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George Mulhall Squad Index
Information:
1959-60 Squad Number:
11
Position:
Outside Left
Date of Birth:
08th May 1936
Birthplace:
Falkirk
Nationality:
Scottish
Height:
5' 8
Weight:
10st 10lbs
Signed:
20th June 1953
Career History:
NOTE: Player Career history has been temporarily removed for data cleanse.
Honours:
Scottish League International (3 Caps).
 
Profile:
Falkirk born George Mulhall passed away in April 2018 at the age of 81. He had signed for the Dons from Kilsyth Rangers in 1953, but had to be patient before breaking into the first team as he was understudy to the speedy Jack Hather. He played a starring role in the reserve team that won a Reserve League and Second Eleven Cup double in season 1954-1955. It was not until after the Dons had won the championship in 1955 that Mulhall made his mark, and he developed into a quick left winger who scored more than his fair share of goals. Capped for Scotland in 1959, Mulhall, having played 150 first team games during which he scored 42 goals, was tempted south in September 1962, when he joined Sunderland for £22,000. Following a spell in South Africa, George returned to Britain to take on various coaching roles, and he made a successful return to the English League managing Halifax Town, Bradford City and Bolton Wanderers then Halifax Town again. George is fondly remembered by the generation of Dons' fans who saw him ply his trade at Pittodrie Park.

In armed forces at start of season 1959-60.

"A dangerous winger possessing speed and craft."

Died - Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, 29th April 2018

Appearances: show debut only
Date Result Competition Venue Att. Age at Debut Type
05/08/1955
Aberdeen 1-2 Aberdeen Reserves
Friendly 18,000 19 Start
13/08/1955
Hibernian 0-1 Aberdeen
League Cup G3 30,000 19 Start
17/08/1955
Aberdeen 3-2 Dunfermline Athletic
League Cup G3 24,000 19 Start
20/08/1955
Aberdeen 3-2 Clyde
League Cup G3 24,000 19 Start
27/08/1955
Aberdeen 2-1 Hibernian
League Cup G3 30,000 19 Start
31/08/1955
Dunfermline Athletic 2-2 Aberdeen
League Cup G3 14,000 19 Start
15/10/1955
St. Mirren 0-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 15,000 19 Start
11/02/1956
Aberdeen 4-1 St. Mirren
Div 1 (Old) 15,000 19 Start
18/02/1956
Aberdeen 2-2 Falkirk
Div 1 (Old) 16,000 19 Start
21/04/1956
Aberdeen 3-2 Kilmarnock
Div 1 (Old) 11,000 19 Start
25/04/1956
Airdrie 2-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,500 19 Start
28/04/1956
Aberdeen 0-4 Partick Thistle
Div 1 (Old) 16,000 19 Start
30/04/1956
Partick Thistle 0-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 9,500 19 Start
20/10/1956
Ayr United 1-6 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 20 Start
23/02/1957
Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 20 Start
14/09/1957
Clyde 4-2 Aberdeen
League Cup QF 2L 15,000 21 Start
19/10/1957
Heart of Midlothian 4-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 30,000 21 Start
08/03/1958
Aberdeen 2-4 Third Lanark
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 21 Start
22/03/1958
Aberdeen 3-2 Raith Rovers
Div 1 (Old) 7,000 21 Start
29/03/1958
Clyde 5-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 9,000 21 Start
16/08/1958
Aberdeen 5-1 Falkirk
League Cup G4 12,000 22 Start
20/09/1958
Third Lanark 0-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 22 Start
22/09/1958
Aberdeen 1-2 British Army XI
Friendly 8,000 22 Start
27/09/1958
Aberdeen 3-1 Celtic
Div 1 (Old) 20,000 22 Start
04/10/1958
Partick Thistle 2-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 22 Start
11/10/1958
Stirling Albion 3-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 9,460 22 Start
08/08/1959
Aberdeen 3-1 Stirling Albion
League Cup G3 18,000 23 Start
12/08/1959
Heart of Midlothian 2-2 Aberdeen
League Cup G3 25,000 23 Start
15/08/1959
Kilmarnock 2-3 Aberdeen
League Cup G3 9,000 23 Start
19/08/1959
Hibernian 2-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 18,000 23 Start
22/08/1959
Stirling Albion 2-5 Aberdeen
League Cup G3 9,000 23 Start
26/08/1959
Aberdeen 1-4 Heart of Midlothian
League Cup G3 31,000 23 Start
29/08/1959
Aberdeen 2-4 Kilmarnock
League Cup G3 8,500 23 Start
05/09/1959
Aberdeen 0-3 Dundee
Div 1 (Old) 12,000 23 Start
12/09/1959
Dunfermline Athletic 1-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 7,650 23 Start
19/09/1959
Aberdeen 5-2 Partick Thistle
Div 1 (Old) 11,000 23 Start
26/09/1959
Airdrie 1-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 7,500 23 Start
10/10/1959
Celtic 1-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 25,000 23 Start
17/10/1959
Kilmarnock 2-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 9,000 23 Start
24/10/1959
Aberdeen 0-5 Rangers
Div 1 (Old) 20,000 23 Start
05/12/1959
Aberdeen 3-1 Stirling Albion
Div 1 (Old) 6,000 23 Start
12/12/1959
Aberdeen 0-0 Arbroath
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 23 Start
19/12/1959
Ayr United 2-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 5,000 23 Start
26/12/1959
Aberdeen 6-4 Hibernian
Div 1 (Old) 15,000 23 Start
01/01/1960
Dundee 4-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 15,500 23 Start
02/01/1960
Aberdeen 1-1 Dunfermline Athletic
Div 1 (Old) 12,000 23 Start
09/01/1960
Partick Thistle 1-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 7,000 23 Start
16/01/1960
Aberdeen 2-2 Airdrie
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 23 Start
23/01/1960
St. Mirren 3-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 5,500 23 Start
30/01/1960
Aberdeen 0-0 Brechin City
Scottish Cup R1 12,000 23 Start
03/02/1960
Brechin City 3-6 Aberdeen
Scottish Cup R1 REP 4,300 23 Start
06/02/1960
Aberdeen 3-2 Celtic
Div 1 (Old) 14,000 23 Start
13/02/1960
Aberdeen 0-2 Clyde
Scottish Cup R2 15,435 23 Start
01/03/1960
Rangers 2-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 20,000 23 Start
08/03/1960
Aberdeen 0-2 Clyde
Div 1 (Old) 13,000 23 Start
12/03/1960
Aberdeen 2-2 Motherwell
Div 1 (Old) 11,000 23 Start
19/03/1960
Third Lanark 2-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 5,000 23 Start
22/03/1960
Aberdeen 0-1 Kilmarnock
Div 1 (Old) 13,000 23 Start
26/03/1960
Heart of Midlothian 3-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 15,000 23 Start
02/04/1960
Aberdeen 4-2 Raith Rovers
Div 1 (Old) 5,000 23 Start
16/04/1960
Stirling Albion 0-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,185 23 Start
23/04/1960
Arbroath 1-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,000 23 Start
13/08/1960
Aberdeen 4-3 Ayr United
League Cup G4 14,000 24 Start
17/08/1960
Raith Rovers 4-1 Aberdeen
League Cup G4 6,000 24 Start
20/08/1960
Aberdeen 1-4 Dundee
League Cup G4 18,000 24 Start
24/08/1960
Aberdeen 1-4 Dunfermline Athletic
Div 1 (Old) 12,000 24 Start
27/08/1960
Ayr United 1-1 Aberdeen
League Cup G4 4,000 24 Start
31/08/1960
Aberdeen 3-0 Raith Rovers
League Cup G4 8,000 24 Start
03/09/1960
Dundee 6-0 Aberdeen
League Cup G4 14,500 24 Start
10/09/1960
Dundee 3-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 12,000 24 Start
12/09/1960
Aberdeen 3-2 Bahia
Friendly 15,000 24 Start
17/09/1960
Aberdeen 4-2 St. Johnstone
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 24 Start
24/09/1960
Celtic 0-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 18,000 24 Start
27/09/1960
Aberdeen 2-0 Bahia
Friendly 5,000 24 Start
01/10/1960
Ayr United 1-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 7,000 24 Start
08/10/1960
Aberdeen 5-3 Third Lanark
Div 1 (Old) 11,000 24 Start
15/10/1960
Clyde 1-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 24 Start
22/10/1960
Raith Rovers 0-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 5,000 24 Start
29/10/1960
Aberdeen 1-1 Airdrie
Div 1 (Old) 13,000 24 Start
05/11/1960
Heart of Midlothian 3-4 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 20,000 24 Start
12/11/1960
Aberdeen 3-3 Motherwell
Div 1 (Old) 11,000 24 Start
15/11/1960
Aberdeen 5-4 British Army XI
Friendly 24 Start
19/11/1960
Hibernian 2-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 12,000 24 Start
26/11/1960
Aberdeen 1-3 Dundee United
Div 1 (Old) 13,000 24 Start
03/12/1960
Rangers 4-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 25,000 24 Start
10/12/1960
Aberdeen 3-2 Kilmarnock
Div 1 (Old) 13,000 24 Start
17/12/1960
Aberdeen 2-1 Partick Thistle
Div 1 (Old) 13,000 24 Start
24/12/1960
St. Mirren 1-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 9,000 24 Start
31/12/1960
Dunfermline Athletic 2-6 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,335 24 Start
02/01/1961
Aberdeen 2-1 Dundee
Div 1 (Old) 23,000 24 Start
07/01/1961
St. Johnstone 2-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 11,000 24 Start
14/01/1961
Aberdeen 1-3 Celtic
Div 1 (Old) 20,000 24 Start
21/01/1961
Aberdeen 3-1 Ayr United
Div 1 (Old) 9,000 24 Start
28/01/1961
Blackpool 1-2 Aberdeen
Friendly 4,430 24 Start
04/02/1961
Third Lanark 5-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,500 24 Start
11/02/1961
Aberdeen 4-2 Deveronvale
Scottish Cup R2 14,200 24 Start
18/02/1961
Aberdeen 4-2 Clyde
Div 1 (Old) 12,000 24 Start
25/02/1961
Aberdeen 3-6 Dunfermline Athletic
Scottish Cup R3 18,000 24 Start
01/03/1961
Aberdeen 0-1 Raith Rovers
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 24 Start
11/03/1961
Kilmarnock 4-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 24 Start
14/03/1961
Aberdeen 0-2 Heart of Midlothian
Div 1 (Old) 11,500 24 Start
18/03/1961
Motherwell 1-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 7,000 24 Start
01/04/1961
Dundee United 3-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 5,000 24 Start
08/04/1961
Aberdeen 6-1 Rangers
Div 1 (Old) 20,000 24 Start
22/04/1961
Partick Thistle 3-4 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 24 Start
29/04/1961
Aberdeen 1-0 St. Mirren
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 24 Start
12/08/1961
Dunfermline Athletic 1-2 Aberdeen
League Cup G2 12,000 25 Start
16/08/1961
Aberdeen 3-4 Motherwell
League Cup G2 18,000 25 Start
19/08/1961
Dundee United 5-3 Aberdeen
League Cup G2 10,000 25 Start
23/08/1961
Aberdeen 7-0 Stirling Albion
Div 1 (Old) 9,000 25 Start
26/08/1961
Aberdeen 0-0 Dunfermline Athletic
League Cup G2 10,000 25 Start
30/08/1961
Motherwell 2-1 Aberdeen
League Cup G2 7,000 25 Start
02/09/1961
Aberdeen 2-2 Dundee United
League Cup G2 7,000 25 Start
09/09/1961
St. Johnstone 4-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 10,500 25 Start
23/09/1961
Airdrie 7-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 3,000 25 Start
25/09/1961
Aberdeen 5-2 British Army XI
Friendly 3,000 25 Start
30/09/1961
Aberdeen 1-3 Partick Thistle
Div 1 (Old) 6,000 25 Start
07/10/1961
St. Mirren 3-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 5,000 25 Start
10/10/1961
Aberdeen 2-0 Le Havre
Friendship Cup 1L 25 Start
14/10/1961
Aberdeen 0-2 Heart of Midlothian
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 25 Start
21/10/1961
Falkirk 0-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 6,000 25 Start
24/10/1961
Aberdeen 3-3 C. A. R. La Paz, Bolivia
Friendly 25 Start
28/10/1961
Aberdeen 3-0 Motherwell
Div 1 (Old) 7,000 25 Start
04/11/1961
Hibernian 1-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 5,000 25 Start
11/11/1961
Aberdeen 2-1 Third Lanark
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 25 Start
18/11/1961
Dunfermline Athletic 4-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 7,998 25 Start
25/11/1961
Aberdeen 0-0 Celtic
Div 1 (Old) 15,000 25 Start
02/12/1961
Kilmarnock 4-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 7,500 25 Start
16/12/1961
Aberdeen 1-3 Dundee United
Div 1 (Old) 7,000 25 Start
23/12/1961
Rangers 2-4 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 28,000 25 Start
06/01/1962
Stirling Albion 3-0 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 4,313 25 Start
10/01/1962
Aberdeen 1-1 St. Johnstone
Div 1 (Old) 4,500 25 Start
13/01/1962
Aberdeen 1-1 Airdrie
Div 1 (Old) 4,200 25 Start
17/01/1962
Dundee 2-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 13,000 25 Start
20/01/1962
Partick Thistle 4-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 10,000 25 Start
23/01/1962
Aberdeen 3-3 Raith Rovers
Div 1 (Old) 7,000 25 Start
27/01/1962
Clyde 2-2 Aberdeen
Scottish Cup R2 10,000 25 Start
31/01/1962
Aberdeen 10-3 Clyde
Scottish Cup R2 REP 16,376 25 Start
03/02/1962
Aberdeen 3-1 St. Mirren
Div 1 (Old) 8,000 25 Start
10/02/1962
Heart of Midlothian 1-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 14,000 25 Start
17/02/1962
Aberdeen 2-2 Rangers
Scottish Cup R3 41,139 25 Start
21/02/1962
Rangers 5-1 Aberdeen
Scottish Cup R3 REP 57,600 25 Start
24/02/1962
Motherwell 1-3 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 5,000 25 Start
03/03/1962
Aberdeen 1-2 Hibernian
Div 1 (Old) 6,000 25 Start
17/03/1962
Aberdeen 1-4 Dunfermline Athletic
Div 1 (Old) 5,509 25 Start
20/03/1962
Third Lanark 3-5 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 6,000 25 Start
28/03/1962
Aberdeen 2-2 Falkirk
Div 1 (Old) 3,000 25 Start
31/03/1962
Aberdeen 3-3 Kilmarnock
Div 1 (Old) 3,000 25 Start
07/04/1962
Dundee United 2-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 7,000 25 Start
25/04/1962
Aberdeen 1-0 Rangers
Div 1 (Old) 22,000 25 Start
28/04/1962
Raith Rovers 3-1 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 5,000 25 Start
06/05/1962
Le Havre 2-5 Aberdeen
Friendship Cup 2L 2,000 25 Start
11/08/1962
Partick Thistle 1-2 Aberdeen
League Cup G3 12,000 26 Start
15/08/1962
Aberdeen 4-0 Motherwell
League Cup G3 11,500 26 Start
18/08/1962
Aberdeen 3-0 Falkirk
League Cup G3 12,500 26 Start
22/08/1962
Aberdeen 2-1 Airdrie
Div 1 (Old) 12,000 26 Start
25/08/1962
Aberdeen 0-3 Partick Thistle
League Cup G3 14,500 26 Start
29/08/1962
Motherwell 4-1 Aberdeen
League Cup G3 8,000 26 Start
01/09/1962
Falkirk 1-2 Aberdeen
League Cup G3 4,000 26 Start
08/09/1962
Dundee 2-2 Aberdeen
Div 1 (Old) 12,000 26 Start

Appearances
Season League League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total Other
  App Sub Goals App Sub Goals App Sub Goals App Sub Goals App Sub Goals App Sub Goals
1962-63
2
0
0
6
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
3
0
0
0
1961-62
32
0
9
6
0
0
4
0
2
0
0
0
42
0
11
4
0
1
1960-61
32
0
10
6
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
40
0
12
4
0
6
1959-60
27
0
5
6
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
36
0
7
0
0
0
1958-59
4
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
3
1
0
0
1957-58
4
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
1
0
0
0
1956-57
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
1955-56
7
0
3
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
4
1
0
0
Totals:
110
0
30
31
0
10
9
0
2
0
0
0
150
0
42
10
0
7
Total Appearances/Goals: 150 42  

Scottish International Caps
Season Date
Match
Tournament
1963-64 12/10/63
Northern Ireland v SCOTLAND
British Int'l Championship
1962-63 07/11/62
SCOTLAND v Northern Ireland
British Int'l Championship
1959-60 03/10/59
Northern Ireland v SCOTLAND
British Int'l Championship
Total Appearances: 3