Jimmy Bullard
James Richard Bullard is an English former professional footballer, coach and television presenter. He was most recently manager at Leatherhead between September 2016 and May 2017. As a player he was a midfielder and played youth football at West Ham United before moving to Gravesend & Northfleet in 1998. A transfer to Fulham in 2006 resulted in six goals in 39 league appearances before Bullard moved to Hull City in 2009. A loan move to Ipswich Town commenced in 2011 where he scored on his debut. On 1 October 2012 Bullard retired from professional football, because problems with his knees meant he was unable to keep up the playing demands of up to two games a week.
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James Richard Bullard is an English former professional footballer, coach and television presenter. He is the co-host of the Saturday morning Sky Sports show Soccer AM. As a player he was a midfielder and played youth football at West Ham United before moving to Gravesend & Northfleet in 1998. A transfer to Fulham in 2006 resulted in six goals in 39 league appearances before Bullard moved to Hull City in 2009. A loan move to Ipswich Town commenced in 2011 where he scored on his debut. On 1 October 2012 Bullard retired from professional football, because problems with his knees meant he was unable to keep up the playing demands of up to two games a week. He was most recently manager at Leatherhead between September 2016 and May 2017. Bullard was born in East Ham, London. He played schools’ representative football for Bexley Primary Schools FA and Kent Schools FA whilst at primary school, and then represented North Kent SchoolsFA whilst a pupil at Erith School. He started his career in non-League football with amateur club Corinthian. He then moved to Dartford, where he made 26 appearances in the 1997–98 season. In May 2001 he signed for Second Division club Peterborough United on a three-year contract. After impressing with Peterborough, Bullard earned a move to Wigan Athletic for £275,000 in January 2003. He helped Wigan secure promotion to the FA Premier League in the 2004–05 season and an appearance in the 2006 Football League Cup Final, which they lost 4–0 to Manchester United.
On 28 April 2006, it was announced that Bullard would sign for Fulham at the end of the 2005–06 season after a £2. 5 million offer from the London club triggered a release clause in his contract. He made his Fulham debut against Bolton Wanderers on 26 August, a last-minute penalty kick to level the scores at 1–1. Three days later, after he scored a 28-yard curling free kick against Sheffield United in a 1–0 win, Fulham boss Chris Coleman hailed Bullard as \”the best £2million we’ve ever spent\”. On 9 September 2006, he dislocated his kneecap in a match against Newcastle United. At the start of the 2008–09 season Bullard found himself linked with various clubs, with his former club, Wigan, expressing interest in signing him. After helping Fulham out of the relegation zone, he scored an equaliser against Blackburn Rovers and won the man of the match award. He also came on as a half time substitute in a 2–1 win against Aston Villa on 3 February, setting up then scoring the equaliser from a 25-yard free kick and winning the match. A few weeks later, he returned to the team, along with captain Brian McBride, to rescue Fulham’s hope of Premier League survival. On 12 January 2008, he came off the bench to play against West Ham.
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