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After indifferent spells at Swindon Town (six goals in 40 games in 2017\/18) and Tranmere Rovers (eight in 42 between 2018 and 2020), his career really ignited at Cambridge United, which began with a successful loan spell in January 2020.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s exactly what you want from a striker\u2026 we want people with pace and power high up the pitch that can look after the ball and chase people down and set a pressing intensity for us,\u201d Cambridge manager Mark Bonner said of his new signing at the time. \u201cPaul is another one of those, he\u2019ll come and graft.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mullin more than made good on that promise, scoring 32 in 46 games over the course of the Covid-disrupted 2020\/21 season, catching the attention of McElhenny and Reynolds, who took the advice of their man on the ground Humphrey Ker to sign him at considerable expense.<\/p>\n
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Paul Mullin in action for Wrexham <\/p>\n
As series one of Welcome to Wrexham<\/em> documents, Mullin snapped at the offer of a lucrative contract in a part of the country closer to his family and hit the ground running, going on to score 32 goals in his debut season, winning the National League\u2019s Golden Boot and Player of the Season awards even as the team narrowly missed out on promotion after an astonishing 4-5 loss to Grimsby in the playoff semi-finals.<\/p>\n In the 2022\/23 campaign, the subject of season two of the show, Mullin made national headlines when he wore boots emblazoned with the immortal words \u201cF*** the Tories!\u201d and was chastised for it by the club (the same phrase is seen on a T-shirt in season one worn by Michael \u201cScoot\u201d Hett, lead singer of local band the Declan Swans).<\/p>\n Access unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with Amazon Prime Video<\/p>\n Sign up now for a 30-day free trial<\/p>\n Access unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with Amazon Prime Video<\/p>\n Sign up now for a 30-day free trial<\/p>\n Mullin subsequently replaced the offending boots with ones carrying a more wholesome message of love for his infant son Albi, who had recently been diagnosed with autism.<\/p>\n The attacker would later praise Reynolds for reaching out to him after that news, commenting: \u201cMy little lad was sick and Ryan came over to help, to try and make him better.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the type of people they are, really cool people. They care about the players, the families, the staff and the club, more importantly.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s nice of them as owners to keep in touch with the lads and check on how they are getting on. It means you\u2019re going to produce for them on the pitch if you\u2019re happy off it.\u201d<\/p>\n As last season progressed, Wrexham went on an incredible FA Cup run to the fourth round, with Mullin \u2013 described as \u201cf***ing dynamite\u201d in one song from the terraces \u2013 scoring nine goals and going on to be the tournament\u2019s top scorer, even without his side reaching the latter stages.<\/p>\n More significantly, they secured their long-desired promotion to League Two at the second time of asking under the new owners, the team driven on by Mullin\u2019s incredible tally of 38 goals, the striker sealing the title with a brace in a 3-1 win over Boreham Wood that sparked a euphoric pitch invasion as the Racecourse Ground experienced its greatest moment in many a year.<\/p>\n Mullin\u2019s haul for the season was bettered only by Notts County\u2019s Macaulay Langstaff, who set a league record with an utterly phenomenal 42.<\/p>\n Triumphant \u2013 and with a well-earned contract extension in the bag \u2013 the hulking forward then suffered a serious setback in pre-season this summer when he sustained a punctured lung in an accidental clash with Manchester United reserve keeper Nathan Bishop during a friendly match in San Diego, California.<\/p>\n After being treated with oxygen and leaving the pitch on a stretcher, Mullin was forced to remain in the United States while he recuperated but surprisingly declined an offer to stay at McElhenney\u2019s mansion.<\/p>\n \u201cThat offer was on the table but Paul, understandably, wanted to use this time to have a bit of a… Here\u2019s the thing, I wouldn\u2019t want to stay in my boss\u2019s house for ten days to two weeks,\u201d Ker explained to the RobRyanRed<\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n \u201cI think he was very grateful and no doubt will see plenty of Rob while he is in LA but he just wanted a bit of space to himself where he could concentrate on his recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/mobile-stores\/Amazon_Prime.svg\")
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