Phillip Mulryne
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Phillip Patrick Stephen Mulryne (born 1 January 1978 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish footballer currently playing for Leyton Orient F.C..
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[edit] Manchester United
Mulryne became a Northern Ireland international even before making his first team debut for Manchester United. His full international debut came in February 1997 against Belgium but Mulryne had to wait until the following October to make his debut for United against Ipswich Town F.C. in the Coca Cola Cup. Mulryne joined Norwich City for £500,000 on 25 March 1999 to look for first team football.
[edit] Norwich City
Mulryne made a promising start to his Norwich career, scoring an excellent free-kick in a televised 1 – 0 win at Grimsby Town shortly after joining. However, a broken leg sustained against Blackburn Rovers shortly after the start of the following season ruled him out for virtually the whole 1999–00 campaign.
In the 2001–02 season, Mulryne was a member of the Norwich team that reached the final of the First Division play–offs. The match ended 1 – 1 after extra time and Mulryne missed one of the spot–kicks in the subsequent shoot–out as Birmingham City won 4 – 2 on penalties. Mulryne had missed another penalty earlier that season in a league match against Gillingham FC at Carrow Road. Mulryne's contract was expiring that summer and there was a great deal of speculation regarding his future until he signed a new three year contract with Norwich.
[edit] Cardiff City
He left Norwich at the beginning of May 2005, canceling his contract by mutual agreement shortly before it expired. He signed for Cardiff City F.C. two months later.
On 30 August 2005, Mulryne was ejected from Northern Ireland's squad by manager Lawrie Sanchez for a breach of discipline.
At the end of the 2005/6 season, Mulryne was released from his Cardiff Contract having made only a handful of substitute appearances, and was not until February 2007 before he found a new club after spells having trials with amongst others, Ipswich Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Polish champions Legia Warsaw and Barnsley.
[edit] Leyton Orient
Mulryne joined Leyton Orient on 23 January 2007, on a free transfer after impressing on a trial. He had been out of football since leaving Cardiff at the end of the 2005/6 season. He made an uninspiring debut against Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-1 home defeat on 13 February after 16 months without first team action. Mulryne has the potential to play at a much higher standard.
