Carl Muggleton

Football player infobox
playername = Carl Muggleton


fullname = Carl David Muggleton
nickname =
height = height|ft=6|in=2
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1968|9|13|df=y
cityofbirth = Leicester
countryofbirth = England
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1986–1994
1987
1988
1988
1990
1990
1993
1993
1994
1994–2001
1995
1996
1999
1999–2000
2001
2001–2002
2001–2002
2002–2006
2006–2008
clubs = Leicester City
→ Chesterfield (loan)
→ Blackpool (loan)
→ Hartlepool United (loan)
→ Stockport County (loan)
→ Liverpool (loan)
→ Stoke City (loan)
→ Sheffield United (loan)
Celtic
Stoke City
→ Rotherham United (loan)
→ Sheffield United (loan)
→ Mansfield Town (loan)
→ Chesterfield (loan)
→ Cardiff City (loan)
Cheltenham Town
→ Bradford City (loan)
Chesterfield
Mansfield Town
caps(goals) = 046 (0)
017 (0)
002 (0)
008 (0)
004 (0)
000 (0)
006 (0)
000 (0)
012 (0)
149 (0)
006 (0)
001 (0)
009 (0)
005 (0)
006 (0)
007 (0)
004 (0)
112 (0)
053 (0)
nationalyears = 1990
nationalteam = England U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 (0)
pcupdate = 23:03, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 15:02, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Carl David Muggleton (born 13 September 1968 in Leicester) is an English professional football goalkeeper who made over 550 appearances in the Football League and Scottish Premier League for a number of clubs, most notably Leicester City, Stoke City, Celtic, Chesterfield and Mansfield Town.

Playing career

Muggleton began his career in 1986 as an apprentice at Leicester City, where he made 54 first-team appearances in all competitions in seven years.cite web |title=Carl Muggleton |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Racing Post |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=5651 |accessdate=2008-04-15] He also had loan spells at Chesterfield, Blackpool, Hartlepool United, Stockport County, Liverpool, Stoke City and Sheffield United during his tenure at Filbert Street. He played for Leicester in the 1992 Second Division play-off final against Blackburn Rovers, when he saved a penalty at Wembley Stadium but finished on the losing side.cite news |last=Smith |first=Martin |title=Carl Muggleton: Mansfield Town's old hand |publisher=Telegraph |date=2008-01-26 |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/01/26/sfnman126.xml |accessdate=2008-04-15 ]

In January 1994, Muggleton was signed by Scottish club, Celtic, 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 Rotherham, Sheffield United, Chesterfield, Mansfield Town and Cardiff City. [cite news |title= Muggleton on loan at Cardiff |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2001-03-15 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/1222963.stm |accessdate=2008-04-15] Muggleton was released by Stoke in the summer of 2001 and joined Cheltenham.cite news |title= Robins release Muggleton |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2002-05-16 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cheltenham_town/1991511.stm |accessdate=2008-04-15] However, he was kept out of the side by Steve Book and after a one-month loan at Bradford City, 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." [cite news |title=Muggleton joins Spireites |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2002-05-22 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chesterfield/1998839.stm |accessdate=2008-04-15]

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, [cite news |title=Spireites keeper stays put |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2004-05-27 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chesterfield/3752595.stm |accessdate=2008-04-15] but left Chesterfield by mutual consent in Match 2006, [cite news |title=Chesterfield seal Beckwith deal |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2006-03-17 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chesterfield/4818096.stm |accessdate=2008-04-15] and joined local rivals Mansfield Town in July 2006 to provide cover for first-choice goalkeeper Jason White. [cite news |title=Muggleton handed Mansfield deal |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2006-07-17 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/5188276.stm |accessdate=2008-04-15] He made 21 appearances for Mansfield in the 2006–07 season, [cite web |title=Games played by Carl Muggleton in 2006/2007 |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Racing Post |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=5651&seasonid=136 |accessdate=2008-04-15] and was offered a new contract in May 2007. [cite news |title=Stags offer deals to 11 players |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2007-05-09 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/6640247.stm |accessdate=2008-04-16] After Mansfield Town were relegated to the Conference National at the end of the 2007–08 season, he was released by the club. [cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/7405428.stm |title=Seven players to leave Mansfield |date=2008-05-16|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-05-17] After leaving Mansfield Town, he joined Notts County in July 2008 as a part-time goalkeeping coach.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/7502287.stm|title=Muggleton makes move to Magpies|date=2008-07-11|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-07-11]

At international level, Muggleton played once for England Under-21, in a match against France in 1990.

References

External links

*Soccerbase|5651|Carl Muggleton