Luton Town’s former Scottish international Mick Cullen has sadly died at the age of 93.
The Glaswegian moved to Kenilworth Road in 1952 as he went on to play 126 times, scoring nine goals, helping the Hatters win promotion to Division One in 1955, becoming the first Town player to represent Scotland when he earned a cap against Austria in 1956. Cullen left two years later to join Grimsby Town, where he made almost 200 appearances, and also played for Derby County, before retiring in 1965.
After hanging his boots up, he remained in Luton, visited by former Hatter Kal Naismith on his 90th birthday back in October 2021, as a statement on the club’s official website said of Cullen’s career: “He was just starting out as an apprentice sheet metal draughtsman when he was spotted by scout and ex-Town player Doug Gardiner who recommended the 17-year-old to the Hatters as a centre-forward, but manager Dally Duncan soon moved him out to the wing.
