Geoff Nulty

Geoffrey Owen Nulty (born 13 February 1949) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. His career was blighted by injury and was ended prematurely after a tackle by Jimmy Case in the Liverpool versus Everton Merseyside derby in 1980.^[1]

Geoff Nulty

Personal information
Full name	Geoffrey Owen Nulty
Date of birth	(1949-02-13) 13 February 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth	Prescot, Merseyside, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	St Helens Town	?	(?)
1967–1968	Stoke City	0	(0)
1968–1974	Burnley	130	(20)
1974–1978	Newcastle United	101	(11)
1978–1980	Everton	27	(2)
Total		258	(33)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

After retiring as a player, Nulty became a coach with Preston and later worked as sub-postmaster as well as developing business interests.^[1]

Career statistics

Source:^[2]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1967–68	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Burnley	1969–70	First Division	7	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	8	1
	1970–71	First Division	31	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	32	3
	1971–72	Second Division	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
	1972–73	Second Division	35	6	2	0	1	0	0	0	38	6
	1973–74	First Division	42	9	6	0	3	0	8	3	59	12
	1974–75	First Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		130	20	9	0	5	1	8	0	152	21
Newcastle United	1974–75	First Division	20	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	22	2
	1975–76	First Division	28	7	5	0	7	2	2	0	43	9
	1976–77	First Division	42	3	3	0	3	0	2	0	48	3
	1977–78	First Division	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13	0
	Total		101	11	10	1	10	2	6	0	127	14
Everton	1978–79	First Division	17	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	21	1
	1979–80	First Division	10	1	0	0	4	0	2	0	16	1
	Total		27	2	0	0	6	0	4	0	37	2
Career total			258	33	19	1	21	3	18	3	316	40

References

1. Flanagan, Chris (6 June 2011). "Nulty: Burnley were my number one". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
2. Geoff Nulty at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

External links

• Geoff Nulty at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
• Geoff Nulty Player Profile (toon1892.com)