Paul Mullin

Football player infobox
playername = Paul Mullin


fullname = Paul Mullin
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|3|16
cityofbirth = Bury
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=6|in=3
currentclub = Accrington Stanley
clubnumber = 10
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1995–199?


199?–1998
1998–2000
2000–
clubs = Accrington Stanley
Darwen
Trafford
Clitheroe
Radcliffe Borough
Accrington Stanley
caps(goals) =
289 (127) [Figures from 2001–02 season to present day only.]
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 18:45, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
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Paul Mullin (born March 16, 1974) is an English footballer currently playing for Accrington Stanley. He is the brother of fellow Accrington player John Mullin.

Born in Bury, Mullin started his career with Accrington in 1995, making his first-team debut before being released.cite web
url=http://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/index.php?main=stats/profiles.php&prof=SHOW |title=Accrington Stanley Player Profiles Current players |publisher=Accrington Stanley F.C. |accessdate=2008-02-28] He then played for Darwen, Trafford, and spent two-and-a-half years at Clitheroe before joining Radcliffe Borough in the summer of 1998. [cite news
url=http://archive.prestwichandwhitefieldguide.co.uk/1998/9/18/789748.html |title=Mullin out to deepen Blues' blues |work=Lancashire Evening Telegraph |date=1998-09-18 |accessdate=2008-02-28] Two years later, in August 2000, he rejoined Stanley, newly promoted to the UniBond League Premier Division as champions, [cite web
url=http://www.fchd.info/ACCRINGS.HTM |title=Accrington Stanley |work=Football Club History Database |accessdate=2008-02-28] for a fee of £15,000,cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/accrington_stanley/6563853.stm |title=Mullins makes his mark |accessdate=2007-04-21 |date=April 17 2007 |work=Oliver, Pete |publisher=BBC Sport] after a bid of £10,000 had been rejected the previous season. [cite news
url=http://archive.theboltonnews.co.uk/2000/8/25/717252.html |title=Boro cash in |work=Lancashire Evening Telegraph |date=2000-08-25 |accessdate=2008-02-28] He turned professional in July 2004, when Stanley went full-time after their first season in the Conference, during which Mullin scored 24 goals in all competitions and won the club's player of the year award. [cite news
url=http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2004/6/5/486529.html |title=Stanley striker's Mullin over a new adventure |work=Lancashire Evening Telegraph |date=2004-06-05 |accessdate=2008-02-28]

On April 14, 2007, Mullin broke Chris Grimshaw's record for club appearances for Accrington Stanley with 362 games, in a 4–1 victory against Grimsby Town. He scored the first of Stanley's four goals during the match. Mullin rejected the offer to be captain for the day to avoid getting himself into a testimonial mentality.

Honours

*Northern Premier League (VI): 2003
*Conference National (V): 2006

References

External links

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