| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1936-05-08)8 May 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 27 April 2018(2018-04-27) (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Brighouse, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Denny YMCA | |||
| Kilsyth Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1962 | Aberdeen | 110 | (30) |
| 1962–1969 | Sunderland | 253 | (56) |
| 1967 | →Vancouver Royal Canadians (loan)[1] | 10 | (3) |
| 1969–1971 | Cape Town City | 41 | (22) |
| 1971–1972 | Morton | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 415 | (111) | |
| International career | |||
| 1959–1963 | Scotland | 3 | (1) |
| 1959–1961 | Scottish League XI | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1972–1974 | Halifax Town | ||
| 1978–1981 | Bradford City | ||
| 1981–1982 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 1996 | Halifax Town | ||
| 1997–1998 | Halifax Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Mulhall (8 May 1936 – 27 April 2018)[2][3] was a Scottishfootball player andmanager. Born inFalkirk, Mulhall played as anoutside left forAberdeen andSunderland. He was capped three times forScotland. He became the manager ofBradford City,Bolton Wanderers andHalifax Town.
Two of Mulhall's elder brothers had forged professional careers; Martin withFalkirk,Albion Rovers andCowdenbeath, and Edward withEast Stirlingshire.[3] George, who signed forAberdeen on his 17th birthday,[4] had played at Denny YMCA andKilsyth Rangers before moving toPittodrie.
Mulhall initially had difficulty breaking into the Aberdeen first team, as his left wing position was occupied by Jackie Hather.[5] He made his first team debut on the opening day of the1955–56 season, while Hather was recovering from injury, but he did not become a regular in the side until 1959.[5]
Mulhall earned his first internationalcap in October 1959, when he scored in a 4–0 win overNorthern Ireland.[5] He played in 150 games for Aberdeen, scoring 42 goals.[5]
In September 1962 he signed forSunderland for £23,000.[5][4] Mulhall made 289 appearances and scored 67 goals for Sunderland,[3] and he helped the team to win promotion to the First Division in1963–64.[5] Mulhall was ever-present that season, as part of a run of 114 consecutive appearances.[3] He won another two international caps, also against Northern Ireland, before moving to South Africa to play forCape Town City in 1969.[5] He stayed for three seasons before playing one final game forMorton.
Mulhall moved into coaching upon his playing retirement first becoming trainer-coach atHalifax Town.[5] He was promoted to first team manager in 1972, and held this position until September 1974.[6] A month later he moved toBolton Wanderers where he spent four years as coach and assistant manager.[5]
In November 1978 he moved toBradford City to replaceJohn Napier as manager.[6] In his first full season he guided the club to 5th inDivision Four before he was tempted back to Bolton in March 1981.[6] He managed Bolton for one year until he was sacked. He served as a scout atIpswich Town and assistant manager atTranmere Rovers. He later returned to Halifax Town as joint manager withKieran O'Regan and got them promoted back into the Football League in 1998,[5] at which point Mulhall retired.
Mulhall died on 27 April 2018, aged 81.[3][6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1955–56 | Scottish Division One | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| 1956–57 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1957–58 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1958–59 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 1959–60 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 7 | ||
| 1960–61 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 12 | ||
| 1961–62 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 11 | ||
| 1962–63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | ||
| Total | 110 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 150 | 42 | ||
| Sunderland | 1962–63 | Second Division | 35 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 11 |
| 1963–64 | 42 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 10 | ||
| 1964–65 | First Division | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 11 | |
| 1965–66 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 9 | ||
| 1966–67 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 14 | ||
| 1967–68 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 5 | ||
| 1968–69 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 7 | ||
| Total | 253 | 56 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 289 | 67 | ||
| Vancouver Royal Canadians (loan) | 1967 | United Soccer Association | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Cape Town City | 1969 | NFL (South Africa) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1971 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Total | 41 | 22 | - | - | - | - | 41+ | 22+ | ||
| Greenock Morton | 1971–72 | Scottish Division One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 415 | 111 | 28+ | 7+ | 49+ | 16+ | 492+ | 134+ | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | — | ||
| 1961 | — | ||
| 1962 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | |
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mulhall goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 October 1959 | Windsor Park,Belfast,Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 0-4 | 0-4 | 1959-60 British Home Championship |
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Halifax Town | 1972 | 1974 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bradford City | 1978 | 1981 | 115 | 48 | 34 | 33 | 41.74% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1981 | 1982 | 42 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 30.95% |
| Halifax Town | 1996 | 1998 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 157+ | 61+ | 56+ | 40+ | 36.35% | ||