George Mulholland

George Rush Mulholland (4 August 1928 – December 2001) was a Scottish professional footballer who played more than 400 games for league clubs Stoke City, Bradford City and Darlington.

Early life Mulholland was born in Ayr, Scotland on 4 August 1928. He moved to the Potteries with his family when he was aged two-years-old. Mulholland served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War before he returned to the Stoke area. He was then an ever-present in the City side for the following four seasons, failing to miss a league or cup game for the club until he fractured his leg 12 minutes from the end of a game against Mansfield Town on 1 September 1958. He retired from the professional ranks in 1963, and played for non-league side Billingham Synthonia before he retired three years later.

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