Manchester City
McMullan made his debut for his new team in a 1-1 draw with Liverpool on 27 February 1926. Tommy Browell scored the goal for City in that game. Despite containing a number of England players such as Frank Roberts, Billy Austin, Sam Cowan and Tommy Johnson, City finished in twenty-first place in the First Division that season and were relegated into the second division. McMullan played in the 1926 FA Cup Final defeat to Bolton Wanderers. McMullan was part of the Scotland which won the 1926 British Home Championship appearing in the 1-0 victory against England at Old Trafford (Alex Jackson scored the goal for Scotland) and in the 3-0 victory against Wales at Ninian Park (John Duncan, Adam McLean and William Clunas were the scorers).
McMullan scored his first goal for Manchester City in a 3-4 defeat to Southampton in the 1926-1927 football season. City came third in the second division and were unable to earn promotion. In the 1927 British Home Championship McMullan featured twice for Scotland in a 3-0 victory against Wales (Alex Jackson scored twice and Hughie Gallacher once) and a 2-1 defeat to England at Hampden Park (Dixie Dean scored twice for England and Alan Morton scored Scotland's goal). Despite this defeat, Scotland won the championship that season.
In the 1927-1928 football season McMullan helped City into first place in the second division, earning the team promotion. The team had been strengthened by the acquisition of both Eric Brook and Fred Tilson from Barnsley. In the 1928 British Home Championship McMullan captained Scotland as they defeated England 5-1 at Wembley Stadium with a hat-trick from Alex Jackson and a brace from Alex James. As a result of the resounding victory, the Scotland team were dubbed the "Wembley Wizards". Despite this victory Wales won the championship that season. McMullan captained Scotland to victory the following season in the 1929 British Home Championship.
McMullan reached an FA Cup final with City again in 1933 but the team were defeated by Everton 3-0. While many of his team mates would be part of the City team which won the FA Cup the following year, in May 1933, after 242 League and Cup appearances for City, McMullan joined Oldham Athletic as a player-manager.
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