Joe Mullett

Joseph Mullett (2 October 1936 – 1995) was an English professional footballer who made 216 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City and Norwich City.[2]

Joe Mullett
Personal information
Full name Joseph Mullett[1]
Date of birth (1936-10-02)2 October 1936
Place of birth Halesowen, England
Date of death 1995 (aged 5859)
Place of death Cradley Heath, England
Position(s) Wing half / Full back
Youth career
Malt Mill United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1959 Birmingham City 3 (0)
1959–1968 Norwich City 213 (2)
1968–1970 King's Lynn
1970–1971 Lowestoft Town
1971–197? Yarmouth Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Mullett was born in Halesowen, which was then in Worcestershire. He joined Birmingham City in 1955, and soon after he completed his National Service he made his first-team debut.[1] This came in the First Division on 11 September 1957 in a home game against Tottenham Hotspur which finished goalless; Mullett played at left half to allow Dick Neal to stand in for Peter Murphy at inside left. He kept his place for three games in Murphy's absence,[3] but those were the only first-team games he played for Birmingham, and in February 1959, Norwich City paid £2,000 for his services. At Norwich he was converted to play at full back,[1] went on to make 213 Football League appearances for the club,[2] and helped them to win the 1962 League Cup.[4] He spent nearly ten years with Norwich, before finishing off his career in non-league football in the East Anglia area.[1]

Mullett died in Cradley Heath, West Midlands, in 1995.[1][2]

References

  1. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  2. "Joe Mullett". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  3. Matthews, p. 193.
  4. Fort, Didier (25 February 2001). "England – League Cup Finals 1961–2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 15 October 2010.


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