Gary William Bull (born 12 June 1966) is an English retired 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.[4]
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.[5]
Personal life
He is the cousin of Steve Bull, the record goalscorer for Wolverhampton Wanderers.[6]
Honours
Scunthorpe United
Individual
References
- ^ a b c “Gary Bull”. Barry Hugman’s Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 336. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ “Downhill Second Half – A Barnet FC Archive | Gary BULL | Barnet FC career stats including appearances, goals, cards, matches played”.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ridley, Ian (30 May 1999). “Scunthorpe scuttle ordinary Orient”. The Observer. p. 74. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 149.
- ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 149.
External links
- Official Boston Town F.C. site
- Gary Bull at Soccerbase
