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	\| birth_place = ], ], England		\| birth_place = ], ], England
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	\| totalgoals = ~~327~~		\| totalgoals = 271
	\| nationalyears1 = 1989		\| nationalyears1 = 1989
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	He began his professional career, aged 19, after being recommended to ] in 1984 by his ] 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 ] in a 2–1 ] win against ].<ref>{{cite book \| last = Matthews \| first = Tony \| title = The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion \| publisher = Breedon Books \| year = 2005 \| isbn = 1-85983-474-4 \| page = 40}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \| last=Matthews \| first=Tony \| title=West Bromwich Albion: The Complete Record \| publisher=Breedon Books \| year=2007 \| isbn=978-1-85983-565-4 \| page = 395}}</ref> He made his league debut as a substitute against QPR, away, on 12 April 1986 (lost 1–0), 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.<ref>{{cite book \| last=Matthews \| first=Tony \| title=West Bromwich Albion: The Complete Record \| publisher=Breedon Books \| year=2007 \| pages = 348–349 \| isbn=978-1-85983-565-4}}</ref>		He began his professional career, aged 19, after being recommended to ] in 1984 by his ] 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 ] in a 2–1 ] win against ].<ref>{{cite book \| last = Matthews \| first = Tony \| title = The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion \| publisher = Breedon Books \| year = 2005 \| isbn = 1-85983-474-4 \| page = 40}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \| last=Matthews \| first=Tony \| title=West Bromwich Albion: The Complete Record \| publisher=Breedon Books \| year=2007 \| isbn=978-1-85983-565-4 \| page = 395}}</ref> He made his league debut as a substitute against QPR, away, on 12 April 1986 (lost 1–0), 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.<ref>{{cite book \| last=Matthews \| first=Tony \| title=West Bromwich Albion: The Complete Record \| publisher=Breedon Books \| year=2007 \| pages = 348–349 \| isbn=978-1-85983-565-4}}</ref>

	Bull played three ] games for Albion after they were relegated in 1986, scoring twice, and also scored one goal in two League Cup appearances for the club.<ref>{{cite book \| last=Matthews \| first=Tony \| title=West Bromwich Albion: The Complete Record \| publisher=Breedon Books \| year=2007 \| pages = 350–351 \| isbn=978-1-85983-565-4}}</ref> Bull knew it would be difficult to break the Crooks/] partnership, so was prepared to drop to the bottom tier in search of first team football.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Ronay \|first1=Barney \|title=Interview Steve Bull \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/feb/05/steve-bull-small-talk \|access-date=8 September 2019 \|work=The Guardian\|date=5 February 2010}}</ref> In November 1986, he was sold to local rivals ], along with ], for £65,000 where he remained until the end of his professional career in 1999.		Bull played three ] games for Albion after they were relegated in 1986, scoring twice, and also scored one goal in two League Cup appearances for the club.<ref>{{cite book \| last=Matthews \| first=Tony \| title=West Bromwich Albion: The Complete Record \| publisher=Breedon Books \| year=2007 \| pages = 350–351 \| isbn=978-1-85983-565-4}}</ref> Bull knew it would be difficult to break the Crooks/] partnership, so was prepared to drop to the bottom tier in search of first team football.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Ronay \|first1=Barney \|title=Interview Steve Bull \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/feb/05/steve-bull-small-talk \|access-date=8 September 2019 \|work=The Guardian\|date=5 February 2010}}</ref> In November 1986, he was sold to local rivals ], along with ], for £65,000 where he remained until the end of his professional career in 1999, being one of Wolves' most loyal players.

	===Wolverhampton Wanderers===		===Wolverhampton Wanderers===
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	In the ] season, Wolves won the Fourth Division championship and became the first of only five teams (later matched by ], ], ] and ]) to have been champions of all four divisions in the English league. Bull's impressive total of 52 goals in all competitions during the season included 34 goals in the league, with league hat-tricks against ] and ]. He also scored hat-tricks in cup competitions against ] and ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1987-1988_Season.html \|title=1987-1988 Season \|publisher=Wolves-stats.co.uk \|access-date=2012-10-09 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529020839/http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1987-1988_Season.html \|archive-date=29 May 2013 }}</ref> His 50th goal came just 15 months after signing for Wolves, when he found the net twice in a 4–0 home win against ] on 9 February 1988.		In the ] season, Wolves won the Fourth Division championship and became the first of only five teams (later matched by ], ], ] and ]) to have been champions of all four divisions in the English league. Bull's impressive total of 52 goals in all competitions during the season included 34 goals in the league, with league hat-tricks against ] and ]. He also scored hat-tricks in cup competitions against ] and ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1987-1988_Season.html \|title=1987-1988 Season \|publisher=Wolves-stats.co.uk \|access-date=2012-10-09 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529020839/http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1987-1988_Season.html \|archive-date=29 May 2013 }}</ref> His 50th goal came just 15 months after signing for Wolves, when he found the net twice in a 4–0 home win against ] on 9 February 1988.

	On 24 January 1989, after just over two years at the club, he ~~surpassed~~ ~~the~~ ~~100-~~goal ~~margin~~ ~~for~~ ~~Wolves~~ ~~when~~ ~~scoring~~ a hat-trick in a Third Division game against ] at Molineux, which Wolves won 3–0.		On 24 January 1989, after just over two years at the club, he took his Wolves goal tally to over 100 with a hat-trick in a Third Division game against ] at Molineux, which Wolves won 3–0.

	In the ] season, Bull inspired Wolves to a second successive promotion, this time as Third Division champions, with 50 goals - marking a tally of 102 goals in two seasons. While still playing in the Third Division, he was selected for the ] and scored on his debut against ] at ]. Thirty-seven of his goals that season came in the league for Wolves. He achieved his first four-goal haul on 26 November 1988 in a 6–0 home win over ], scoring a hat-trick the following month in a 6–2 home victory over ]. He managed a third league hat-trick that season in a 5–2 February home win over ]. He also scored freely in the cups, scoring four against ] in the Associate Members' Cup and then against ] in the same competition.<ref name="wolves-stats1988">{{cite web \|url=http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1988-1989_Season.html \|title=1988-1989 Season \|publisher=Wolves-stats.co.uk \|access-date=2012-10-09 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529002254/http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1988-1989_Season.html \|archive-date=29 May 2013 }}</ref>		In the ] season, Bull inspired Wolves to a second successive promotion, this time as Third Division champions, with 50 goals - marking a tally of 102 goals in two seasons. While still playing in the Third Division, he was selected for the ] and scored on his debut against ] at ]. Thirty-seven of his goals that season came in the league for Wolves. He achieved his first four-goal haul on 26 November 1988 in a 6–0 home win over ], scoring a hat-trick the following month in a 6–2 home victory over ]. He managed a third league hat-trick that season in a 5–2 February home win over ]. He also scored freely in the cups, scoring four against ] in the Associate Members' Cup and then against ] in the same competition.<ref name="wolves-stats1988">{{cite web \|url=http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1988-1989_Season.html \|title=1988-1989 Season \|publisher=Wolves-stats.co.uk \|access-date=2012-10-09 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529002254/http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1988-1989_Season.html \|archive-date=29 May 2013 }}</ref>

	In ], he finally played Second Division football for Wolves, his first goal at this level coming on 26 August 1989 in a 1–1 home draw with ]. On ], he ~~reached~~ ~~the~~ ~~10-~~goal ~~margin in~~ the ~~league~~, before impressively grabbing all four goals for Wolves in their 4–1 win at ] on New Year's Day 1990. On 20 March, in the ] at Molineux, as Wolves beat struggling Albion 2–1 to boost their promotion hopes, Bull scored his 20th league goal of the campaign. A hat-trick against ] followed a month later, and he finished that campaign with 24 league goals and 26 in all competitions, although Wolves missed out on the playoffs and the chance of a third successive promotion.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1989-1990_Season.html \|title=1989-1990 Season \|publisher=Wolves-stats.co.uk \|access-date=2012-10-09 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528235000/http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1989-1990_Season.html \|archive-date=28 May 2013 }}</ref>		In ], he finally played Second Division football for Wolves, his first goal at this level coming on 26 August 1989 in a 1–1 home draw with ]. On ], he scored his 10th Second Division goal of the season, before impressively grabbing all four goals for Wolves in their 4–1 win at promotion-chasing ] on New Year's Day 1990. On 20 March, in the ] at Molineux (the first to be played there for six years), as Wolves beat struggling Albion 2–1 to boost their promotion hopes, Bull scored his 20th league goal of the campaign. A hat-trick against ] followed a month later, and he finished that campaign with 24 league goals and 26 in all competitions, although Wolves missed out on the playoffs and the chance of a third successive promotion.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1989-1990_Season.html \|title=1989-1990 Season \|publisher=Wolves-stats.co.uk \|access-date=2012-10-09 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528235000/http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1989-1990_Season.html \|archive-date=28 May 2013 }}</ref>

	He started the ] season in style with both goals at home to promotion favourites ], who came away from the Molineux with a 3–2 victory. These goals took his tally in all competitions to 150 goals in just under four years with Wolves. A hat-trick in a 4–0 home win over ] ~~saw~~ him ~~reach the~~ 11~~-goal~~ ~~mark~~ in ~~the league~~ by 6 October, and he reached the 20-goal margin (for the fourth ~~reason~~ running) on 26 February as they beat ] 3–1 at home. A hat-trick at home to ] in a thrilling 3–3 draw came the following month, and Bull finished the season with 25 goals in the league and 26 in all competitions.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1990-1991_Season.html \|title=1990-1991 Season \|publisher=Wolves-stats.co.uk \|access-date=2012-10-09 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528222142/http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1990-1991_Season.html \|archive-date=28 May 2013 }}</ref>		He started the ] season in style with both goals at home to promotion favourites ], who came away from the Molineux with a 3–2 victory. These goals took his tally in all competitions to 150 goals in just under four years with Wolves. A hat-trick in a 4–0 home win over ] took him to 11 Second Division goals by 6 October, and he reached the 20-goal margin (for the fourth season running) on 26 February as they beat ] 3–1 at home. A hat-trick at home to ] in a thrilling 3–3 draw came the following month, and Bull finished the season with 25 goals in the league and 26 in all competitions, although once again Wolves missed out on the playoffs and the chance of promotion.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1990-1991_Season.html \|title=1990-1991 Season \|publisher=Wolves-stats.co.uk \|access-date=2012-10-09 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528222142/http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1990-1991_Season.html \|archive-date=28 May 2013 }}</ref>

	Late in the ], he scored his 195th competitive goal for Wolves after just over five years at the club, breaking the club's decade-old goalscoring record set by ]. Early in the ] he ~~scored~~ ~~his~~ ~~200th~~ ~~goal~~ ~~for~~ ~~the~~ ~~club~~, less than six years after signing.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bullybully.net/biography.php \|title=STEVE BULL MBE : Official Website \|publisher=Bullybully.net \|access-date=2012-10-09 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208101907/http://www.bullybully.net/biography.php \|archive-date=8 February 2012 }}</ref> It came on 18 August 1992 in a 3–0 home win over ] in the new Division One, as the Second Division was renamed that year with the creation of the new ] as the top division of English football.		Late in the ], he scored his 195th competitive goal for Wolves after just over five years at the club, breaking the club's decade-old goalscoring record set by ]. Early in the ] he became the first player to score 200 goals for Wolves, less than six years after signing.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bullybully.net/biography.php \|title=STEVE BULL MBE : Official Website \|publisher=Bullybully.net \|access-date=2012-10-09 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208101907/http://www.bullybully.net/biography.php \|archive-date=8 February 2012 }}</ref> It came on 18 August 1992 in a 3–0 home win over ] in the new Division One, as the Second Division was renamed that year with the creation of the new ] as the top division of English football.

	In ~~1995~~, Bull came close to making a £1.5 million transfer to Premier League club ], then managed by ], but ultimately turned it down. Bull revealed in a 2012 interview that ], ] and ] also showed an interest in signing him while he was at Wolves.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Doug Ellis promised me a move to Aston Villa says Wolves legend Steve Bull\|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/doug-ellis-promised-me-a-move-to-aston-121434\|work=Birmingham Mail\|date=14 October 2012}}</ref> During the ], press reports suggested he was a transfer target for ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ERFZAAAAIBAJ&pg=1422,3302022&dq=alan+shearer+southampton&hl=en\|title=New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search\|website=news.google.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\| url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jul/17/leedsunited \| location=London \| work=The Guardian\| first=Rob \| last=Smyth \| title=On Second Thoughts: Leeds United's 1991-92 title \| date=17 July 2008}}</ref>		At the end of the 1994-95 season, when Wolves finished fourth in Division One but lost in the playoff semi-finals, Bull came close to making a £1.5 million transfer to Premier League club ], then managed by ], but ultimately turned it down. Bull revealed in a 2012 interview that ], ] and ] also showed an interest in signing him while he was at Wolves. Media reports at different stages of his career also linked him with moves to numerous other top division clubs.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Doug Ellis promised me a move to Aston Villa says Wolves legend Steve Bull\|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/doug-ellis-promised-me-a-move-to-aston-121434\|work=Birmingham Mail\|date=14 October 2012}}</ref> During the ], press reports suggested he was a transfer target for ], who went on to win the league title that season.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ERFZAAAAIBAJ&pg=1422,3302022&dq=alan+shearer+southampton&hl=en\|title=New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search\|website=news.google.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\| url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jul/17/leedsunited \| location=London \| work=The Guardian\| first=Rob \| last=Smyth \| title=On Second Thoughts: Leeds United's 1991-92 title \| date=17 July 2008}}</ref>

	He scored his 250th goal for Wolves in a 1–1 league draw with ] at ] on 3 May 1995.		He scored his 250th goal for Wolves in a 1–1 league draw with ] at ] on 3 May 1995.

	Bull played only one game in the English ] — coming on as a substitute, replacing Andy Thompson, for West Bromwich Albion in 1986 — the rest of his career was spent in the lower divisions. He came close to achieving his ambition of reaching the Premier League in 1995 and 1997, but Wolves lost in the play-offs both times.		Bull played only one game in the English ] — coming on as a substitute, ironically replacing Andy Thompson (who would follow him to Wolves the following season), for West Bromwich Albion in 1986 — the rest of his career was spent in the lower divisions. He came close to achieving his ambition of reaching the Premier League in 1995 and 1997, but Wolves lost in the play-offs both times.

	During his final two seasons at Molineux, his chances of first-team football were reduced by a series of knee injuries. He reached the 300-goal milestone<ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212091131/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/GoldenOldies/0%2C%2C10307~65346%2C00.html\|date=12 February 2012}}</ref> on 18 February 1998, scoring in a 2–0 home win over ] in the league.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1997-1998_Season.html \|title=1997-1998 Season \|publisher=Wolves-stats.co.uk \|access-date=2012-10-09 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528234118/http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1997-1998_Season.html \|archive-date=28 May 2013 }}</ref> It was the last of nine goals he would score for Wolves that season, as he missed many games due to injuries.		During his final two seasons at Molineux, his chances of first-team football were reduced by a series of knee injuries. He reached the 300-goal milestone<ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212091131/http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/GoldenOldies/0%2C%2C10307~65346%2C00.html\|date=12 February 2012}}</ref> on 18 February 1998, scoring in a 2–0 home win over ] in the league.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1997-1998_Season.html \|title=1997-1998 Season \|publisher=Wolves-stats.co.uk \|access-date=2012-10-09 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528234118/http://www.wolves-stats.co.uk/1997-1998_Season.html \|archive-date=28 May 2013 }}</ref> It was the last of nine goals he would score for Wolves that season, as he missed many games due to injuries.
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	He scored his last hat-trick in all competitions, two years after his final league hat-trick, on 18 August 1998 in a 5–0 home win over ] in the ] first round first leg.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thewolvessite.co.uk/bull_306.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718192048/http://www.thewolvessite.co.uk/bull_306.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=18 July 2012\|title=Bully's 306 Goals\|date=18 July 2012}}</ref>		He scored his last hat-trick in all competitions, two years after his final league hat-trick, on 18 August 1998 in a 5–0 home win over ] in the ] first round first leg.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thewolvessite.co.uk/bull_306.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718192048/http://www.thewolvessite.co.uk/bull_306.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=18 July 2012\|title=Bully's 306 Goals\|date=18 July 2012}}</ref>

	Bull's final goal for the club came against ] on 26 September 1998<ref>{{cite web		Bull's final goal for the club came against ] on 26 September 1998<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/wolves/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/98/09/26/SOCCER_Wolves_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=wolves&DIV=prem&TEAM=WOLVES&RH=Wolves&PREV_SEASON=1997
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	==International career==		==International career==
	Bull was capped 13 times by ], and scored 4 goals, all coming in the buildup to ]. He scored his first goal on his debut after replacing an injured ] against Scotland on 27 May 1989, with a low right-footed shot to the net. Two more goals came in a friendly against ] on 25 April 1990. His final England goal came against ], which earned him a place in ] World Cup squad.		Bull was capped 13 times by ], and scored 4 goals, all coming in the buildup to ]. He scored his first goal on his debut after replacing an injured ] against Scotland on 27 May 1989, with a low right-footed shot to the net. Two more goals came in a friendly against ] on 25 April 1990. His final England goal came against ], which earned him a place in ]'s World Cup squad.

	Despite starting his international career well, he did not score another goal for England after this. He played four times during ] - three times as a substitute against ], ] and ] and once as a starter against ]. His final match for England was on 17 October 1990 against ], but he was not picked again by his future Wolves manager, ].		Despite starting his international career well, he did not score another goal for England after this. He played four times during Italia 90 – three times as a substitute against ], ] and ] and once as a starter against ]. His final match for England was on 17 October 1990 against ], but he was not picked again by his future Wolves manager, ].

	Bull was still technically a ] player when he won his first cap, at the end of the 1988–89 season, as Wolves had not yet played in ] after their promotion that season. He remains the last player to be capped by England from outside the top two tiers, and one of only five post-] players so honoured.<ref>The others were: ], 4 caps while playing for ] in 1947-48, ], 5 caps while playing for ] in 1955-56, ], 1 cap while playing for ] in 1961-62 and ], 4 caps while playing for ] in 1975-76.</ref>		Bull was still technically a ] player when he won his first cap, at the end of the 1988–89 season, as Wolves had not yet played in ] after their promotion that season. He remains the last player to be capped by England from outside the top two tiers, and one of only five post-] players so honoured.<ref>The others were: ], 4 caps while playing for ] in 1947-48, ], 5 caps while playing for ] in 1955-56, ], 1 cap while playing for ] in 1961-62 and ], 4 caps while playing for ] in 1975-76.</ref>
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	==Honours==		==Honours==
	;Wolverhampton Wanderers		'''Wolverhampton Wanderers'''
	*]: ]		*]: ]
	*]: ]		*]: ]
	*]: ]		*]: ]

		⚫	'''Individual'''
	;England
		⚫	*]: ],<ref>{{cite book \|last=Lynch \|title=The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes \|page=147}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite book \|last=Lynch \|title=The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes \|page=147}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite book \|last=Lynch \|title=The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes \|page=148}}</ref> ]<ref>{{cite book \|last=Lynch \|title=The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes \|page=148}}</ref>
	* ] fourth place: ]

⚫	;Individual
⚫	*]: ],<ref>{{cite book \|last=Lynch \|title=The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes \|page=147}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite book \|last=Lynch \|title=The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes \|page=148}}</ref> ]<ref>{{cite book \|last=Lynch \|title=The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes \|page=148}}</ref>
	*]: December 1999		*]: December 1999
	*Freeman of the ]: September 2018		*Freeman of the ]: September 2018
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Steve Bull
MBE
Personal information
Bull in 2019
Full name	Stephen George Bull
Date of birth	(1965-03-28) 28 March 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Tipton, Staffordshire, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	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	474	(250)
2000–2001	Hereford United	6	(2)
Total		504	(271)
International career
1989	England U21	5	(3)
1989–1991	England B	5	(2)
1989–1990	England	13	(4)
Managerial career
2008	Stafford Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen George Bull MBE (born 28 March 1965) 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.

He was capped 13 times for the England team between 1989 and 1990, scoring four goals.

Playing career

Early years

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 1–0), 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.

Bull played three Second Division games for Albion after they were relegated in 1986, scoring twice, and also scored one goal in two League Cup appearances for the club. Bull knew it would be difficult to break the Crooks/Varadi partnership, so was prepared to drop to the bottom tier in search of first team football. In November 1986, he was sold to local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers, along with Andy Thompson, for £65,000 where he remained until the end of his professional career in 1999, being one of Wolves' most loyal players.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Bull's debut for Wolves, then languishing in the Fourth Division, was against Wrexham on 22 November 1986. His first goal for the club came on 2 December 1986 in the Associate Members' Cup as Wolves beat Cardiff City 1–0 at Ninian Park.

In over 13 years at Wolves, Bull broke four of the club's goalscoring records. He became their all-time leading goalscorer with 306 goals in competitive games (250 of them in the Football League, also a club record) and became their highest goalscorer in a single season when he scored 52 goals in competitive games during the 1987–88 season. Bull also scored a club record of 18 hat-tricks - the first of them against Hartlepool United in a 4-1 Fourth Division home win on 9 May 1987, the last on 17 August 1996 in a 3-0 Division One away win over Grimsby Town.

Bull's first season at the club saw him score a total of 19 goals for Wolves - 15 of them in the Fourth Division, in which they finished fourth - although they lost out on promotion after being beaten by Aldershot in the playoffs.

In the 1987–88 season, Wolves won the Fourth Division championship and became the first of only five teams (later matched by Burnley, Preston North End, Portsmouth and Sheffield United) to have been champions of all four divisions in the English league. Bull's impressive total of 52 goals in all competitions during the season included 34 goals in the league, with league hat-tricks against Exeter City and Darlington. He also scored hat-tricks in cup competitions against Cheltenham Town and Brentford. His 50th goal came just 15 months after signing for Wolves, when he found the net twice in a 4–0 home win against Peterborough United on 9 February 1988.

On 24 January 1989, after just over two years at the club, he took his Wolves goal tally to over 100 with a hat-trick in a Third Division game against Bristol City at Molineux, which Wolves won 3–0.

In the 1988–89 season, Bull inspired Wolves to a second successive promotion, this time as Third Division champions, with 50 goals - marking a tally of 102 goals in two seasons. While still playing in the Third Division, he was selected for the England team and scored on his debut against Scotland at Hampden Park. Thirty-seven of his goals that season came in the league for Wolves. He achieved his first four-goal haul on 26 November 1988 in a 6–0 home win over Preston North End, scoring a hat-trick the following month in a 6–2 home victory over Mansfield Town. He managed a third league hat-trick that season in a 5–2 February home win over Fulham. He also scored freely in the cups, scoring four against Port Vale in the Associate Members' Cup and then against Bristol City in the same competition.

In 1989–90, he finally played Second Division football for Wolves, his first goal at this level coming on 26 August 1989 in a 1–1 home draw with Bradford City. On Boxing Day, he scored his 10th Second Division goal of the season, before impressively grabbing all four goals for Wolves in their 4–1 win at promotion-chasing Newcastle United on New Year's Day 1990. On 20 March, in the Black Country derby at Molineux (the first to be played there for six years), as Wolves beat struggling Albion 2–1 to boost their promotion hopes, Bull scored his 20th league goal of the campaign. A hat-trick against Leicester City followed a month later, and he finished that campaign with 24 league goals and 26 in all competitions, although Wolves missed out on the playoffs and the chance of a third successive promotion.

He started the 1990–91 season in style with both goals at home to promotion favourites Oldham Athletic, who came away from the Molineux with a 3–2 victory. These goals took his tally in all competitions to 150 goals in just under four years with Wolves. A hat-trick in a 4–0 home win over Bristol City took him to 11 Second Division goals by 6 October, and he reached the 20-goal margin (for the fourth season running) on 26 February as they beat Port Vale 3–1 at home. A hat-trick at home to Oxford United in a thrilling 3–3 draw came the following month, and Bull finished the season with 25 goals in the league and 26 in all competitions, although once again Wolves missed out on the playoffs and the chance of promotion.

Late in the 1991-92 season, he scored his 195th competitive goal for Wolves after just over five years at the club, breaking the club's decade-old goalscoring record set by John Richards. Early in the following season he became the first player to score 200 goals for Wolves, less than six years after signing. It came on 18 August 1992 in a 3–0 home win over Leicester City in the new Division One, as the Second Division was renamed that year with the creation of the new FA Premier League as the top division of English football.

At the end of the 1994-95 season, when Wolves finished fourth in Division One but lost in the playoff semi-finals, Bull came close to making a £1.5 million transfer to Premier League club Coventry City, then managed by Ron Atkinson, but ultimately turned it down. Bull revealed in a 2012 interview that Torino, Celtic and Newcastle United also showed an interest in signing him while he was at Wolves. Media reports at different stages of his career also linked him with moves to numerous other top division clubs. During the 1991-92 season, press reports suggested he was a transfer target for Leeds United, who went on to win the league title that season.

He scored his 250th goal for Wolves in a 1–1 league draw with Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on 3 May 1995.

Bull played only one game in the English top flight — coming on as a substitute, ironically replacing Andy Thompson (who would follow him to Wolves the following season), for West Bromwich Albion in 1986 — the rest of his career was spent in the lower divisions. He came close to achieving his ambition of reaching the Premier League in 1995 and 1997, but Wolves lost in the play-offs both times.

During his final two seasons at Molineux, his chances of first-team football were reduced by a series of knee injuries. He reached the 300-goal milestone on 18 February 1998, scoring in a 2–0 home win over Bradford City in the league. It was the last of nine goals he would score for Wolves that season, as he missed many games due to injuries.

He scored his last hat-trick in all competitions, two years after his final league hat-trick, on 18 August 1998 in a 5–0 home win over Barnet in the Football League Cup first round first leg.

Bull's final goal for the club came against Bury on 26 September 1998 and his final competitive appearance for the club came on the last day of the 1998–99 season against Bradford City. By January 1999, however, reports were circulating that Bull would soon be retiring as a player due to an ongoing knee problem.

On 13 July 1999, at the age of 34, Bull finally admitted defeat in his battle to fully regain fitness and announced his retirement after 13 years with Wolves.

However, he soon returned to playing as player-coach of Hereford United for a season in the Conference, working with Graham Turner, the manager who had signed him for Wolves.

Known by his fans as 'Bully' for his club loyalty, rapport with supporters and passion for the game and also known as the "Tipton Skin" for his trademark closely cropped haircut, he received an MBE for services to Association Football in December 1999, shortly after retiring as a first class player.

Bull is regarded as a legend at Wolves and one of the main stands at their home ground, Molineux, is named after him. This commemoration was made in June 2003, with the stand having previously been known as the John Ireland Stand.

On 29 July 2006, Bull made one final appearance for Wolves in his 20th anniversary testimonial game against Aston Villa at Molineux, playing the first seven minutes of the match.

International career

Bull was capped 13 times by England, and scored 4 goals, all coming in the buildup to Italia 90. He scored his first goal on his debut after replacing an injured John Fashanu against Scotland on 27 May 1989, with a low right-footed shot to the net. Two more goals came in a friendly against Czechoslovakia on 25 April 1990. His final England goal came against Tunisia, which earned him a place in Bobby Robson's World Cup squad.

Despite starting his international career well, he did not score another goal for England after this. He played four times during Italia 90 – three times as a substitute against Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands and Belgium and once as a starter against Egypt. His final match for England was on 17 October 1990 against Poland, but he was not picked again by his future Wolves manager, Graham Taylor.

Bull was still technically a Third Division player when he won his first cap, at the end of the 1988–89 season, as Wolves had not yet played in Division Two after their promotion that season. He remains the last player to be capped by England from outside the top two tiers, and one of only five post-war players so honoured.

In total, he scored nine goals in 23 appearances for his country at full, U-21 and "B" team levels.

Management career

On 21 February 2008, Bull entered management with Conference National side Stafford Rangers. He had previously worked as a coach at this level with Hereford United in the 2000–01 season and had completed his UEFA Pro B coaching licence in the years in between. The team was in the relegation zone at the time of his appointment and he was unable to prevent relegation. He parted company with the club on 12 December 2008.

Personal life

He is the cousin of West Bromwich born former footballer Gary Bull, who played for clubs including Barnet, Nottingham Forest and Birmingham City. In November 2022, Bull launched his own clothing line entitled 'SB9' using the famous gold and black; it comprises t-shirts, hoodies, caps, beanies, polos, gilets, track suit trousers and shorts.

Honours

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 1987–88 Fourth Division, 1988–89 Third Division, 1989–90 Second Division, 1990–91 Second Division
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE): December 1999
Freeman of the City of Wolverhampton: September 2018

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
West Bromwich Albion	1985–86	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
	1986–87	Second Division	3	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	6	3
	Total		4	2	0	0	2	1	3	0	9	3
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1986–87	Fourth Division	30	15	0	0	0	0	7	4	37	19
	1987–88	Fourth Division	44	34	2	3	4	3	8	12	58	52
	1988–89	Third Division	45	37	1	0	2	2	7	11	55	50
	1989–90	Second Division	42	24	1	1	4	2	1	0	48	27
	1990–91	Second Division	43	26	1	0	2	0	2	1	48	27
	1991–92	Second Division	43	20	1	0	2	3	1	0	47	23
	1992–93	First Division	36	16	2	1	2	1	2	1	42	19
	1993–94	First Division	27	14	2	0	0	0	1	1	30	15
	1994–95	First Division	31	16	2	0	3	2	3	1	39	19
	1995–96	First Division	44	15	4	2	5	0	0	0	53	17
	1996–97	First Division	43	23	1	0	2	0	2	0	48	23
	1997–98	First Division	31	7	3	0	5	2	0	0	39	9
	1998–99	First Division	15	3	0	0	2	3	0	0	17	6
	Total		474	250	20	7	33	18	34	31	561	306
Hereford United	2000–01	Conference	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	2
Career total			484	254	20	7	35	19	38	31	577	311

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Matthews, Tony (2007). West Bromwich Albion: The Complete Record. Breedon Books. p. 395. ISBN 978-1-85983-565-4.
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The others were: Tommy Lawton, 4 caps while playing for Notts County in 1947-48, Reg Matthews, 5 caps while playing for Coventry City in 1955-56, Johnny Byrne, 1 cap while playing for Crystal Palace in 1961-62 and Peter Taylor, 4 caps while playing for Crystal Palace in 1975-76.
"Bully out as Stafford Rangers boss". Express & Star. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 15 December 2008.
"Football Gary Bull, the Nottingham Forest striker, has joined Second Division Brighton". The Independent. London. 18 August 1995. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 147.
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Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 148.
Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 148.
Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League play-offs, EFL Trophy, Full Members Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup, FA Trophy

External links

Official website bullybully.net
Profile at the Official Wolves site
Steve Bull at Soccerbase
Steve Bull at England Football Online

Awards

v t e 1989–90 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year
GK: Coton DF: Irwin DF: Fairclough DF: Barrett DF: Dicks MF: Strachan MF: McAllister MF: Sellars FW: Ritchie FW: Quinn FW: Bull

v t e 1990–91 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year
GK: Mikloško DF: Kerslake DF: Barrett DF: Pearson DF: Bodin MF: Bishop MF: Sheridan MF: Palmer FW: Hirst FW: Bull FW: Morley

v t e 1988–89 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year
GK: Martyn DF: Brown DF: Yates DF: Newman DF: Coleman MF: Walker MF: Mooney MF: McIlroy FW: Bull FW: Mutch FW: Agana

v t e 1987–88 Football League Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year
GK: Kendall DF: Brown DF: Boyle DF: Day DF: Dickenson MF: Gooding MF: Davies MF: Wimbleton FW: Bull FW: Currie FW: Mutch

English Third Division top scorers

1921: Conner, Simms & Whitworth
1922: Carmichael / Richardson
1923: Beel & Carmichael / Pagnam
1924: Brown / Haines
1925: Brown / Fowler
1926: Cookson / Cock
1927: Whitehurst / Morris
1928: Smith / Morris
1929: McConnell / Rennie
1930: Newton / Goddard
1931: McConnell / Simpson
1932: Hall / Bourton
1933: McNaughton / Bourton
1934: Lythgoe / Dawes
1935: Alsop / R. Allen
1936: Bell / Dawes
1937: Harston / Payne
1938: J. Roberts / Crawshaw
1939: Hunt / Morton
1947: Jordan / Clark
1948: Hutchinson / Townsend
1949: Ardron / McGibbon
1950: R. Phillips & Doherty / Lawton
1951: Shaw / Ardron
1952: Graver / Blackman
1953: Whitehouse / Bradford
1954: Ashman / English
1955: Travis, Connor & Bottom / Morgan
1956: Crosbie / Collins
1957: Straw / E. Phillips
1958: Ackerman / Reeves & McCrory
1959: Towers
1960: Reeves
1961: Richards
1962: Holton
1963: Hudson
1964: Biggs
1965: Wagstaff
1966: L. Allen
1967: Marsh
1968: Rogers
1969: Rogers
1970: Ge. Jones
1971: Ingram & D. Roberts
1972: MacDougall
1973: Horsfield
1974: Jennings
1975: McNeil
1976: McNeil
1977: Ward
1978: Bruce
1979: Jenkins
1980: Curran
1981: Kellow
1982: Davies
1983: Dixon
1984: Edwards
1985: Tynan
1986: Senior
1987: A. Jones
1988: Crown
1989: Bull
1990: Taylor
1991: Angell & Philliskirk
1992: Holdsworth & I. Roberts
1993: Foreman & Griffiths
1994: Ellis
1995: Freedman
1996: White & Saville
1997: Gr. Jones
1998: Ga. Jones
1999: Gabbiadini
2000: Gabbiadini
2001: Zamora
2002: Howard
2003: Morrell
2004: MacLean

(N) Football League Third Division North; (S) Football League Third Division South

English Fourth Division top scorers

1959: Rowley
1960: Holton
1961: Bly
1962: Hunt
1963: Wagstaff
1964: McIlmoyle
1965: Jeffrey
1966: Hector
1967: Phythian
1968: Massie & Chapman
1969: Talbot
1970: Kinsey
1971: MacDougall
1972: Price
1973: Binney
1974: Yeo
1975: Clarke
1976: Moore
1977: Joicey
1978: Curtis & Phillips
1979: Dungworth
1980: Garwood
1981: Cork
1982: Edwards
1983: Cammack
1984: Senior
1985: Clayton
1986: Taylor & Cadette
1987: Hill
1988: Bull
1989: Stant
1990: Angell
1991: Norris
1992: Bamber & Stant

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Player of the Year

1977: Daley
1978: Hazell
1979: Berry
1980: Carr
1981: Bradshaw
1982: Bradshaw
1983: Burridge
1984: Dodd
1985: Flowers
1986: Streete
1987: Stoutt
1988: Bull
1989: Mutch
1990: Venus
1991: Stowell
1992: Bennett
1993: Cook
1994: Thompson
1995: Rankine
1996: Bull
1997: Bull
1998: Curle
1999: Muscat
2000: Pollet
2001: Naylor
2002: Rae
2003: Lescott
2004: Camara
2005: Lescott
2006: Miller
2007: Murray
2008: Hennessey
2009: Foley
2010: Craddock
2011: Jarvis
2012: Hennessey
2013: Sako
2014: McDonald
2015: Stearman
2016: Doherty
2017: Costa
2018: Neves
2019: Moutinho
2020: Jiménez
2021: Neto
2022: Sá
2023: Neves
2024: Lemina

v t e Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. – Hall of Fame inductees
2009	Bull Cullis Flowers Jones Parkin Wright
2010	Bailey Broadbent Harrison Richards Slater Turner Williams
2011	2003 Football League First Division play-off final Dougan Hayward Hibbitt Mullen Swinbourne
2013	Buckley Finlayson Mutch Wagstaffe Wolverhampton Wanderers v Honvéd
2015	Hancocks McAlle

v t e England squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup fourth place
1 Shilton 2 Stevens 3 Pearce 4 Webb 5 Walker 6 Butcher 7 Br. Robson (c) 8 Waddle 9 Beardsley 10 Lineker 11 Barnes 12 Parker 13 Woods 14 Wright 15 Dorigo 16 McMahon 17 Platt 18 Hodge 19 Gascoigne 20 Steven 21 Bull 22 Seaman / Beasant Coach: Bo. Robson
Beasant replaced Seaman after England's first match.

v t e Stafford Rangers F.C. – managers
Austin (1947) Dowen (1947–48) Frith (1948–50) Evans (1950–51) Hampson (1952–53) Brown (1955) Antonio (1957–58) Millard (1958–59) Mitchell (1959–60) Cordell (1961–63) Griffiths (1964) Smith (1964–65) Hutchinson (1965–69) Chapman (1970–75) Jones (1975) Meldrum (1975–76) Berks (1976–77) Chapman (1977–80) Ogden (1980–81) Thomson (1981–83) Clarke (1983) Reid (1983–88) Chambers (1988–89) Reid (1989) Williams (1989–90) Wright (1990–92) Booth (1992–95) Phillips (1995) Harrison (1995) Horton (1995) Bowen (1995–97) Bond (1997–98) Painter (1998–2002) Robinson (2002–07) Bull (2008) Brindley (2008–10) Flowers (2010–11) Elliott (2011) Clowes (2011–13) Mutch (2013–14) Heathcote (2014) Kitching (2014–18) Burr (2018) Meechan & Fearn (2019–20) Banim (2020) Hill (2021–) (c) = caretaker manager

Stafford Rangers F.C. – managers

Austin (1947)
Dowen (1947–48)
Frith (1948–50)
Evans (1950–51)
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