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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
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 1065 |
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Profile |
|
Full name |
James Mullen |
(*Actual
for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.) |
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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
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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. |
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Died |
23 October 1987 in Walsall,
aged
64 years 290 days
[registered in Walsall, Staffordshire, October 1987]. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10", 11st.
4lbs [1950]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Ancestry.com |
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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. |
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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]. |
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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),
England Schoolboy (one appearance, 1937) |
|
Distinctions |
Jimmy
Mullen holds the distinction of being England's first substitute, and
England's first goalscoring substitute. |
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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. |
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Jimmy Mullen - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Starts |
sub on |
sub off |
mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
|
18+ |
12 |
7 |
11 |
▲1 |
0▼ |
1065 |
6 |
178
min |
2 |
none |
none |
|
Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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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 |
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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 |
Jimmy Mullen
- Match History
|
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 Giuseppe Meazza, Milano |
tour |
AL |
squad member |
|
254 |
14 May 1950 -
Portugal
3
England 5,
Estádio Nacional,
Lisboa |
AW |
reserve |
|
b |
17 May 1950 -
Netherlands A 3 England 0, Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
AL |
squad member |
|
4 |
255 |
18 May 1950 -
Belgium
1 England 4,
Stade
du Heysel, Bruxelles (0-0 @
substituting) |
AW |
sub ▲10
46 |
? |
|
3 |
b |
21 May 1950 - Luxembourg A 1 England 2, Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzeburg |
HW |
Start |
11 |
|
5 |
256 |
25 June 1950 -
England 2
Chile
0, Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio |
WCF |
NW |
Start |
11 |
|
6 |
257 |
29 June 1950 -
USA
1 England 0,
Estádio Raimundo Sampaio, Belo Horizonte |
NL |
Start |
11 |
|
258 |
2 July 1950 -
Spain
1
England 0,
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio |
NL |
squad member |
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Age
31 |
|
10 |
285 |
3 April 1954 -
Scotland 2 England
4,
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
BC/
WCP |
AW |
Start
|
11 |
|
11 |
286 |
16 May 1954 - Yugoslavia
1 England 0,
Stadion JNA,
Beograd |
tour |
AL |
Start |
11 |
|
287 |
23 May 1954 - Hungary 7
England 1,
Népstadion,
Budapest |
AL |
reserve |
|
288 |
17 June 1954 -
Belgium
4 England 4,
Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel |
WCF |
ND |
squad 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 |
squad member |
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