Gary William Bull (born 12 June 1966) is an English retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

. He played for many clubs, most notably

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, typically as a centre forward.

Playing career

Having been a trainee at

Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...

, Bull joined

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in March 1988. 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.

Personal life

He is the cousin of

Steve Bull Stephen George Bull (born 28 March 1965 in Tipton, Dudley) is an English former professional footballer who is best remembered for his 13-year spell at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He played there from 1986 until his retirement from playing in 19 ...

, the record goalscorer for

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...

References

External links

Official Boston Town F.C. site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bull, Gary 1966 births Living people Sportspeople from West Bromwich English footballers Association football forwards Southampton F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players York City F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Grantham Town F.C. players Lincoln United F.C. players Boston Town F.C. players English Football League players Premier League players