Back جيمي بولارد Arabic جيمى بولارد ARZ جیمی بولارد AZB Jimmy Bullard German جیمی بولارد Persian Jimmy Bullard Finnish Jimmy Bullard French Jimmy Bullard Irish Jimmy Bullard GV Jimmy Bullard Hungarian
 Bullard playing for Ipswich Town in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Richard Bullard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1978[2] | ||
| Place of birth | East Ham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| West Ham United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Corinthian | |||
| 1997–1998 | Dartford | ||
| 1998–1999 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 30 | (7) |
| 1999–2001 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Peterborough United | 66 | (11) |
| 2003–2006 | Wigan Athletic | 145 | (10) |
| 2006–2009 | Fulham | 39 | (6) |
| 2009–2011 | Hull City | 23 | (7) |
| 2011 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 16 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Ipswich Town | 21 | (1) |
| 2012 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 342 | (47) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Leatherhead | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Richard Bullard (born 23 October 1978) is an English former professional footballer, coach and television personality. He was 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. Two seasons at Peterborough United was followed by a spell at Wigan Athletic where he scored ten goals in 145 league appearances, helping them to their first promotion to the Premier League. Bullard was known for being a passionate leader on the pitch and for his funny antics, playing football with a smile throughout his career. Paul Jewell described Bullard as the heart and soul of the dressing room.[4]
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. He later moved permanently to Ipswich and ended his career at Milton Keynes Dons. 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.[5] He was most recently manager at Leatherhead between September 2016 and May 2017.
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Whose Registrations have been Cancelled by Mutual Consent Between 01/10/2012 and 31/10/2012". The Football Association. p. 15. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Jimmy Bullard". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
PremProfilewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "FANS' VOTE: Was Paul Jewell right to punish Jimmy Bullard and Michael Chopra differently?". 3 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jimmy Bullard: MK Dons midfielder retires after knee injuries". BBC Sport. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.