Micky_Bull
Micky Bull
English footballer
Michael Frederick Bull (3 April 1930 – December 2011) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford and Swindon Town as an outside forward. He later had a career in non-League football, most notably with Bedford Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Frederick Bull[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1930-04-03)3 April 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Twickenham, England | ||
| Date of death | December 2011 (2012-01) (aged 81)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Kingston upon Hull, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–1948 | Polytechnic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1953 | Brentford | 3 | (0) |
| 1953–1955 | Swindon Town | 69 | (15) |
| 1955–1956 | Hastings United | ||
| 1956–1959 | Bedford Town | 189 | (51) |
| Hastings United | |||
| Tonbridge | 65 | (36) | |
| Tunbridge Wells United | |||
| Chatham Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brentford
An outside forward, Bull began his career at Second Division club Brentford in September 1948,[1] but had to wait until 1953 to make his first team debut for the club.[2] His only appearances for the club came in three matches in February 1953, against Everton, Bury and Doncaster Rovers.[3] Bull was released at the end of the 1952–53 season.[2]
Swindon Town
Bull joined Third Division South club Swindon Town in June 1953 and had a good first season with the struggling team,[2] making 43 appearances, scoring 12 goals and finishing as the club's top scorer.[4] His form deserted him during the 1954–55 season and he scored just three goals in 29 appearances, before departing at the end of the campaign.[4] Bull made 72 appearances and scored 15 goals for the Robins.[4]
Non-League football
After his release from Swindon, Bull dropped into non-League football and played for Hastings United, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells United and Chatham Town.[2][5][6] A memorable spell came with Southern League club Bedford Town, for whom he scored 51 goals in 189 appearances.[5] He finished his time with the club by winning the South East Division title in the 1958–59 season.[2][7]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1952–53[3] | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Swindon Town | 1953–54[4] | Third Division South | 41 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 12 |
| 1954–55[4] | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| Total | 69 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 72 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 15 | ||
Bedford Town
- Southern League South East Division: 1958–59[5]
- "Micky Bull". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 30. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 382. ISBN 0951526200.
- "Mike Bull – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- "Best Years Players A-B". bedfordoldeagles. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- "Up There Cazaly!" (PDF). Tonbridge Angels FC. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- Bedford Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database