| Micky Bull | |
| Fullname: | Michael Frederick Bull |
| Birth Date: | 3 April 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Twickenham, England |
| Death Place: | Kingston upon Hull, England |
| Position: | Outside forward |
| Years1: | 1948–1953 |
| Clubs1: | Brentford |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1953–1955 |
| Clubs2: | Swindon Town |
| Caps2: | 69 |
| Goals2: | 15 |
| Years3: | 1955–1956 |
| Clubs3: | Hastings United |
| Years4: | 1956–1959 |
| Clubs4: | Bedford Town |
| Caps4: | 189 |
| Goals4: | 51 |
| Clubs5: | Hastings United |
| Clubs6: | Tonbridge |
| Caps6: | 65 |
| Goals6: | 36 |
| Clubs7: | Tunbridge Wells United |
| Clubs8: | Chatham Town |
| Youthyears1: | –1948 |
| Youthclubs1: | Polytechnic |
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.
An outside forward, Bull began his career at Second Division club Brentford in September 1948, but had to wait until 1953 to make his first team debut for the club.[1] His only appearances for the club came in three matches in February 1953, against Everton, Bury and Doncaster Rovers.[2] Bull was released at the end of the 1952–53 season.
Bull joined Third Division South club Swindon Town in June 1953 and had a good first season with the struggling team, making 43 appearances, scoring 12 goals and finishing as the club's top scorer.[3] 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. Bull made 72 appearances and scored 15 goals for the Robins.
After his release from Swindon, Bull dropped into non-League football and played for Hastings United, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells United and Chatham Town.[4] [5] A memorable spell came with Southern League club Bedford Town, for whom he scored 51 goals in 189 appearances. He finished his time with the club by winning the South East Division title in the 1958–59 season.
| Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brentford | 1952–53 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Swindon Town | 1953–54 | Third Division South | 41 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 12 | |
| 1954–55 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |||
| Total | 69 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 15 | |||
| Career total | 72 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 15 | |||
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