James Mullen (6 January 1923 – 23 October 1987) was an English international footballer who played as an outside left.
Mullen spent his whole career at Wolverhampton Wanderers where he won three English Football League championships and the FA Cup.
Mullen joined the Midlanders in June 1937, turned professional on his 17th birthday, and remained with the club until his retirement in May 1960.
He made 488 appearances in total, scoring 112 goals, helping the club win their only three league titles (1953–54, 1957–58 and 1958–59) as well as the FA Cup in 1949.
During wartime, he served as a soldier in the Army from 1942 onward, based at Farnborough, Catterick and Barnard Castle.