Phil Mullington

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Philip Mullington
Personal information
Full name Philip Tom Mullington [1]
Date of birth (1956-09-25) 25 September 1956 (age 67)
Place of birth Oldham, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–1975 Oldham Athletic 0 (0)
1975–1977 Rochdale 66 (6)
1977 Northwich Victoria
1977 Mossley
1978 Crewe Alexandra 1 (0)
1978–???? Rochdale 9 (0)
Caroline Hill
1983–1984 Sligo Rovers [2] 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip Mullington (born 25 September 1956) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. [3]

Career

Having begun his career at Oldham Athletic, Mullington signed for Rochdale in December 1975 and went on to play 73 times for the club in all competitions scoring 13 goals. His best remembered goal for the club was probably the one scored on 3 January 1976 which earned Dale an FA Cup Third Round replay at home to then First Division Norwich City after a 1-1 draw at Carrow Road.

Released at the end of the 1976/77 season, he was signed by Dick Bate for Mossley from Northwich Victoria in October 1977. Spells at Crewe Alexandra before a return to Rochdale in August 1978. Mullington later played in Hong Kong and Ireland.

According to the Football League Paper, he "had a spell working as a showbiz agent for singer Wayne Fontana". [4] [5] Mullington, who now has an impressive property portfolio, spends his time between his home in Essex and his overseas property in Mallorca.

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References

  1. ↑ "Phil Mullington". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Sligo Champion". Sligo: Sligo Champion. 28 December 1984. p. 13.
  3. ↑ "11v11.com" . Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Football League Paper" . Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Evening Herald". Dublin: Independent News and Media. 16 December 1983. p. 42.
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