Wing-Half

Fred Mullineux, who played for the reserves before the Great War, would have been typical of the players recommended to manager Arthur Chadwick by his contacts in and around Lancashire. Aged twenty-two on his arrival at St James' Park in 1912, he was from Walkden near Bolton. He never appeared for Exeter City's first team in the Southern League but was a regular for the reserves.  

Educated at Farnworth Grammar School, he had originally been a left-back when with Little Hulton. Switching to Walkden United he became a left-half and was established in that position when he joined Exeter City from Hindley Central of the Lancashire Combination. As an amateur he was also able to double-up by playing in the Manchester Wednesday League.

At City his path to the first-team was blocked by Harry Lockett with Spencer Bassett filling in on occasions. Birth records suggest he may have been a year or two younger than the age of twenty-two that was announced on his arrival.