1954}}

|Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland

|{{fb|Switzerland}}

|style="text-align:center"|1–0

|style="text-align:center"|2–0

|1954 FIFA World Cup

|{{Cite web|title=Switzerland v England, 20 June 1954|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/switzerland-v-england-20-june-1954-226388/|website=11v11|access-date=23 October 2024}}

Honours

Wolverhampton Wanderers{{cite web |url=https://stics.mpi-inf.mpg.de/e/YAGO%3AJimmy_Mullen_%5Cu0028footballer_born_1923%5Cu0029 |title=STICS: Jimmy Mullen (Footballer born 1923) |website=stics.mpi-inf.mpg.de |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914085552/https://stics.mpi-inf.mpg.de/e/YAGO%3AJimmy_Mullen_%5Cu0028footballer_born_1923%5Cu0029 |archive-date=14 September 2016 |url-status=dead}}

First Division: 1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59; runners-up:1938–39, 1949–50, 1954–55
FA Cup: 1949
FA Charity Shield: 1949 (Shared){{cite news

|url=http://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/CommunityShield/1949-50CharityShield.htm

|title=1949/50 Charity Shield

|publisher=footballsite.co.uk

|access-date=2 December 2021}}

References

External links

[http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/hof-jimmy-mullen-2011-421686.aspx Official Wolves profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510113151/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/hof-jimmy-mullen-2011-421686.aspx |date=10 May 2017 }}
[http://www.wolvesheroes.com/2011/04/03/fondly-remembered-jimmy-mullen/ Wolves Heroes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521033223/https://www.wolvesheroes.com/2011/04/03/fondly-remembered-jimmy-mullen/ |date=21 May 2022 }}

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