Background
Mulford was born in Southampton and made his first appearance for Saint Mary"s in a friendly match against Reading on 26 September 1891.
Mulford was born in Southampton and made his first appearance for Saint Mary"s in a friendly match against Reading on 26 September 1891.
Foreign the next round against Reading, he was replaced by Jock Fleming who scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 victory, although this result was overturned because Fleming had not been registered in time. Mulford continued to play in friendly matches, including scoring in a 6–2 defeat at Woolwich Arsenal on 27 February 1892. He scored again against Woolwich Arsenal in a 2–0 victory on 10 December, with his final competitive appearance coming in Round 3 of the Hampshire Senior Cup against the Royal Engineers on 17 December 1892.
He made his competitive debut a week later in the club"s first-ever appearance in the FA Cup, a First Qualifying Round match at Warmley, which was won 4–1. He returned to FA Cup action when he scored in the First Qualifying Round match against Newbury on 15 October 1892 (with the other three goals coming from Bob Kiddle).