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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
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...
, typically as a centre forward.


Playing career

Having been a trainee at
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, Bull joined
Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They compete in EFL League one , the 3rd tier of the English football league system. The club is based at the Abbey Stadium on Ne ...
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