1. Stephen George Bull was born on 28 March 1965 and is an English former professional footballer who is best remembered for his 13-year spell at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
23 Facts About Steve Bull
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Steve Bull 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.
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Steve Bull was capped 13 times for the England team between 1989 and 1990, scoring four goals.
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Steve 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.
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Steve Bull left school in 1981 to join non-league Tipton Town.
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Steve Bull began his professional career, aged 19, after being recommended to West Bromwich Albion in 1984 by his Tipton Town manager Sid Day, who worked as a scout for the Baggies.
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Steve Bull made his league debut as a substitute against QPR, away, on 12 April 1986, and his full debut at home to Sheffield Wednesday on 22 April ; they were his only league appearances that season and only appearances in top flight football.
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Steve Bull played three Second Division games for Albion after they were relegated in 1986, scoring twice, and scored one goal in two League Cup appearances for the club.
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In over 13 years at Wolves, Steve Bull broke four of the club's goalscoring records.
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Steve Bull scored hat-tricks in cup competitions against Cheltenham Town and Brentford.
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Steve Bull scored freely in the cups, scoring four against Port Vale in the Associate Members' Cup and then against Bristol City in the same competition.
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Steve Bull revealed in a 2012 interview that Torino, Celtic and Newcastle United showed an interest in signing him while he was at Wolves.
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Steve Bull came close to achieving his ambition of reaching the Premier League in 1995 and 1997, but Wolves lost in the play-offs both times.
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On 13 July 1999, at the age of 34, Steve Bull finally admitted defeat in his battle to fully regain fitness and announced his retirement after 13 years with Wolves.
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Steve Bull is regarded as a legend at Wolves and one of the main stands at their home ground, Molineux, is named after him.
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On 29 July 2006, Steve 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.
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Steve Bull was capped 13 times by England, and scored 4 goals, all coming in the buildup to Italia 90.
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Steve Bull 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.
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Steve Bull 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.
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On 21 February 2008, Steve Bull entered management with Conference National side Stafford Rangers.
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Steve Bull parted company with the club on 12 December 2008.
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Steve Bull is the cousin of West Bromwich born former footballer Gary Bull, who played for clubs including Barnet, Nottingham Forest and Birmingham City.
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In November 2022, Steve 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.