Matt Bulman

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Matt Bulman
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Bulman with Forest Green Rovers.
Personal information
Full name Matthew Kenneth Bulman
Date of birth (1986-10-14) 14 October 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Oxford City
Youth career
2004–2005 Swindon Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006 Swindon Town 0 (0)
2006–2007 Salisbury City ? (0)
2007–2008 Cirencester Town 40 (0)
2008–2010 Swindon Supermarine 81 (0)
2010–2011 Cirencester Town 35 (0)
2011–2014 Forest Green Rovers 5 (0)
2013Chippenham Town (loan) 6 (0)
2014 Worcester City 0 (0)
2014 Oxford City 1 (0)
2014–2015 North Leigh 41 (0)
2015– Swindon Supermarine 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:13, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

Matthew Kenneth Bulman (born 14 October 1986) is an association footballer playing as a goalkeeper for Oxford City. He has previously played for Forest Green Rovers, Swindon Town and Salisbury City.

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Career

Bulman began his career in the youth system at Swindon Town, progressing into the first team where he made one senior appearance in an FA Cup tie on 16 November 2005 against Boston United, replacing the dismissed Tom Heaton and saving a penalty from Jason Lee with his first touch. [1] He left the club in June 2006 and joined Salisbury City the following month. [2]

After a season with Salisbury, Bulman moved on to the first of two spells at Cirencester Town. [3] He left the club at the end of the 2007–2008 season to join Swindon Supermarine. [4] [5] In the summer of 2010 he returned to Cirencester Town.

In May 2011, Bulman signed for Conference National side Forest Green Rovers. [6] He made his debut for the club on 12 August 2011 in a live televised fixture against Stockport County. [7] In December 2012, Bulman signed a contract extension with the club. [8] In November 2013, he joined Southern Premier Division side Chippenham Town on a month-long loan deal. [9] He kept a clean sheet on his first appearance for the club on 9 November 2013 in a 1–0 home win over Cambridge City. On 31 January 2013, he left Forest Green after mutually agreeing to terminate his contract. [10]

In February 2014, Bulman joined Worcester City. [11] Just a month later however he left the club without making any appearances and joined league rivals Oxford City. He made his debut on 15 March 2014 in a 2–1 defeat against Boston United. [12]

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References

  1. "Boston 4–1 Swindon". BBC Sport. 16 November 2005.
  2. "Goalkeeper Matt joins City". Salisbury Journal. 26 August 2006.
  3. "Viveash signs 13". Wilts & Glos Standard. 18 July 2007.
  4. "It's Bully for you Marine". Swindon Advertiser. 17 May 2008.
  5. "Viveash plays his King". Wilts & Glos Standard. 27 May 2008.
  6. "Curtis McDonald signs new Forest Green Rovers deal". BBC Sport. 31 May 2011.
  7. "Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Stockport County". BBC Sport. 12 August 2011.
  8. "Forest Green Rovers hand new contracts to five players". BBC Sport. 6 December 2012.
  9. "Bulman signs for Bluebirds". thisiswiltshire.co.uk. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  10. "Matt Bulman agrees deal to leave Forest Green". Stroud News & Journal. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  11. "One in, one out at City". Worcester News. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  12. "Boston United 2–1 Oxford City". Boston Standard. 15 March 2014.