Geoffrey Owen Nulty (born 13 February 1949) is an English retired professional

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who played as a

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. His career was blighted by injury and was ended prematurely after a tackle by

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in the

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versus Everton Merseyside derby in 1980. After retiring as a player, Nulty became a coach with Preston and later worked as sub-postmaster as well as developing business interests.

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Geoff Nulty Player Profile (toon1892.com)
1949 births Living people Footballers from Prescot English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders St Helens Town A.F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Everton F.C. players English Football League players Preston North End F.C. non-playing staff {{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub