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Jimmy Mullen

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

 12 appearances, 6 goals

P 12 W 8 D 2 L 2 F 31: A 14
*(actual F 31: A 14)
75% successful
1947-54

captain: none
minutes played: 1065

Profile
Full name James Mullen (*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Born 6 January 1923 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland [registered in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, March 1923]. To Thomas and Margaret Jane (née Aitken)
notes Jimmy Mullen appeared in the UK Phone Books from 1959 onwards, he was living at 23 York Avenue, telephone number 27612. His sports shop (Jimmy Mullen Sports Ltd) was at 61 Stafford Road, telephone number 21511. By 1968, his sports shop had moved to 33 Broad Street. By 1980, he had moved home, to 33 Birchfield Avenue in Tettenhall, telephone number Wolverhampton 753177. He remained at both until at least 1984
Married three possibilities, to Joan F. Clayton [registered in Wolverhampton, June 1946], or to Sarah S. Neilson [registered in Wolverhampton, September 1947], or to Margaret Higgins [registered in Wolverhampton, June 1951]. The only three James Mullen's to marry in Wolverhampton.
Died 23 October 1987 in Walsall, aged 64 years 290 days [registered in Walsall, Staffordshire, October 1987].
Height/Weight 5' 10", 11st. 4lbs [1950].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Ancestry.com

Club Career
Club(s) Played school football in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, playing for Newcastle boys and Northumberland boys. He was spotted and signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, signing amateur forms and joining the groundstaff in July 1937, becoming a professional in January 1940. Apart from guesting for Leicester City FC, he remained with Wolves until his retirement in May 1960, completing 448 league appearances, scoring 99.
Club honours Football League runners-up 1938-39, 1949-50, 1954-55, Champions 1953-54, 1957-58, 1958-59; Football League (North) War Cup winners 1941-42; FA Cup winners 1948-49; FA Charity Shield shared 1949, winners 1954, 1959, runners-up 1958;
Individual honours Football League (one appearance);
Distinctions The youngest ever Wolverhampton Wanderers FC player, at 16 years and 43 days, he played against Leeds United AFC on 18 February 1939.

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number 665th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Outside-left
First match No. 231, 12 April 1947, England 1 Scotland 1, a British Championship match at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 24 years 96 days.
Last match No. 289, 20 June 1954, England 2 Switzerland 0, a World Cup Finals group match at Wankdorfstadion, Bern, aged 31 years 165 days.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 1950, 1954;
British Championships 1946-47, 1949-50;
Team honours British Championships winners 1946-47, 1949-50;
Individual honours England war-time (three appearances (one victory appearance), England B (three appearances, one goal, 1949-50), England Schoolboy (one appearance, 1937)
Distinctions Jimmy Mullen holds the distinction of being England's first substitute, and England's first goalscoring substitute.

Beyond England
After retiring from football, he became a sports shop proprietor in Wolverhampton. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.183.

 

Jimmy Mullen - Career Statistics
Parties Apps comp. apps Starts sub on sub off mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
19+ 12 7 11 ▲1 0▼ 1065 6 178 min 2 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Jimmy Mullen - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 3 1 2 0 8 6 +2 0 0 2.667 2.00 66.7 +1
Away 7 6 0 1 21 7 +14 1 1 3.00 1.00 85.7 +5
Neutral 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 1 1 1.00 0.50 50.0 =0
All 12 8 2 2 31 14 +17 2 2 2.583 1.167 75.0 +6

 

Jimmy Mullen - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
White 11 8 2 1 31 13 +18 1 2 2.818 1.182 81.8 +7
Blue 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
All 12 8 2 2 31 14 +17 2 2 2.583 1.167 75.0 +6

 

Jimmy Mullen - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 3 3 0 0 11 4 +7 0 0 3.667 1.333 100.0 +3
WCF 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 1 2 1.333 0.333 66.7 +1
World Cup 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 1 2 2.50 0.833 83.3 +4
British Championship 4 3 1 0 12 5 +5 0 0 3.00 1.25 87.5 +3

Note that the 1953-54 records of the World Cup Preliminaries and British Championships are duplicated, and one set is therefore deducted from the grand total.
Friendly 5 3 1 1 15 8 +7 1 0 3.00 1.60 70.0 +2
All 12 8 2 2 31 14 +17 2 2 2.583 1.167 75.0 +6

 

Jimmy Mullen - Match Record - Tournament Matches
World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP/BC 1953-54 3 3 0 0 11 4 +7 0 0 3.667 1.333 100.0 +3
WCP All 3 3 0 0 11 4 +7 0 0 3.667 1.33 100.0 +3
World Cup Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 1950 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 1 1 1.00 0.50 50.0 =0
WCF 1954 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
WCF All 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 1 2 1.333 0.333 66.7 +1
World Cup
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 1949-50 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 1 1 1.00 0.50 50.0 =0
WC 1953-54 4 4 0 0 13 4 +9 0 1 3.25 1.00 100.0 +4
WC All 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 1 2 2.50 0.833 83.3 +4
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1946-47 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
BC/WCP 1953-54 3 3 0 0 11 4 +7 0 0 3.667 1.333 100.0 +3
BC All 4 3 1 0 12 5 +5 0 0 3.00 1.25 87.5 +3
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 6 5 0 1 15 5 +10 1 2 2.50 0.833 83.3 +4
BC 4 3 1 0 12 5 +5 0 0 3.00 1.25 87.5 +3

Note that the 1953-54 records of the World Cup Preliminaries and British Championships are duplicated, and one set is therefore deducted from the grand total.
All 7 5 1 1 16 9 +7 1 2 2.289 1.286 78.6 +4

Match History
 
 Club: Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. - twelve full appearances (1070 min)

manager: Walter Winterbottom - twelve appearances (1070 min)x

Age 24
1 231 12 April 1947 - England 1 Scotland 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley BC HD Start 11
232 3 May 1947 - England 3 France 0, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury Fr HW replacement, then withdrew

Age 26
246 13 May 1949 - Sweden 3 England 1, Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna
tour		 AL party member
1 b 15 May 1949 - Finland A 0 England 4, Olympiastadion, Helsinki AW Start 43 11
2 247 18 May 1949 - Norway 1 England 4, Ullevål Stadion, Oslo AW Start 5 11
b 18 May 1949 - Netherlands A 1 England 4, Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam AW party member
3 248 22 May 1949 - France 1 England 3, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris AW Start 11

Age 27
b 18 January 1950 - England 5 Switzerland 0, Hillsborough, Sheffield Fr HW withdrew
2 b 22 February 1950 - England 1 Netherlands A 0, St James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Fr HW Start 11
b 11 May 1950 - Italy 5 England 0, Stadio San Siro, Milano tour AL party member
254 14 May 1950 - Portugal 3 England 5, Estadio Nacional, Lisboa AW unused sub
b 17 May 1950 - Netherlands A 3 England 0, Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam AL party member
4 255 18 May 1950 - Belgium 1 England 4, Stade du Heysel, Bruxelles (0-0 @ substituting) AW sub ▲10
 46		 7
3 b 21 May 1950 - Luxembourg 1 England 2, Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzeburg AW Start 11
5 256 25 June 1950 - England 2 Chile 0, Estádio Municipal, Rio
WCF		 NW Start 11
6 257 29 June 1950 - USA 1 England 0, Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte NL Start 11
258 2 July 1950 - Spain 1 England 0, Estádio Municipal, Rio NL party member

Age 30
7 281 10 October 1953 - Wales 1 England 4, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC/
WCP		 AW Start 11
8 282 21 October 1953 - England 4 Rest of the World 4, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HD Start 40,48 11
9 283 11 November 1953 - England 3 Ireland 1, Goodison Park, Liverpool BC/
WCP		 HW Start 11

Age 31
10 285 3 April 1954 - Scotland 2 England 4, Hampden Park, Glasgow BC/
WCP		 AW Start 83 11
11 286 16 May 1954 - Yugoslavia 1 England 0, Stadion JNA, Beograd
tour		 AL Start 11
b 16 May 1954 - Yugoslavia 2 England 1, Centralni Stadion, Ljubljana AL party member
287 23 May 1954 - Hungary 7 England 1, Népstadion, Budapest AL reserve
b 23 May 1954 - Switzerland 2 England 0, St. Jakob Park, Basel AL party member
288 17 June 1954 - Belgium 4 England 4, Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel
WCF		 ND party member
11
12 289 20 June 1954 - England 2 Switzerland 0, Wankdorfstadion, Bern AW Start 42
290 26 June 1954 - Uruguay 4 England 2, Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel NL party member

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