Mick Cullerton
Footballer, commentator (born 1948)
Michael Joseph Cullerton (born 25 November 1948) is a Scottish former footballer. He is noted for his two spells with Port Vale, as well as for being Stafford Rangers' star forward as they were one of the elite non-League clubs in the 1970s. He later worked behind the scenes at Port Vale and Stoke City, and commentated for BBC Radio Stoke.
Career
Port Vale
Cullerton played for Scotland under-16s, where he impressed Jock Stein, and won a trial at Chelsea after being scouted by Tommy Docherty. However, he joined Port Vale in October 1965, with the promise of first-team football from Stanley Matthews. Vale had recruited a number of Scottish youngsters at this time and reached the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup, losing to Scunthorpe United. He made his debut on 12 January 1966, playing in a front-line of five teenagers (the others being Alex Donald, Roddy Georgeson, Paul Bannister, and Paul Ogden). By November 1966 he had become a regular playing out of position in midfield and was the 1966–67 season as the club's top scorer with 12 goals. A transfer to Everton was arranged by the club. Still, Cullerton failed a medical after it was discovered he had asthma.
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