Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martin John Bullock | ||
Date of birth | 5 March 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Derby, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1993 | Eastwood Town | ? | (?) |
1993–2001 | Barnsley | 185 | (4) |
2000 | → Port Vale (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2001–2005 | Blackpool | 153 | (4) |
2005–2007 | Macclesfield Town | 83 | (11) |
2007–2008 | Wycombe Wanderers | 25 | (0) |
2009–2012 | Waitakere United | ||
Total | 452+ | (20+) | |
National team | |||
1996 | England under-21 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Martin John Bullock (born 5 March 1975) is an English former football midfielder who is a Football Development Officer at Northern Football Federation. He previously played for five league teams over fifteen years, making 452 league appearances. He also won a cap for the England under-21 side in 1996.
He began his career at non-league Eastwood Town, before earning a move to Barnsley in 1993. In an eight-year association with the club he played almost 200 league games for the club, helping them to the Premier League at the end of the 1996–97 season. Loaned out to Port Vale in 2000, the following year he transferred to Blackpool. He enjoyed a highly successful four years with the club, lifting the Football League Trophy in 2002 and 2004. He then played for Macclesfield Town between 2005 and 2007, before ending his professional career with Wycombe Wanderers in 2008. He later turned out for leading New Zealand side Waitakere United, helping them to three Premiership titles, before his retirement in June 2012.
Bullock began his career with Northern Premier League First Division side Eastwood Town. He turned professional after a £15,000 move to Barnsley in 1993. He remained at Oakwell for eight years, making 218 appearances in all competitions for the "Tykes". He played 28 league games, mostly as a substitute, in the club's historic 1996–97 campaign, which saw them finish second in the First Division. In the subsequent 1997–98 Premier League season he played 33 top-flight games. Barnsley were relegated, though Bullock remained a key part of their 1998–99 campaign. He found himself out of favour in 1999–2000 however, making just six starts, five of which were in the League Cup. He was utilised more frequently in 2000–01, after spending February 2000 on loan at Second Division Port Vale, for whom he scored once against Queens Park Rangers.