Emma Mullin

Emma Mullin (born 4 March 1985)[1] is an Irish ladies' Gaelic footballer and association footballer. In Gaelic football, she won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship four times with Mayo GAA. In association football, she has played for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team.

Emma Mullin
Personal information
Sport Ladies' Gaelic football
Born (1985-03-04) 4 March 1985
Kilmaine, Republic of Ireland
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
 Mayo
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 2009
All-Irelands 4 times (including 2002)

Gaelic football career

Mullin was part of the Mayo GAA side that lost the 2001 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final, and won the league in 2002.[2] In 2003, she was one of 11 Mayo players nominated for an All Star player award.[3] In 2009, she scored in the GAA National League semi-final, and played in the All-Ireland semi-final.[4] She scored in the 2009 Connacht final, as Mayo beat Galway.[5] In total, she won four All Ireland Championships with Mayo.[6] She also has a Gaelic football coaching qualification.[6]

Association football career
Emma Mullin
Personal information
Position(s) Forward[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Mayo ? (?)
2008–2014 Castlebar Celtic ? (?)
International career‡
? Republic of Ireland B 1 (?)
2012–? Republic of Ireland 1+ (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:29, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:29, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

In 2006, Mullin represented a Mayo Women's Football League team which won the 2006 FAI Women's Cup.[7] She competed in the football event at the 2007 Summer Universiade, and so was unavailable to play for the Mayo Ladies team in the 2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup.[8] In 2008, Mullin joined Women's National League team Castlebar Celtic.[9] She scored 10 goals in the 2011–12 Women's National League.[8] She scored in the 2013 FAI Women's Cup Final; Castlebar Celtic lost the match 3–2 to Raheny United.[10] A persistent ankle injury forced Mullin's retirement from playing after the 2013–14 season.[11]

Mullin has played for the Ireland Colleges international team, and made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland B team.[6] In 2012, Mullin made her first appearance for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team in an Algarve Cup match against Hungary.[12] She was the first Castlebar Celtic player to represent the Republic of Ireland team.[9] She also played for Ireland in UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying matches.[1]

Mullin has worked as an association football coach in Ballina, County Mayo.[4] In 2010, she became the Football Facilitator at the Institute of Technology, Sligo (IT Sligo).[6] Whilst in the role, IT Sligo won an Irish futsal tournament.[13]

Personal life

Mullin is from Frenchbrook, Kilmaine, Ireland.[4][6] She has a degree in business from IT Sligo,[6] and a master's degree in Exercise and Sports Management at University College Dublin.[4]

References
  1. "Emma Mullin". Football Association of Ireland. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. "The Triumphs and Tribulations of Mayo". Ladies' Daelic. 2 October 2003. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. "Mayo get 11 Ladies All Star nominations". Irish Examiner. 22 October 2003. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. "Plenty to mull over for Mayo ladies". The Mayo News. 24 August 2009. Archived from the original on 20 November 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. "Galway ladies capture Connacht crown". Galway Advertiser. 9 July 2009. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  6. "Emma nets soccer role at Sligo I.T." The Sligo Champion. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2021 – via Irish Independent.
  7. Staunton, Cora (2018). Game Changer. Random House. ISBN 9781473560932. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  8. "Roll of Honour: Confirmed Ireland Women's National Team Players". Women's Soccer Archive. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  9. "Player Profile: Emma Mullin of Castlebar Celtic". Her.ie. 2013. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  10. "Raheny triumph in Women's FAI Cup final report". The Irish Times. 4 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  11. Farry, Jessica. Maher, Gareth (ed.). "A death, a cup final, and a Rose of Tralee". 10 Years On... Football Association of Ireland: 47. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  12. "Ireland Women complete Algarve Cup with victory". Football Association of Ireland. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  13. "Feature on IT Sligo Women's Soccer". The Sligo Champion. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2021 – via PressReader.
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