Wolverhampton Wanderers FC12 appearances, 6 goals P 12 W 8 D 2 L 2 F 31: A 14*(actual F31: A 14)75% successful 1947-54captain: noneminutes played: 1065
Timeline
James Mullen
Birth
6 January 1923in 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, toJoan 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
apps
match
pic
match details
comp
res.
rundown
shirt
| Age 24 | | | | | | |
| ------ | -------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -- | -- | | ------ |
| 1 | 231 | 12 April 1947 - England 1 Scotland 1Empire Stadium, Wembley | BC | HD | | 11 |
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