Billy McNulty

Billy McNulty

Personal information
Full name	William George McNulty [1]
Date of birth	(1949-02-09) 9 February 1949 (age 76) [2]
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland [2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Port Vale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1968	Port Vale	1	(0)
1968–1969	Chesterfield	6	(0)
1969–1970	Berwick Rangers	1	(0)
Total		8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William George McNulty (born 9 February 1949) is a Scottish former football goalkeeper. He played a total of eight league games between 1966 and 1970, one each for Port Vale and Berwick Rangers, and six for Chesterfield.

Career

McNulty graduated through the juniors to sign professional forms with Port Vale in April 1966. ^[2] Manager Jackie Mudie handed him his Fourth Division debut in a 2–0 defeat by Aldershot at Vale Park on 22 April 1967. ^[2] He did not feature again for the "Valiants" and was given a free transfer to Chesterfield in May 1968. ^[2] He played six Fourth Division games for the "Spireites" in 1968–69 before manager Jimmy McGuigan allowed him to leave Saltergate. He played one Scottish Second Division game for Harry Melrose's Berwick Rangers in 1969–70, before leaving Shielfield Park and retiring from professional football.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[3]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1966–67	Fourth Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Chesterfield	1968–69	Fourth Division	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0

References

1. "Billy McNulty". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
2. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 195. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
3. Billy McNulty at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)