Ronald Rodney "Ronnie" Bull (born 26 December 1980) is an English footballer who plays as a left full back and left-sided or central midfielder and is currently without a club.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Rodney Bull[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1999 | Millwall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2004 | Millwall | 50 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Brentford (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Grimsby Town | 27 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | New Zealand Knights | 7 | (0) |
| 2006 | Basingstoke Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | Rushden & Diamonds | 19 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Grays Athletic | 3 | (0) |
| 2007-2008 | Crawley Town | 37 | (2) |
| 2008 | Ebbsfleet United | 9 | (0) |
| 2008 | Fisher Athletic | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Exeter City | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Grays Athletic | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Salisbury City | 9 | (0) |
| 2012 | Eastbourne Borough | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Hayes & Yeading United | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:55, 20 March 2012 (UTC) | |||
He has previously played in the Football League for Millwall, Yeovil Town, Brentford, Grimsby Town and Exeter City as well as playing in the Australian A-League for the New Zealand Knights. He has since returned to England and has forged a career playing in Non-league having appeared for Basingstoke Town, Rushden & Diamonds, Grays Athletic, Crawley Town, Ebbsfleet United, Fisher Athletic and Salisbury City.
Playing career
Millwall
Bull started his career with Millwall, playing in the same youth side as Tim Cahill and Lucas Neill. He made fifty appearances by the end of the 2003–04 season. By this point, he had completed loan spells with Yeovil Town and Brentford.
Grimsby
In 2004 he left Millwall to join Grimsby Town. Bull stayed for a season before he was offered a move abroad.
New Zealand Knights
He then moved to New Zealand to play for the New Zealand Knights in the newly formed A-League. He made many appearances for them before leaving the side.
Return to England
Bull left the club in November 2005 to return to the UK, less than halfway through the Knights' disastrous first season. In 2006 he returned to Millwall to train, attempting to increase his fitness after injury.[2]
On his return to England, he signed with Rushden & Diamonds. He left Rushden in November 2006 to join Grays Athletic. He then signed for Crawley Town during the January 2007 transfer window,[3] and scored on his debut against Aldershot Town.
Bull left Crawley in January 2008 after he was told he was surplus to requirements.[4] He subsequently signed for Ebbsfleet United, but he was released at the end of the 2007–08 season.[5]
He went on trial with Salisbury in the summer of 2008 before he joined Fisher Athletic in October 2008. He made just a handful of appearances before joining Exeter City. It was announced in January 2009 that he was to stay with the League Two side until the end of the 2008–09 season.
At the start of the 2009–10 season, Bull rejoined for Grays Athletic along with eight other players.[6] This was after he had been in talks with Salisbury City, but a move failed to materialise because of the clubs financial position.
Salisbury City
Bull signed for Salisbury City during the January transfer window 2010 on a contract that kept him at the club until the end of the 2009/10 season.[7] Then after this he signed a new contract keeping him at Salisbury for another year.
Eastbourne Borough
Bull signed for Eastbourne Borough on 17 February 2012.[8] Bull left Eastbourne at the end of the season without having made a first team appearance.
References
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 66. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
- ^ "Ronnie's return". Millwall FC. 10 October 2006. Archived from the original (video) on 21 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Crawley sign ex-Millwall defender, BBC Sport
- ^ Defender Bull released by Crawley, BBC Sport
- ^ Daish reshuffles Ebbsfleet squad, BBC Sport
- ^ "Grays sign nine players in a day". BBC Sport. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20120303013546/http://www.salisburycity-fc.co.uk/news_article.php?slug=third-signing-for-whites&id=329. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Eastbourne Borough boss makes first signings". Eastbourne Herald. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
External links
- Ronnie Bull at Soccerbase
- Player Profile, Ebbsfleet United Website
- Ronnie Bull Basingstoke Town Profile