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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

Timeline
  James Mullen (*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Birth 6 January 1923 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [registered in Newcastle upon Tyne, March 1923]. To Thomas and Margaret Jane (née Aitken)
  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
Marriage 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.
Death 23 October 1987 in Walsall, aged 64 years 290 days [registered in Walsall, Staffordshire, October 1987].

Source

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

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.
Height/Weight 5' 10", 11st. 4lbs [1950].

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 Championship 1946-47, 1949-50;
Team honours British Championship 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 22nd Northumbrian to represent England.
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.


The Numbers
Parties Apps comp. apps starts sub unused minutes goals ave.min comp. goals captain
19+ 12 7 11 ▲1
▼0		 2 1065 6 178 min 2 six 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.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
12 8 2 2 31 14 +17 2 2 2.583 1.167 75 +6

Venue Record

Venue 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

Shirt Record

Colour 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

Competition Record

Competition 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
The 1953-54 records of the World Cup Preliminaries and British Championship are duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
Friendly 5 3 1 1 15 8 +7 1 0 3.00 1.60 70.0 +2

Tournament Record

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
The 1953-54 records of the World Cup Preliminaries and British Championship are duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
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) 6ᵍ manager: Walter Winterbottom - twelve appearances (1070 min) 6ᵍx

apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

Age 24
1 231 12 April 1947 - England 1 Scotland 1
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 BC HD   11

the 665th player to appear for England.
the nineteenth player from Wolverhampton Wanderers to represent England

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
B  
one appearance - Finland A 15 May 1949
2 247 18 May 1949 - Norway 1 England 4
Ullevål Stadion, Oslo		   AW 5 11
B  
party member - Netherlands A 18 May 1949
3 248 22 May 1949 - France 1 England 3
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris		   AW   11
  

Age 27 B  
withdrew - Switzerland January 1950; one appearance - Netherlands A February 1950.

party member - Italy 11 May 1950
254 14 May 1950 - Portugal 3 England 5, Estadio Nacional, Lisboa tour AW unused sub
B  
party member - Netherlands 17 May 1950
4 255 18 May 1950 - Belgium 1 England 4
Stade du Heysel, Bruxelles		   AW ▲(0-0) 10
 46
 
England's first ever senior team substitute, also the first substitute to score

B  
one appearance - Luxembourg 21 May 1950
 
WCF		 outside-leftx
5 256 25 June 1950 - England 2 Chile 0
Estádio Municipal, Rio		 NW 39 11
6 257 29 June 1950 - United States 1 England 0
Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte		 NL   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 49 50
52		 11
8 282 21 October 1953 - England 4 Rest of the World 4
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HD 40
48		 11
9 283 11 November 1953 - England 3 Ireland 1
Goodison Park, Liverpool		 BC/
WCP		 HW 74 11

Age 31
10 285 3 April 1954 - Scotland 2 England 4
Hampden Park, Glasgow		 BC/
WCP		 AW 62
83 header		 11
11 286 16 May 1954 - Yugoslavia 1 England 0
Stadion JNA, Beograd		 tour AL   11
B  
party member - Yugoslavia 16 May 1954
287 23 May 1954 - Hungary 7 England 1, Népstadion, Budapest   AL unused sub
B  
party member - Switzerland 23 May 1954
 
WCF		 outside left 11x
288 17 June 1954 - Belgium 4 England 4, Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel ND party member
12 289 20 June 1954 - England 2 Switzerland 0
Wankdorfstadion, Bern		 AW   42
290 26 June 1954 - Uruguay 4 England 2, Sankt Jakob Stadium, Basel NL party member
  

  

 
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