Carl David Muggleton (born 13 September 1968) is an English professional

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who made over 550 appearances in the

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and

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for a number of clubs, most notably

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, Stoke City,

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, Chesterfield and

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Playing career

Muggleton began his career in 1986 as an apprentice at

, where he made 54 first-team appearances in all competitions in seven years. He also had loan spells at Chesterfield,

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, Stockport County,

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, Stoke City and Sheffield United during his tenure at Filbert Street. He played for Leicester in the 1992 Second Division play-off final against

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, when he saved a penalty at

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but finished on the losing side. In January 1994, Muggleton was signed by Scottish club,

, for whom he made 13 appearances in the remainder of the 1993–94 season, before joining Stoke City in the summer of 1994 for a fee of £150,000. In a seven-year spell at Stoke, Muggleton played more than 170 games. He was also loaned to

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, Sheffield United, Chesterfield,

and

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. Muggleton was released by Stoke in the summer of 2001 and joined

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. However, he was kept out of the side by Steve Book and after a one-month loan at

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, he was allowed to leave the club, and join Chesterfield in May 2002, where manager Dave Rushbury described him as, ''"...a mature goalkeeper who will provide the voice of experience behind our younger defenders."'' Muggleton played over 120 games for Chesterfield during his four-year stay with the club. He signed a new two-year contract in May 2004, but left Chesterfield by mutual consent in March 2006, and joined local rivals

in July 2006 to provide cover for first-choice goalkeeper Jason White. He made 21 appearances for Mansfield in the 2006–07 season, and was offered a new contract in May 2007. After Mansfield Town were relegated to the

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at the end of the 2007–08 season, he was released by the club. At international level, Muggleton played once for England Under-21, in a match against France in 1990.

Coaching career

After leaving Mansfield Town, he joined

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in July 2008 as a part-time goalkeeping coach. On 23 July 2012 he joined Gillingham as their goalkeeping coach, a role he then took up at Barnet in July 2016. He then took up the position of goalkeeper coach and head of recruitment at Chesterfield in May 2018, but left on 27 December after Martin Allen was sacked.

Personal life

After ending his playing career Muggleton became a driving instructor in the

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area. His son Sam is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

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Honours

Stoke City *

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: 1999–2000

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muggleton, Carl 1968 births Living people Footballers from Leicester English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers England men's under-21 international footballers Leicester City F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Barnet F.C. non-playing staff Chesterfield F.C. non-playing staff Gillingham F.C. non-playing staff Notts County F.C. non-playing staff English Football League players Scottish Football League players