Alan Patrick Mullery MBE (born 23 November 1941, Notting Hill, London) is an English former football player and manager. After enjoying a successful career with Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur in the 1960s and 1970s, he became a manager working with several different clubs.

Mullery was a tough but quick central midfield player who came through the ranks at Fulham as a youngster, making his debut in 1958. Within a year he was made captain after an injury to Johnny Haynes, though the special day turned into a nightmare when he scored an own goal.

After one game short of 200 for Fulham, Mullery joined Tottenham in March 1964 for £72,500 and settled quickly into the team. He was awarded his first England cap in Amsterdam as England drew 1–1 with the Netherlands in December of that year.

In 1967 Mullery got his second England cap in an 2–0 victory against Spain at Wembley and stayed in the team ahead of his main rival, World Cup winner Nobby Stiles, as England progressed through the 1968 European Championship, reaching the last four.

Embarrassment and ignominy then struck Mullery, as he was given his marching orders for a retaliatory tackle on Yugoslavian player Dobrivoje Trivić, and became the first player ever to be sent off in a full England international match. England lost the semi-final 1–0. Stiles played in the third place play-off victory over USSR

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