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

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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

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  1. ^ a b 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)
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