William George McNulty (born 9 February 1949) is a Scottish former

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. He played a total of eight league games between 1966 and 1970, one each for

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and

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, and six for Chesterfield.

Career

McNulty graduated through the juniors to sign professional forms with

in April 1966.

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handed him his Fourth Division debut in a 2–0 defeat by

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on 22 April 1967. He did not feature again for the "Valiants" and was given a free transfer to Chesterfield in May 1968. He played six Fourth Division games for the "Spireites" in 1968–69 before manager Jimmy McGuigan allowed him to leave

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. He played one

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game for Harry Melrose's

in 1969–70, before leaving

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and retiring from professional football.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McNulty, Billy 1949 births Living people Footballers from Edinburgh Scottish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Port Vale F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Football League players