Paul Bernard Mullin (born 16 March 1974) is an English former professional

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. He is the brother of fellow former footballer John Mullin.

Career

Born in

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Br ...

to Bernard and Mary Mullin, Mullin started his career with Accrington in 1995, making his first-team debut before being released. He then played for

Darwen Darwen is a market town and civil parish in the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The residents of the town are known as "Darreners". The A666 road passes through Darwen towards Blackburn to the north, Bolton to the s ...

Trafford Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of 235,493 in 2017. It covers Retrieved on 13 December 2007. and includes the area of Old Trafford and the towns of Altrincham, Stretford, Ur ...

, and spent two-and-a-half years at

Clitheroe Clitheroe () is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists visiting the area. In 2018, the Cl ...

before joining Radcliffe Borough in the summer of 1998. Two years later, in August 2000, he rejoined Stanley, newly promoted to the

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as champions, for a fee of £15,000, after a bid of £10,000 had been rejected the previous season. He turned professional in July 2004, when Stanley went full-time after their first season in the

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, during which Mullin scored 24 goals in all competitions and won the club's player of the year award. On 14 April 2007, Mullin broke Chris Grimshaw's record for club appearances for Accrington Stanley with 362 games, in a 4–1 victory against

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. He scored the first of Stanley's four goals during the match. Mullin rejected the offer to be

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for the day to avoid getting himself into a testimonial mentality. In March 2009, Mullin joined fellow League Two side

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

on loan for the rest of the 2008–09 season, to replace

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, who was loaned to Grimsby Town. Bradford lost 1–0 to

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on Mullin's debut the following day. On 31 August 2009 Mullin signed for

Morecambe Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea. Name The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), ...

on a one-year deal with option of further year, for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for Morecambe in a 2–1 win over

Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 25 November 1862, it is the ...

. On 15 April 2011 Mullin announced his retirement from football.

Honours

Northern Premier League The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Divisio ...

(VI): 2003 *

Conference National The National League, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of the National League System and fifth-highest of the overall English football league system. It is the highest league that is semi-professi ...

(V): 2006

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mullin, Paul 1974 births Living people Footballers from Burnley English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Accrington Stanley F.C. players Darwen F.C. players Trafford F.C. players Clitheroe F.C. players Radcliffe F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players Northern Premier League players National League (English football) players English Football League players