Jimmy Bullard
Bullard playing for Ipswich in March 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | James Richard Bullard | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | East Ham, London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Leatherhead (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Corinthian-Casuals | |||
| 1997–1998 | Dartford | ||
| 1998–1999 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 30 | (7) |
| 1999–2001 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Peterborough United | 66 | (11) |
| 2003–2006 | Wigan Athletic | 145 | (10) |
| 2006–2009 | Fulham | 39 | (6) |
| 2009–2011 | Hull City | 23 | (7) |
| 2011 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 16 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Ipswich Town | 21 | (1) |
| 2012 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 342 | (47) | |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | England | 0 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016– | Leatherhead | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
James Richard "Jimmy" Bullard (born 23 October 1978) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder and manager. He is the manager of Leatherhead.
He played youth football at West Ham United before moving to Gravesend & Northfleet in 1998. Two seasons at Peterborough United was followed by a spell at Wigan Athletic where he scored ten goals in 145 league appearances, helping them to their first promotion to the Premier League. Bullard was known for being a passionate leader on the pitch and for his funny antics, playing football with a smile throughout his career. Paul Jewell described Bullard as the heart and soul of the dressing room.
A transfer to Fulham in 2006 resulted in six goals in 39 league appearances before Bullard moved to Hull City in 2009. A loan move to Ipswich Town commenced in 2011 where he scored on his debut. He later moved permanently to Ipswich and ended his career at Milton Keynes Dons. On 1 October 2012 Bullard retired from professional football, because problems with his knees meant he was unable to keep up the playing demands of up to two games a week.
Bullard was born in East Ham, east London. He played schools' representative football for Bexley Primary Schools FA and Kent Schools FA whilst at primary school, and then represented North Kent Schools FA whilst a pupil at Erith School. He started his career in non-League football with amateur club Corinthian before moving to Dartford, where he made 26 appearances in the 1997-98 season. He then moved to Gravesend & Northfleet before being signed by the club he supported as a boy, West Ham United, for a fee of £30,000 in 1999. He did not manage to break into the team, however, and was given a free transfer at the end of the 2000–01 season. After a three-week trial, he then signed for Peterborough United, where he first made a name for himself, scoring 11 goals in 62 league starts.This earned him a move to Wigan Athletic for £275,000 in January 2003.
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