Ernest Mullineux

Ernest Mullineux (1879 – 23 August 1960) was an English footballer who played in the English Football League for Burslem Port Vale, Bury and Stoke. 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 Wellington Town.

Ernest Mullineux

Mullineux in a Burslem Port Vale team photo.
Personal information
Date of birth	1879
Place of birth	Northwood, Hanley, England
Date of death	23 August 1960 (aged 80–81)
Place of death	Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Playing position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
	Burslem Park
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1900–1904	Burslem Port Vale	113	(2)
1904–1906	Bury	22	(0)
1907–1914	Stoke	173	(0)
	Wellington Town
Total		308+	(2+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Burslem Port Vale

Mullineux started off with Burslem Park, before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1900.[1] 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 1902–03 campaign, and claimed a goal in a 5–1 defeat to Preston North End at Deepdale on 28 February. He made 40 appearances in the 1903–04 season, missing just one league game, and scored in a 5–0 win over Blackpool at the Athletic Ground on 12 March. He played 13 league games in the 1904–05 season, before the club's grim financial situation meant that he was sold to Bury for a £600 fee in December 1904.

Bury

The "Shakers" finished 17th in the First Division in the 1904–05 season, with Mullineux making ten appearances. He went on to play eleven games in the 1905–06 season, as Bury finished one point above the relegation zone. He featured just once at Gigg Lane in the first half of the 1906–07 campaign.

Stoke

Mullineux signed for Stoke in January 1907.[2] Mullineux became a regular in the side at a time when Stoke were having a financial meltdown which led to the club entering into liquidation in 1908.[2] 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.[2] 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 Wellington Town.[2]

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1900–01	Second Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1901–02	Second Division	34	0	5	0	39	0
	1902–03	Second Division	32	1	2	0	34	0
	1903–04	Second Division	33	1	7	0	40	1
	1904–05	Second Division	13	0	0	0	13	0
	Total		113	2	14	0	127	2
Bury	1904–05	First Division	10	0	0	0	10	0
	1905–06	First Division	11	0	0	0	11	0
	1906–07	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		22	0	0	0	22	0
Stoke	1906–07	First Division	16	0	3	0	19	0
	1907–08	Second Division	13	0	0	0	13	0
	1908–09	Birmingham & District League	29	0	1	0	30	0
	1909–10	Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two	31	0	5	0	36	0
	1910–11	Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two	40	0	2	0	42	0
	1911–12	Southern League Division One	23	0	1	0	24	0
	1912–13	Southern League Division One	16	0	1	0	17	0
	1913–14	Southern League Division Two	5	0	1	0	6	0
	Total		173	0	14	0	187	0
Career total			308	2	28	0	336	2

Honours

Stoke

• Southern League Division Two A champion: 1909–10
• Birmingham & District League champion: 1910–11

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 210. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
3. Ernest Mullineux at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)