Gary Bull
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary William Bull | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | West Bromwich, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986–1988 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Cambridge United | 19 | (4) |
| 1989–1993 | Barnet | 83 | (37) |
| 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 | ? | (?) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Gary William Bull (born 12 June 1966 in West Bromwich) is a retired English footballer. He played for many clubs, most notably Nottingham Forest, typically as a centre forward.
Playing career
Having been a trainee at Southampton, Bull joined Cambridge United in March 1988.[1] Bull first came to prominence at Barnet, scoring the goal that took them into the Football League for the first time in 1991. Two years later he was among the first signings by Frank Clark for Nottingham Forest, where he had succeeded the legendary Brian Clough as manager following relegation from the new FA Premier League.
He played 11 Division One games in 1993-94 without scoring, just enough for a runners-up medal as Forest sealed immediate promotion.
His only top division game came on 2 January 1995 when he was in first eleven at home to Crystal Palace and scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win. He was loaned to Brighton early in the 1995-96 season and was transferred to Birmingham City on a free transfer on 29 December 1995. He spent just over two months with the Blues, scoring once in 15 league games, before being transferred to York City. Six months after signing for the Minstermen he scored a goal as they beat Everton 3-2 in the second round second leg of the League Cup. His last league club was Scunthorpe United in the 1999-2000 season, where they suffered relegation from Division Two a year after promotion. But his playing career continued for much longer at non-league level.
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.[2]
Family
He is the cousin of Steve Bull, the record goalscorer for Wolverhampton Wanderers.[3]
References
- ↑ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 611. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
- ↑ Hall of Fame No. 17
- ↑ "Football Gary Bull, the Nottingham Forest striker, has joined Second Division Brighton". The Independent. 18 August 1995. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
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