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 2021 population of 78,266. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River B ...

, 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, A666 road passes through Darwen towards Blackburn to the north, Bolton to ...

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, and spent two and a half years at

Clitheroe Clitheroe () is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Ribble Valley, 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 to ...

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

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team Stanley 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. 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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, scoring the opening goal of the game. Mullin rejected the offer to be

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for the day to avoid getting himself into a testimonial mentality. During his time at the club, Mullin was awarded the Player of the Year accolade on four occasions. In March 2009, Mullin joined fellow League Two side Bradford City on loan for the rest of the 2008–09 season, to replace Barry Conlon, who was loaned to Grimsby Town. Bradford lost 1–0 to Port Vale 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 of Lancashire, England, on Morecambe Bay, part of the Irish Sea. In 2011 the parish had a population of 34,768. Name The first use of the name was by John Whit ...

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

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

Honours

Accrington Stanley *

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: 2005–06 *

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Premier Division: 2002–03 * Northern Premier League Challenge Cup: 2001–02 * Northern Premier League Peter Swales Shield: 2001–02, 2002–03 * Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy: 2001–02, 2004–05 Individual * Radcliffe Borough Player of the Season: 1999–2000 * Accrington Stanley Player of the Season: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05

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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. (1870) 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