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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Mullett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Halesowen, England | ||
| Date of death | 1995 (aged 58–59) | ||
| 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 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- "Joe Mullett". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- Matthews, p. 193.
- Fort, Didier (25 February 2001). "England – League Cup Finals 1961–2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 15 October 2010.