Jimmy McMullan
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Seasons
1934-35 | 1935-36 | 1936-37 |
Age*
39 | 40 | 41 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D2 |
Position
13th | 21st | 9th |
Games
99 |
43 | 43 | 13 |
Won
32 |
14 | 13 | 5 |
Drew
27 |
13 | 9 | 5 |
Lost
40 |
16 | 21 | 3 |
Win %
32% |
38% | 30% | 38% |
Lost %
40% |
23% | 49% | 23% |
Unbeaten %
60% |
77% | 51% | 77% |
Goals For
181 |
75 | 81 | 25 |
Goals Vs.
223 |
91 | 111 | 21 |
Goal diff
-42 |
-16 | -30 | 4 |
Goals / game
1.83 |
1.74 | 1.88 | 1.92 |
Conc / game
2.25 |
2.12 | 2.58 | 1.62 |
Clean sheets
11.11% |
13.95% | 6.98% | 15.38% |
Points / game
1.24 |
1.28 | 1.12 | 1.54 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Jimmy McMullan
Full Name
James McMullan
Birth Date
26 March 1895
Birth Place
Denny, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
Birth Country
Scotland
Joined Club
August 1934
Appointed Manager
August 1934
Joined From
Oldham Athletic
Aged
39
In
August 1934
Succeeded
Billy Smith led Management Committee
Left Position
October 1936
Aged
42
Due to
Poor form, Sacked
Succeeded by
Jimmy Hogan
Key Players
1926-36 Billy Kingdon |
1926-36 Jimmy Gibson |
1927-36 Joe Beresford |
1927-36 Pongo Waring |
1929-35 George Brown |
1929-47 Eric Houghton |
1931-37 Dai Astley |
1931-36 Danny Blair |
1931-37 Harry Morton |
1932-47 Ernie Callaghan |
1935-49 George Cummings |
1935-46 Alex Massie |
Supported by
1934-35 Harry Cooch |
1934-37 Hubert Bourne |
Served under
1934-36
Chairman, J. E. Jones
Club Secretary, Fred Archer
1936-37
Chairman, Fred Normansell
Club Secretary, Fred Archer
Died
28 November 1964, aged 69.
Previous Clubs Managed
1921-23 Maidstone United, Non-League, Player Manager
1933-34 Oldham Athletic, Player Manager
Trophies Won
Villa Management Career
Games
99
Win Rate
32.32%
Loss Rate
40.40%
Unbeaten Rate
59.60%
Points per game
1.24
Honours
Managed the Villa
Runners Up
Villa Managerial Debut
25 August 1934, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew’s
Final Villa Managerial Game
31 October 1936, Villa 1-5 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
League finishes
1934-35 | 13th Division One |
1935-36 | 21st Division One | Relegated |
1936-37 | 9th Division Two | (Part Season) |
FA Cup finishes
1934-35 | 3rd Round |
1935-36 | 3rd Round |
League Cup finishes
n/a
European finishes
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
1936-37 Notts County, Manager
1937-42 Sheffield Wednesday, Manager
Trophies Won
Jimmy McMullan
Manager #3 for Aston Villa, James McMullan, known as Jimmy McMullan was appointed as Villa's first formal manager following the restructuring of the club in the close season preceding the 1934-35 season. McMullan 'managed' Villa between 1934-35 and 1936-37 taking charge of 99 games.