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Steve Bull
Steven George Bull (born 28 March 1965) is an English footballer who had a long and successful career with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
His career was launched with Tipton Town. He transferred from the club's arch-rivals, West Bromwich Albion in 1986 for a fee of 65,000 pounds and played there until to 1999, he holds a number of club records:
- Top goal-scorer : 306 goals
- Top league goal-scorer : 250 goals
- Most goals in a season : 52 goals (1987/88)
- Most hat-tricks : 18
He is regarded as such a legend at the club that one of the main stands at their football ground, the Molineux, is named after him.
His debut for Wolves was against Wrexham on 22 November, 1986. He made 464 league appearances for the club, 561 appearances in total. On leaving Wolves, he went on to play 12 games for Hereford United where he rejoined his old manager Graham Turner.
He represented England 13 times, scoring 4 goals and appearing in the 1990 World Cup Finals. Known by his adoring fans as 'Bully' for his club loyalty, rapport with supporters and passion for the game he received an MBE for services to Association Football.
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