Joe Mullett Explained

Joe Mullett
Fullname:Joseph Mullett
Position:Wing half / Full back
Birth Date:2 October 1936
Birth Place:Halesowen, England
Death Place:Cradley Heath, England
Youthclubs1:Malt Mill United
Years1:1955–1959
Caps1:3
Goals1:0
Years2:1959–1968
Caps2:213
Goals2:2
Years3:1968–1970
Clubs3:King's Lynn
Years4:1970–1971
Years5:1971–197?
Totalcaps:216
Totalgoals:2

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.[1]

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.[2] 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,[2] went on to make 213 Football League appearances for the club,[1] 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.[2]

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

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Notes and References

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