Gary Bull

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Gary Bull
Personal information
Full name Gary William Bull [1]
Date of birth (1966-06-12) 12 June 1966 (age 59) [1]
Place of birth West Bromwich, [1] England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1988 Southampton 0 (0)
1988–1989 Cambridge United 19 (4)
1989–1993 Barnet 165 [3] (91)
1993–1995 Nottingham Forest 12 (1)
1994 → Birmingham City (loan) 10 (6)
1995 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 10 (3)
1995–1996 Birmingham City 6 (0)
1996–1998 York City 84 (11)
1998–2000 Scunthorpe United 31 (1)
2000–2003 Grantham Town 125 (68)
2003–2005 Lincoln United ? (?)
2005–2012 Boston Town ? (?)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary William Bull (born 12 June 1966) is an English retired footballer. He played for many clubs, most notably Nottingham Forest, typically as a centre forward.

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Playing career

Having been a trainee at Southampton, Bull joined Cambridge United in March 1988. [4]

During the 2006–07 season at Boston Town, he scored 57 goals, a club record. He later went on to become their all-time top scorer with over 200 goals, despite joining the club at the age of 39, before finally retiring from playing aged 45 in 2012. [5]

Personal life

He is the cousin of Steve Bull, the record goalscorer for Wolverhampton Wanderers. [6]

Honours

Scunthorpe United

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gary Bull". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  336. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ↑ "Downhill Second Half - A Barnet FC Archive | Gary BULL | Barnet FC career stats including appearances, goals, cards, matches played".
  4. ↑ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 611. ISBN   0-9534474-3-X.
  5. ↑ Hall of Fame No. 17
  6. ↑ "Football Gary Bull, the Nottingham Forest striker, has joined Second Division Brighton". The Independent . 18 August 1995. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  7. ↑ Ridley, Ian (30 May 1999). "Scunthorpe scuttle ordinary Orient". The Observer. p. 74. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 149.
  9. ↑ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 149.
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