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4 days ago · Back in 1976, Alan Mullery was only three years his senior when he took the Goldstone Ground hotseat. It was the former England and Tottenham great’s first managerial role, but he relished the opportunity to showcase all that he had garnered from an illustrious 18-year playing career. “The fact that it was my first job and I was relatively ...
20 hours ago · Alan Mullery became the first player to be sent off while playing for England. In the third-place play-off, England beat the Soviet Union 2–0 thanks to goals from Bobby Charlton and Geoff Hurst. 1970 World Cup
3 days ago · In the other semifinal Yugoslavia and England knocked seven bells out of each other and Alan Mullery was somehow the only player sent off, which sealed a win for the Yugoslavs. In the final the game ended in a draw but luckily a replay was on hand to save both teams from the ignominy of winning a final tournament on a coin toss.
4 days ago · When Alan Mullery arrived at Spurs from Fulham in 1964 for a fee of £72,500, the midfielder joined a Tottenham team in transition.
4 days ago · The Tottenham Herald was as one might expect mainly concerned with Spurs display and nominated Peter Collins as their man of the match. There was also praise for Alan Mullery in midfield and Phil Beal’s contribution at left back. Though concern over Jimmy Greaves lack of pace and the selfishness of Jimmy Robertson up front.
2 days ago · The Fulham team included two former England captains, Alan Mullery and West Ham legend Bobby Moore. Lyall then guided West Ham to another European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1976, though the team lost the match 4–2 to Belgian side Anderlecht.
5 days ago · England did not have a player sent off at the World Cup until Ray Wilkins saw red in 1986, but midfielder Alan Mullery became the first player in Euros history to receive his marching orders.
