Guest one gary shelton Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Often wondered what Jimmy Mullen was like as a central defender and what were his leadership qualities as a captain whilst at Hillsborough? Perhaps posters of a certain age can enlighten me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keelbyowl Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 dont remember him as a stand out leader like Lyons ,Don Megson etc but always gave his all ,steady player really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 saw his debut in a 4-4 draw at hull he looked like a stick insect and weighed about 10 stone ,played in mid-field and full-back early in his carear without much success but as he filled out as he got older he turned into a good centre -back who gave wednesday good service .dont recall him as an especially great captain though . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian joicey Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) wholehearted trier but not in micky lyons league captain-wise still got his testimonial brochure in t'loft! Edited April 18, 2011 by brian joicey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pops55 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Got to agree with everones appraisal, always remember him as a very good header of a ball never missed much with his head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafterowl Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 saw his debut in a 4-4 draw at hull he looked like a stick insect and weighed about 10 stone ,played in mid-field and full-back early in his carear without much success but as he filled out as he got older he turned into a good centre -back who gave wednesday good service .dont recall him as an especially great captain though . Did David Sunley also debut in that game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest arobert Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I saw him on far too many occasions - he was far too small and light weight for a Centre Back. Part of a declining and losing side. Found his level lower down the leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Owl Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I saw him on far too many occasions - he was far too small and light weight for a Centre Back. Part of a declining and losing side. Found his level lower down the leagues. He was not brilliant but then again none of the side around that time were. In summary the team were a set of tryers who lacked that bit of class to go the next step. On a positive could'nt fault him for effort or his dedication to the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theowlsman Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Had a spell in football management not so long back didn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheriwozgod Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 A steady reliable defender for league two / div 3 level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Did David Sunley also debut in that game? i think he did .....boxing day and we were1-4 up with 6 minutes to go and finished up hanging on for a draw .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest one gary shelton Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Thanks for the replies. Yes he had a short spell as manager of Walsall then assistant manager at Rotherham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Briscoe Inferno Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 wholehearted trier but not in micky lyons league captain-wise still got his testimonial brochure in t'loft! Vs Man City.... ....that contained 2 minutes of brilliant wing wizardry from a bow legged Willy Henderson. Had a photo of him & Winton Cooper c0cking around on air. hey ho. Only able to really compete after Tony Toms force fed him steak. Reliable and always gave 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weshallovercome Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 i think he did .....boxing day and we were1-4 up with 6 minutes to go and finished up hanging on for a draw .... We (my dad) thought it safe to leave early at 1-4 to beat the traffic.......by the time we got to the car it was 4-4. Was it a cup tie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 We (my dad) thought it safe to leave early at 1-4 to beat the traffic.......by the time we got to the car it was 4-4. Was it a cup tie? no ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clumber58 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 saw his debut in a 4-4 draw at hull he looked like a stick insect and weighed about 10 stone ,played in mid-field and full-back early in his carear without much success but as he filled out as he got older he turned into a good centre -back who gave wednesday good service .dont recall him as an especially great captain though . I was at the game and agree with the above. Hull ran riot in last few mins, Ken Wagstaff hit the post towards the end otherwise we would have lost. Sam Ellis scored his one and only goal for Wednesday that day (from the penalty spot). Mullen gave us ten years good service. Went to one or two of his testimonial events. Remember carrying him round the Dial House with other members of South Kirkby Supporters Club one night; he was alot heavier than 10 stone by then. Wouldn't have him as an all time great, but he gave his all while he was here. If memory serves me right he went to Rotherham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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