John Eddie Mullan


John Eddie Mullan was a Gaelic footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Derry in the 1940s and 1950s. He was part of the first Derry side to win the National Football League and also won two Dr. McKenna Cups and three Dr. Lagan Cups with the county.
For most of his career he played club football for St. Canice's Dungiven and won two Derry Championships with the club.
Mullan has been described as "one of Derry's greatest forwards" and one of Derry's best ever players.

Personal life

Mullan was born in the townland of Galvin, between Dungiven and Drumsurn on 27 April 1923. In the latter half of his life he was a publican in Portrush. He died peacefully on 14 December 2008 at his home in Portrush, County Antrim at the age of 85.

Football career

Inter-county

John Eddie Mullan was a permanent feature on Derry teams throughout the 1940s and 1950s and was full forward when Derry won the county's first National Football League title in 1947, defeating Clare in the final at Croke Park. He scored 1-01 in that game.
He also won two Dr. McKenna Cup medals and three Dr. Lagan Cup medals with Derry. A particularly memorable game was a 1951 McKenna Cup game against Fermanaghable in which he scored 3-05. His last county game was against Tyrone in the 1955 Ulster Senior Football Championship.

Club

Mullan started out his football career with Drumsurn in 1939, where he played for a couple of years. He played for Glenullin in 1943 and Magilligan in 1944, before joining Dungiven in 1945, where he spent the rest of his career. With Dungiven he won Derry Senior Football Championships in 1947 and 1951. Mullan's last game for the club came in the 1957 North Derry Championship final against Ballerin.

Honours

County

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