Dick Mulvaney
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 5 August 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Silksworth, Sunderland, England | ||
| Position(s) | Central Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958 - 1962 | Silksworth Colliery Welfare | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1963 | Billingham Synthonia | 11 | (2) |
| 1963–1964 | Murton Colliery Welfare | ? | (?) |
| 1964–1971 | Blackburn Rovers | 145 | (4) |
| 1971–1974 | Oldham Athletic | 92 | (2) |
| 1974–1976 | Rochdale A.F.C. | 73 | (4) |
| 1976-1977 | Gateshead United | 20 | (1) |
| Total | 330 | (11) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richard Mulvaney (born 5 August 1942) is a former English Professional footballer who played for Blackburn Rovers, Oldham Athletic and Rochdale A.F.C.
Club career
[edit]Mulvaney attended St Leonards RC School in Silksworth Sunderland. Playing for Durham County at school level. In 1964, A Blackburn Rovers scout noticed Dick's growing reputation while playing for Murton Colliery in the Wearside League, and took Dick to Ewood Park. He spent 7 years at Blackburn, firstly as Mike England's understudy, then when Mike left for Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Dick became a first team regular, making a total of 145 appearances. He also won Blackburn's 1st ever Central League Championship twice during his time there. Jimmy Frizzell brought Mulvaney to Oldham Athletic in 1971, where he captained the team to the Third Division Championship in 1974. At the time, it was the 1st league title in the clubs history. At 32 years Old, Mulvaney transferred to Rochdale A.F.C who had looked to add experienced players to their 4th Division campaign. Stan Horne also arrived around that time. In 1976, Dick returned home to Sunderland and continued playing football for non league Gateshead F.C., North Shields & Chester Le Street Town, where he teamed up with Malcolm Moore (footballer) & Jim McNab managing the Wearside League Club.[1]
- ^ Pine Villa and Oldham Athletic: A 100 Year Journey, Comprehensive Art Services (1 Oct. 1995)
Honours
[edit]Blackburn Rovers
- Central League (England): 1st Division Champions 1964-65 & 1966-67
Oldham Athletic
- English Football League: 3rd Division Champions 1973-74
References
[edit]- Pine Villa and Oldham Athletic: A 100 Year Journey, Comprehensive Art Services (1 Oct. 1995)
- Oldham Athletic On This Day :History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year - On This Day. Dave Moore, Published: 5 November, 2008
External links
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- 1942 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from Sunderland
- Men's association football defenders
- Billingham Synthonia F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Gateshead F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football defender, 1940s birth stubs