Ernest Mullineux (1879 – 23 August 1960) was an English

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who played in the English Football League for

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and

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. He also helped Stoke to win two minor league titles in 1909–10 and 1910–11. A right-back, he made 333 league and FA Cup appearances in a 14-year career. He also later played for

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Career

Burslem Port Vale

Mullineux started off with Burslem Park, before joining

in May 1900. He featured in one Second Division game in the 1900–01 season, and then went on to play all 34 league and five FA Cup matches in the 1901–02 season. He again played all 34 games in the

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campaign, and claimed a goal in a 5–1 defeat to

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at Deepdale on 28 February. He made 40 appearances in the

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season, missing just one league game, and scored in a 5–0 win over

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at the Athletic Ground on 12 March. He played 13 league games in the

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season, before the club's grim financial situation meant that he was sold to

for a £600 fee in December 1904.

Bury

The "Shakers" finished 17th in the First Division in the

season, with Mullineux making ten appearances. He went on to play eleven games in the

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season, as Bury finished one point above the relegation zone. He featured just once at Gigg Lane in the first half of the

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campaign.

Stoke

Mullineux signed for

in January 1907. Mullineux became a regular in the side at a time when Stoke were having a financial meltdown which led to the club entering into

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in 1908. As a result, Stoke left the English Football League and thus many of their players left the club. However, Mullineux stayed at the Victoria Ground, and played for Stoke in the Birmingham & District League and the Southern League and went on to make 184 appearances for the "Potters" in all competitions. During this time, Stoke won the Southern League Division Two A in 1909–10 and the Birmingham & District League in 1910–11. After leaving Stoke in 1914, he went on to join

Career statistics

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Honours

Stoke *Southern League Division Two A: 1909–10 *Birmingham & District League: 1910–11

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mullineux, Ernest Footballers from Hanley, Staffordshire English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Port Vale F.C. players Bury F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Telford United F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players 1879 births 1960 deaths