Ronnie Rodney Bull (born 26 December 1980) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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and left-sided or central midfielder from 1999 to 2013. He played in the

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for

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and

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as well as playing in the

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for the

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. He has since returned to England and has forged a career playing

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, having appeared for

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and

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Playing career

Millwall

Bull started his career with

, playing in the same youth side as

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and

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. He made 50 appearances before his release in April 2004. By this point, he had completed loan spells with

and

and joined the latter club on a permanent deal for the final month of the 2003–04 season.

Grimsby Town

In 2004, he left Brentford to join

. Bull stayed for a season before he was offered a move abroad.

New Zealand Knights

He then moved to

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to play for the

in the newly formed

. He made many appearances for them before leaving the side.

Return to England

Bull left the club in November 2005 to return to the UK, less than halfway through the Knights' disastrous first season. In 2006, he returned to

to train, attempting to increase his fitness after injury. On his return to England, he signed with

. He left Rushden in November 2006 to join

. He then signed for

during the January 2007 transfer window, and scored on his debut against

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. Bull left Crawley in January 2008 after he was told he was surplus to requirements. He subsequently signed for

, but he was released at the end of the 2007–08 season. He went on trial with Salisbury in the summer of 2008 before he joined

in October 2008. He made just a handful of appearances before joining

. It was announced in January 2009 that he was to stay with the

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side until the end of the 2008–09 season. At the start of the 2009–10 season, Bull rejoined for

along with eight other players. This was after he had been in talks with Salisbury City, but a move failed to materialise because of the club's financial position.

Salisbury City

On 2 February 2010, Bull signed for

on a contract that kept him at the club until the end of the 2009–10 season. Then after this he signed a new contract keeping him at Salisbury for another year.

Eastbourne Borough

Bull signed for Eastbourne Borough on 17 February 2012. Bull left Eastbourne at the end of the season without having made a first team appearance.

References

External links

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Player Profile
Ebbsfleet United Website
Ronnie Bull Basingstoke Town Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bull, Ronnie 1980 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Hackney People from Hackney Central English men's footballers Millwall F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players New Zealand Knights FC players Basingstoke Town F.C. players Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Fisher Athletic F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Salisbury City F.C. players Eastbourne Borough F.C. players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players English Football League players A-League Men players National League (English football) players Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand English expatriate men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks