Steve Bull
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen George Bull | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Tipton, Staffordshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1984 | Tipton Town | ||
| 1984–1985 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1985 | Tipton Town | 20 | (17) |
| 1985–1986 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | (2) |
| 1986–1999 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 561 | (306) |
| 2000–2001 | Hereford United | 6 | (2) |
| Total | 591 | (327) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989 | England U21 | 5 | (3) |
| 1989–1991 | England B | 5 | (2) |
| 1989–1990 | England | 13 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2001 | Hereford United (coach) | ||
| 2008 | Stafford Rangers | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Stephen George "Steve" Bull, MBE (born 28 March 1965 in Tipton, Staffordshire) 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 1999, and holds the club's goalscoring record with 306 goals, which included 18 hat-tricks for the club, although the club was never in the top division of English football during his time there.
He was capped 13 times for the England team between 1989 and 1990, scoring four goals.
Bull was born in Tipton and started school in September 1969 at Wednesbury Oak Primary School and moved up to Willingsworth High School in September 1976, by which time he was excelling in school football teams. The junior teams he played for included Ocker Hill infants, Red Lion and Newey Goodman. He left school in 1981 to join non-league Tipton Town. During this time he also held down a succession of factory jobs in addition to playing local league games.
He began his professional career, aged 19, after being recommended to West Bromwich Albion in 1984 by his Tipton Town manager Sid Day, who also worked as a scout for the Baggies. After initially having to train with the club's youth ranks, he was quickly offered a pro contract and moved into first team contention. He made his senior debut on 23 October 1985, replacing Garth Crooks in a 2–1 Full Members Cup win against Crystal Palace. He made his league debut as a substitute against QPR, away, on 12 April 1986 (lost 0-1), and his full debut at home to Sheffield Wednesday on 22 April (drew 1-1); they were his only league appearances that season and only appearances in top flight football.
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