Lee Bullock
 Bullock playing for Bury |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Bullock[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1981 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Thornaby-on-Tees, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bradford City | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1998 | York City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2004 | York City | 171 | (24) |
| 2004 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Cardiff City | 21 | (3) |
| 2005–2008 | Hartlepool United | 57 | (5) |
| 2007 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Bury (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Bradford City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2008– | Bradford City | 120 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:28, 12 April 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Lee Bullock (born 22 May 1981) is an English footballer who plays for Bradford City as a midfielder.
He started his career with York City, with whom he played 171 league games and scored 24 goals, before he moved to First Division side Cardiff City in 2004 after a loan spell. He spent just one season with Cardiff before he returned to north east England with Hartlepool United. He won promotion from League Two with Hartlepool, but after he lost his place in the side, he had loan spells with Mansfield Town, Bury and Bradford City, before signing permanently for Bradford in January 2008.
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[edit] Personal life
Born in Thornaby-on-Tees on 22 May 1981,[3][4] Bullock is a Middlesbrough supporter and attended the club's League Cup final appearance in 2004 when they defeated Bolton Wanderers 2–1.[5]
He married in the summer of 2009 before honeymooning in the Maldives.[6]
[edit] Career
[edit] York City
Bullock started his career with York City in August 1998, making his first team debut on 5 December 1998 in a 2–1 FA Cup defeat to Wrexham.[4] He signed a new two-year contract by the end of the 1998–99 season, which he finished with the young player of the year award.[7] He made 17 starts during his first full season and played 24 league games in total, but never managed more than six succssive appearances.[8][9] His season had been ended early because of an ankle injury he picked up in a reserve game,[10] but he extended his contract during the summer to three years, keeping him at Bootham Crescent until at least 2003.[11] His first goal came nearly two years after his debut when he scored a header in a 3–1 victory over Halifax Town at The Shay on 24 October 2000.[12] He scored another three goals that season, including another goal against Halifax Town in a 2–1 relegation battle on 14 April 2001.[13] In the 2001–02 season, he more than doubled the number of goals to nine. He underwent an ankle operation in April 2002,[14] which ended his season early after playing 40 games.[15] He scored another seven the following season, but at the end of the season, he was one of just eight players to be kept on at the club, because of financial problems.[16] Once again he scored seven goals in 2003–04. His form earned him interest from other clubs, including Cardiff City.[17]
[edit] Cardiff City
Bullock had a trial with Cardiff City in February 2004,[18] before he signed on loan until the end of the season the following month.[19] He scored three goals in ten games during his loan spell, including one on his debut in a 3–2 defeat to Reading,[20] and in a 1–1 draw with Ipswich Town on the final day of the season.[21] Bullock's form linked him with a move to Ipswich in June 2004,[22] but he joined Cardiff later that month on a permanent deal, which would make York £100,000 if he made 25 appearances for Cardiff.[23]
He scored five goals, including two in the League Cup in 2004–05 but he was released during the summer having made just eight league starts. Bullock joined Hartlepool United from Cardiff City on a free transfer in June 2005.[24]
[edit] Hartlepool United
Bullock made his Hartlepool debut on the opening day of the 2005–06 season in a 2–0 loss to Bradford City, before he scored three days later in a 1–1 draw with Bournemouth.[25] He scored four goals in his first season, but missed two months from November to January 2006 because of a thigh strain and then a hand injury.[26] He had his lowest scoring season in 2006–07 netting just twice, but helped Hartlepool to promotion from League Two.
Bullock signed for Mansfield Town on an initial one-month loan on 30 August 2007 to play regular first-team football. He returned to Hartlepool in September 2007.[27] He signed for Bury on a month's loan in October 2007.[28] This loan was extended for a second month in November 2007,[29] but he returned to Hartlepool in December after he turned down a permanent deal with Bury.[30]
[edit] Bradford City
He joined Bradford City on a month's loan in December, which started in January 2008.[31] He made his Bradford debut in a 2–0 victory against Accrington Stanley on 1 January 2008.[32] Three games into his loan spell at Bradford, he was transfer listed by Hartlepool United.[33] Bradford were unbeaten during Bullock's five game loan period, winning three and drawing two, and they signed Bullock on an 18-month contract before the end of the transfer window.[34] His first goal for Bradford was the side's third in a 3–2 victory over Rotherham United on 26 February 2008.[35] Bullock played for a month with a groin injury, and after playing 12 consecutive games since he first joined Bradford, he was rested for a game at Chester City on 12 March 2008 before undergoing a hernia operation,[36] which kept him out for the rest of the 2007–08 season.[4]
Having played in a number of pre-season games, Bullock returned to the Bradford side on the opening day of the 2008–09 season against Notts County, which Bradford won 2–1.[37] Bullock scored in consecutive league games as Bradford won four of their first five games,[4] but tore his ligaments in a game at Shrewsbury Town at the end of September. He returned to action after three months out injured when he played the first half of a reserve game against his former side Hartlepool United on December 16.[38] His return to first-team action came more than a month later, when he was a second-half substitute for fellow midfielder Dean Furman in a 3–3 draw at Luton Town, before he made his first start for four months just three days later in a 1–0 defeat to his former side Bury.[39] He was offered a new one-year contract extension by Bradford after the end of the season,[40] and despite it necessitating a wage cut, he agreed to it in June .[6]
Bullock signed a new two-year contract with the club on 9 June 2010.[41]
[edit] References
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- ^ "Profiles". Bradford City A.F.C.. http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10266~10679,00.html. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- ^ "'I am happy I made the move, the performances will come and then everything will fall into place, but it is just taking a bit longer than expected.'". Hartlepool Mail. 2005-10-21. http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/39I-am-happy-I-made.1229726.jp. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ a b c d "Lee Bullock". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=15687. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- ^ "Boro boss Steve has offered me managerial advice". Evening Press. 2004-03-04. http://archive.thisisyork.co.uk/2004/3/4/250992.html. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ a b Craven, Dave (2009-06-24). "It's payback time for Bullock". Telegraph & Argus. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/4454780.It_s_payback_time_for_Bullock/. Retrieved 2009-06-24.[dead link]
- ^ "Maine chance of survival". Evening Press. 1999-05-03. http://archive.thisisyork.co.uk/1999/5/3/323228.html. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- ^ "Lee aims to end goal drought". Evening Press. 2000-10-13. http://archive.thisisyork.co.uk/2000/10/13/311341.html. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ "York 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=129&teamid=2910. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ "Bullock out for season". Evening Press. 2000-04-13. http://archive.thisisyork.co.uk/2000/4/13/317399.html. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ "Young stars sign up for Minstermen". Evening Press. 2000-07-20. http://archive.thisisyork.co.uk/2000/7/20/314611.html. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ "Halifax 1-3 York". BBC Sport. 2000-10-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/986796.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "York 2-1 Halifax". BBC Sport. 2001-04-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/1274432.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "City pair going under the knife". Evening Press. 2002-04-01. http://archive.thisisyork.co.uk/2002/4/1/288055.html. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ "York 2001/2002 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=131&teamid=2910. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ "Eight players leave York". BBC Sport. 2003-05-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/york_city/3031349.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Cardiff ponder Bullock move". BBC Sport. 2004-02-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/3476143.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Bullock training with Cardiff". Evening Press. 2002-02-10. http://archive.thisisyork.co.uk/2004/2/10/252063.html. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ "Cardiff seal Bullock deal". BBC Sport. 2004-03-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/3544365.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Cardiff 2-3 Reading". BBC Sport. 2004-03-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3507684.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Ipswich 1-1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 2004-05-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3676111.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Ipswich linked to Bullock". BBC Sport. 2004-06-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/york_city/3729097.stm. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- ^ "Bullock seals Cardiff move". BBC Sport. 2004-06-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/3830181.stm. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- ^ "Hartlepool sign Bluebird Bullock". BBC Sport. 2005-06-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hartlepool_united/4637325.stm. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
- ^ "Bullock's beauty". Hartlepool Mail. 2005-08-10. http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/Bullock39s-beauty.1110336.jp. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ "Bully's bootin' down door for a break". Hartlepool Mail. 2006-01-27. http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/Bully39s-bootin39-down-door-for.1330949.jp. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ "Bury swoop for Pools midfielder". BBC Sport. 2007-10-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bury/7029813.stm. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ^ "Bullock extends loan deal at Bury". BBC Sport. 2007-11-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bury/7084942.stm. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ "Bury miss out on Bullock signing". BBC Sport. 2007-12-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bury/7150619.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Bradford move for Pools' Bullock". BBC Sport. 2007-12-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/7166119.stm. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
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- ^ "Hartlepool transfer-list quartet". BBC Sport. 2008-01-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hartlepool_united/7204936.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
- ^ "Bradford sign Bullock from Pools". BBC Sport. 2008-01-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/7218486.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ^ Parker, Simon (2008-02-27). "City heroes are wing kings". Telegraph & Argus. http://www.telegraphandargus.co.uk/display.var.2075450.0..php. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Parker, Simon (2008-03-12). "Middle men praised as Bully set for op". Telegraph & Argus. http://www.telegraphandargus.co.uk/display.var.2118525.0.middle_men_praised_as_bully_set_for_op.php. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
- ^ "Bradford 2-1 Notts County". BBC Sport. 2008-08-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7541104.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
- ^ Parker, Simon (2008-12-16). "Injured City pair back in action". Telegraph & Argus. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/3982463.Injured_City_pair_back_in_action/. Retrieved 2008-12-16.[dead link]
- ^ "Luton 3-3 Bradford". BBC Sport. 2009-01-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7844350.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ "McCall cuts down Bradford squad". BBC Sport. 2009-05-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/8035462.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ "Bradford City midfielder Lee Bullock signs new deal". BBC Sport. 2010-06-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/8730624.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
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