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Alan Bull Profile and Player Statistics

Alan Bull

First name:	Alan
Last name:	Bull
Position:	Attacker
Nationality:
Height:	185
Weight:	82

Football Career Transfers and Statistics

We are going to show you the list of football clubs and seasons in which Alan Bull has played. It includes the total number of appearance (caps), substitution details, goals, yellow and red cards stats.

Competition	Season	Football Club
Premier League	2015/2016	Llandudno	13	8	5	1	0
Premier League	2014/2015	Connah's Quay	25	10	14	2	3
Europa League	2012/2013	Bangor City	2	2	0	0	0
Premier League	2012/2013	Bangor City	16	13	3	1	0
Champions League	2011/2012	Bangor City	1	0	1	0	0
Premier League	2011/2012	Bangor City	24	13	7	6	3
Europa League	2010/2011	Bangor City	4	2	0	1	0
Premier League	2010/2011	Bangor City	20	0	14	9	1

Alan Bull has played in the following competitions and football tournaments.

Now showing: All Competitions

Date	Home	Score	Away	HT
01/01/2016	Bangor City	0 - 3	Llandudno	0-3	H2H	+
		0 - 1	5' Marc Williams
		0 - 2	6' D. Hughes
		0 - 3	39' Alan Bull
P. Ahmadi 46'
Chris Jones 46'
			60' Liam Dawson
			60' Lee Thomas
Christian Langos 66'
Shaun Cavanagh 66'
			66' James Joyce
			66' Connor Tierney
			79' Lee Thomas
A. Cummins 80'
			80' Alan Bull
			80' Lewis Buckley
			84' Lewis Buckley
28/12/2015	Llandudno	1 - 2	Bangor City	0-0	H2H	+
Lee Thomas 28'
Danny Taylor 57'
		0 - 1	58' S. Hart
Dave Roberts 58'
		0 - 2	66' A. Miley
Lewis Buckley 68'
Alan Bull 68'
Leo Riley 68'
Liam Dawson 68'
			74' Christian Langos
			74' Shaun Cavanagh
Danny Shaw 84'
Michael Johnston 84'
			90+2' Chris Jones
			90+2' Michael Elstone
Marc Williams 90+3'		1 - 2
28/11/2015	Llandudno	1 - 0	Connah's Quay	0-0	H2H	+
			35' Danny Harrison
James Joyce 54'
Connor Tierney 54'
			62' Ashley Ruane
			62' Robert Parry
			73' Nick Rushton
			73' Sean Miller
Leo Riley 76'		1 - 0
Lewis Buckley 85'
Alan Bull 85'
30/10/2015	Aberystwyth Town	1 - 4	Llandudno	0-3	H2H	+
		0 - 1	18' Lee Thomas
		0 - 2	25' L. Surman
		0 - 3	40' D. Hughes
			56' Dave Roberts
C. Venables 56'		1 - 3
S. James 61'
Cledan Davies 61'
		1 - 4	71' Lewis Buckley
			76' Leo Riley
			76' Liam Dawson
D. Thomas 78'
Liam Jaques 78'
Luke Sherbon 80'
J. Rimmer 80'
			81' Tom Dix
			81' J. Spittle
			88' Lewis Buckley
			88' Alan Bull
24/10/2015	Llandudno	1 - 2	Carmarthen Town	0-0	H2H	+
			6' Craig Hanford
			23' Kyle Bassett
			26' Dwaine Bailey
Gareth Evans 32'
			34' Dwaine Bailey
		0 - 1	47' Liam Thomas
			48' Liam Thomas
			48' Luke Prosser
			54' Kyle Bassett
			54' Sasha Walters
Lee Thomas 59'
Alan Bull 59'
Michael Johnston 59'
Danny Taylor 59'
Marc Williams 70'
			71' Mark Jones
			71' Ceri Morgan
		0 - 2	76' Sasha Walters
Lewis Buckley 78'
Jordan Rico 78'
James Joyce 85'		1 - 2
			90' Lee Idzi
			90+4' Kieran Lewis
16/10/2015	Airbus UK	0 - 2	Llandudno	0-0	H2H	+
		0 - 1	57' Marc Williams
Lee Owens 58'
		0 - 2	69' Lewis Buckley
C. Budrys 70'
Ryan Fraughan 70'
			81' Lewis Buckley
			81' Alan Bull
J. Barrow 89'
Andrew Jones 89'
			89' Marc Williams
			89' Jordan Rico
Andrew Jones 90'
			90' Gareth Evans
			90' Leo Riley
10/10/2015	Llandudno	0 - 0	Bala Town	0-0	H2H	+
James Joyce 23'
			31' Kristian Platt
Lewis Buckley 69'
Alan Bull 69'
Tom Dix 77'
Lee Thomas 83'
Liam Dawson 83'
06/10/2015	Rhyl	1 - 1	Llandudno	0-0	H2H	+
Connor Bell 52'		1 - 0
			67' Lewis Buckley
			67' Alan Bull
Tom Donegan 67'
Levi Mackin 67'
		1 - 1	77' Marc Williams
David Mannix 82'
R. Hughes 82'
J. Owen 90'
Aaron Rey 90'
03/10/2015	Llandudno	1 - 0	Airbus UK	1-0	H2H	+
Lewis Buckley 23'		1 - 0
Michael Johnston 59'
Lewis Buckley 64'
Liam Dawson 64'
			72' Jay Owen
			72' Bailey Jackson
Marc Williams 86'
Alan Bull 86'
Lee Thomas 90'
Connor Tierney 90'
26/04/2015	Connah's Quay	3 - 1	Prestatyn Town	1-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	23' Andy Parkinson
Alan Bull 30'		1 - 1
			38' Gareth Wilson
			46' Lee Beattie
			46' Zyiac Edwards
Alan Bull 51'		2 - 1
Jack Riley 64'
Jamie Crowther 71'
Robert Jones 71'
			71' Gareth Wilson
			71' Connor Shackleton
Ryan Fraughan 73'		3 - 1
Sean Miller 78'
Jack Chambers 78'
Cortez Belle 78'
Dave Forbes 78'
			82' Andy Parkinson
			82' Ben Cawley
12/04/2015	Bangor City	1 - 2	Connah's Quay	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	26' Ryan Fraughan
Sam Hart 31'
			52' Danny Harrison
		0 - 2	62' Sean Miller
			63' Alan Bull
Ryan Edwards 68'
Liam Caddick 68'
Lee Healey 68'
Chris Jones 68'
			72' Ryan Fraughan
			74' Ryan Fraughan
			74' Robert Jones
Chris Jones 77'		1 - 2
			87' Alan Bull
			87' Marcus Giglio
Michael Johnston 87'
Phil Warrington 87'
			90+3' Jamie Crowther
21/03/2015	Cefn Druids	2 - 0	Connah's Quay	2-0	H2H	+
Jack Laird 14'		1 - 0
Neil Harvey 31'		2 - 0
Jonathan Breeze 34'
Bruno Fernandes 46'
Moses Barnett 46'
Tom Donegan 60'
Sam Crook 60'
			65' Ryan Fraughan
			65' Alan Bull
Jack Laird 71'
Ryan Edwards 71'
			71' Jack Riley
			71' Dave Forbes
			73' Russell Courtney
			88' Kevin McIntyre
28/02/2015	Carmarthen Town	2 - 3	Connah's Quay	2-1	H2H	+
P. Fowler 8'		1 - 0
Kyle Bassett 12'
S. Walters 12'
			18' D. Forbes
S. Walters 23'		2 - 0
		2 - 1	37' Russell Courtney
			50' Terry McCormick
			53' D. Forbes
			53' Alan Bull
		2 - 2	54' Russell Courtney
Chris Hartland 59'
L. Prosser 61'
Jeff White 61'
		2 - 3	71' Craig Hanford
			77' R. Jones
			77' K. Gaul
Chris Hartland 77'
Danny Thomas 77'
			88' Ryan Fraughan
			88' Marcus Giglio
			90' Apai Ukuno
21/02/2015	Connah's Quay	1 - 1	Bangor City	1-0	H2H	+
Robert Jones 35'		1 - 0
George Horan 46'
Marcus Giglio 46'
Robert Jones 52'
		1 - 1	61' Sam Hart
Ryan Fraughan 68'
Kieran Gaul 68'
			72' Lee Healey
			72' Liam Caddick
Dave Forbes 75'
Alan Bull 75'
Kieran Gaul 81'
			82' Damien Allen
			82' Chris Jones
			85' Sion Edwards
03/02/2015	Connah's Quay	0 - 0	Cefn Druids	0-0	H2H	+
			56' M. McGregor
Alan Bull 63'
Jack Riley 65'
			75' Tom Donegan
Alan Bull 77'
Jack Chambers 77'
			79' Neil Harvey
			79' Jamie Matthews
Ryan Fraughan 82'
Marcus Giglio 82'
J. Crowther 88'
Steve Evans 88'
19/12/2014	Cefn Druids	0 - 2	Newtown AFC	0-2	H2H	+
		0 - 1	9' Matthew Hearsey
J. Breeze 28'
Craig Jones 28'
		0 - 2	38' J. Oswell
Tom Donegan 46'
Alan Bull 46'
Peter Hoy 53'
			61' Matthew Hearsey
			61' Jamie Price
A. Hesp 85'
			89' Sean Evans
			89' Matthew Cook
			90+4' Jamie Price
14/11/2014	Cefn Druids	0 - 1	Rhyl	0-1	H2H	+
Chris Rimmer 9'
		0 - 1	10' M. Cadwallader
			44' Aaron Bowen
Mark Beech 46'
Alan Bull 46'
Christopher King 55'
Peter Hoy 55'
			59' A. Ramsay
			64' M. Cadwallader
			64' Liam Dawson
Peter Hoy 76'
Karl Noon 79'
Liam Randles 79'
			85' D. Forbes
			85' Michael Walsh
			90+1' Aaron Bowen
			90+1' Ashley Stott
07/11/2014	Aberystwyth Town	4 - 2	Cefn Druids	1-0	H2H	+
C. Venables 45'		1 - 0
			45' Gavin Cadwallader
		1 - 1	50' Tom Donegan
			58' Craig Jones
C. Venables 59'		2 - 1
S. Wright 67'
Rhydian Davies 67'
			70' Christopher King
			70' Alan Bull
			72' Chris Rimmer
			75' Tom Donegan
			84' J. Breeze
			84' A. Hesp
M. Jones 86'		3 - 1
		3 - 2	90+2' Alan Bull
Stefan Williams 90+3'		4 - 2
17/10/2014	Bangor City	0 - 1	Cefn Druids	0-0	H2H	+
Leon Clowes 46'
Michael Johnston 46'
			55' Karl Noon
			55' Lee Healey
			60' Craig Jones
			60' Alan Bull
R. Edwards 67'
Jack Laird 67'
			69' Gavin Cadwallader
			69' A. Hesp
			75' J. Breeze
			81' Chris Rimmer
Chris Jones 83'
Jamie Petrie 83'
		0 - 1	88' D. Taylor
			90+4' Alan Bull
			90+4' Lee Healey
11/10/2014	Cefn Druids	1 - 3	Carmarthen Town	0-1	H2H	+
			29' Chris Thomas
Chris Lynskey 34'
		0 - 1	43' David Brooks
			61' David Brooks
			61' Jeff White
			65' Chris Hartland
			65' C. Morgan
Lee Healey 67'		1 - 1
J. Breeze 68'
Lee Healey 68'
			72' L. Prosser
			72' Taylor Harding
		1 - 2	73' L. Prosser
Karl Noon 75'
Alan Bull 75'
Chris Lynskey 78'
Craig Jones 82'
Mark Beech 82'
		1 - 3	85' S. Walters
04/10/2014	Prestatyn Town	0 - 4	Cefn Druids	0-2	H2H	+
Michael Parker 32'
		0 - 1	34' Karl Noon
		0 - 2	38' R. Edwards
			42' J. Breeze
			58' J. Breeze
			58' Gavin Cadwallader
			61' Gavin Cadwallader
			65' Karl Noon
			65' Lee Healey
		0 - 3	72' R. Edwards
B. Maher 72'
Andy Parkinson 72'
Zyiac Edwards 72'
Michael Pritchard 72'
			75' Tom Donegan
			75' Alan Bull
		0 - 4	86' Lee Healey
Ross Stephens 90'
N. Edwards 90'
20/09/2014	Newtown AFC	4 - 1	Cefn Druids	2-0	H2H	+
J. Oswell 15'		1 - 0
C. Williams 17'
			45' Peter Hoy
C. Williams 45+1'		2 - 0
		2 - 1	51' Chris Rimmer
			59' Tom Donegan
			75' Bruno Fernandes
			75' Alan Bull
Matthew Hearsey 76'
Jamie Price 76'
Matthew Cook 76'
Ashley Wells 76'
Matthew Hearsey 78'		3 - 1
			80' Chris Rimmer
Chris Rimmer 83'		4 - 1
J. Oswell 85'
Alex Hughes 85'
			88' D. Taylor
15/12/2012	Bangor City	2 - 2	Carmarthen Town	2-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	7' Craig Hughes
R. Edwards 33'
R. Edwards 39'		1 - 1
Chris Jones 45'		2 - 1
Liam Brownhill 46'
			61' Carl Evans
			61' Kyle Graves
			69' Casey Thomas
			69' Jonathan Hood
Liam Brownhill 75'
			76' Craig Hanford
			76' Craig Hughes
Chris Jones 86'
David Morley 86'
		2 - 2	86' Jonathan Hood
Sion Edwards 90'
Alan Bull 90'
			90+3' L. Thomas
16/11/2012	Bangor City	2 - 0	Airbus UK	0-0	H2H	+
Chris Simm 47'		1 - 0
James Brewerton 53'		2 - 0
			62' Wayne Riley
			62' Jordan Johnson
Sion Edwards 66'
Alan Bull 66'
R. Edwards 66'
David Morley 66'
			66' Tom Field
			66' M. Roddy
			78' Kyle Armstrong
			78' M. Hayes
Chris Jones 81'
Peter Hoy 81'
			90+2' M. Roddy
02/11/2012	Bangor City	3 - 0	Newtown AFC	2-0	H2H	+
			13' Max Penk
			13' Zac Evans
Chris Simm 15'		1 - 0
Sion Edwards 18'		2 - 0
			23' Zac Evans
David Morley 27'
			65' Nicky Ward
			65' Jamie Price
Chris Jones 75'
Craig Garside 75'
			75' Craig Whitfield
			75' Elliott Jones
Sion Edwards 80'
Alan Bull 80'
Alan Bull 83'		3 - 0
Les Davies 85'
J. Owen 85'
26/10/2012	Connah's Quay	2 - 6	Bangor City	1-3	H2H	+
Michael Robinson 21'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	29' Peter Hoy
		1 - 2	34' Chris Simm
Michael Robinson 38'
David Thompson 38'
		1 - 3	43' Alan Hooley
		1 - 4	51' Les Davies
Dean Canning 58'
Rhys Healey 58'
		1 - 5	63' Chris Jones
M. McGregor 65'
Ricky Evans 66'
			66' David Morley
		1 - 6	74' Les Davies
			80' Les Davies
			80' Alan Bull
			80' Chris Simm
			80' J. Owen
Jamie Petrie 88'		2 - 6
20/10/2012	Port Talbot Town	1 - 1	Bangor City	0-0	H2H	+
			1' Damien Allen
			1' Peter Hoy
			12' Sion Edwards
David Brooks 39'
Craig Jones 39'
			40' Chris Simm
		0 - 1	46' C. Roberts
Daniel Thomas 62'
Adam Wright 62'
Carl Payne 64'
			67' Peter Hoy
Carl Payne 71'
Lee John 71'
Lee John 83'		1 - 1
			84' Les Davies
			84' Alan Bull
Adam Wright 90+1'
			90+2' Chris Simm
			90+2' J. Owen
13/10/2012	Bangor City	1 - 2	Llanelli	1-1	H2H	+
			9' G. Kellaway
Chris Simm 13'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	30' M. Rose
			51' S. Evans
			51' Chris Thomas
			56' Craig Moses
			56' L. Bowen
			59' L. Surman
Chris Jones 79'
Alan Bull 79'
David Morley 79'
Mark Smyth 79'
		1 - 2	83' L. Bowen
			85' G. Kellaway
			85' M. Diallo
Chris Simm 90+3'
05/10/2012	Bangor City	5 - 0	Bala Town	4-0	H2H	+
Sion Edwards 3'		1 - 0
Chris Jones 25'		2 - 0
			27' Mark Jones
Liam Brownhill 34'		3 - 0
Michael Johnston 40'
			44' M. Connolly
			45' R. Jefferies
Chris Simm 45'		4 - 0
			67' Lewis Codling
			67' Ryan Jones
			69' S. Edwards
			69' Ben Collins
			72' R. Jefferies
			72' Stuart Jones
Chris Simm 74'		5 - 0
Chris Jones 82'
Alan Bull 82'
James Brewerton 82'
David Morley 82'
Chris Simm 87'
J. Owen 87'
22/09/2012	The New Saints	3 - 0	Bangor City	1-0	H2H	+
A. Darlington 14'		1 - 0
			28' David Morley
M. Wilde 50'		2 - 0
			66' Chris Simm
			66' Alan Bull
			66' Chris Jones
			66' Mark Smyth
Christian Seargeant 81'		3 - 0
			83' Sion Edwards
			83' J. Owen
15/09/2012	Bangor City	4 - 1	Afan Lido	1-1	H2H	+
Miles Jones 5'		1 - 0
			18' A. Rawlings
Les Davies 24'
		1 - 1	38' Luke Borelli
Les Davies 59'		2 - 1
			63' M. Jones
Liam Brownhill 71'
Miles Jones 72'		3 - 1
Sion Edwards 78'
Alan Bull 78'
			79' Matthew Thompson
			79' A. Gammond
Les Davies 81'
J. Owen 81'
Damien Allen 90'		4 - 1
08/09/2012	Airbus UK	2 - 3	Bangor City	1-3	H2H	+
		0 - 1	5' Chris Simm
C. Budrys 7'		1 - 1
		1 - 2	14' Chris Simm
		1 - 3	35' Chris Simm
Ryan Wade 45'
Tom Field 53'
Glenn Rule 53'
			67' Sion Edwards
			67' Alan Bull
			67' R. Edwards
			67' Clive Williams
			73' David Morley
Glenn Rule 73'
Wayne Riley 77'
Toby Jones 77'
Ryan Wade 77'		2 - 3
			80' Mark Smyth
			80' Chris Jones
			81' C. Roberts
M. Roddy 85'
M. Cadwallader 85'
04/09/2012	Aberystwyth Town	0 - 0	Bangor City	0-0	H2H	+
Gavin Cadwallader 7'
			33' Sion Edwards
			39' Chris Simm
			72' Chris Jones
			72' Alan Bull
			72' Sion Edwards
			72' Mark Smyth
Rhydian Davies 81'
Gareth Hughes 81'
			83' James Brewerton
S. James 86'
			88' Chris Simm
			88' J. Owen
01/09/2012	Bangor City	7 - 1	Aberystwyth Town	6-1	H2H	+
Chris Jones 5'		1 - 0
Sion Edwards 6'		2 - 0
Stuart Jones 9'		3 - 0
Chris Simm 14'
David Thomas 19'		4 - 0
			21' Matthew Collins
		4 - 1	24' Jordan Follows
Sion Edwards 31'		5 - 1
Sion Edwards 35'		6 - 1
			46' Cledan Davies
			46' Glyndwr Hughes
Les Davies 49'
			56' Declan Carroll
			56' S. James
Craig Garside 60'
David Morley 60'
Chris Simm 66'		7 - 1
			71' Matthew Collins
			71' Rhydian Davies
Sion Edwards 75'
Alan Bull 75'
Chris Jones 75'
Mark Smyth 75'
25/08/2012	Newtown AFC	3 - 2	Bangor City	1-1	H2H	+
			4' Michael Johnston
		0 - 1	33' Chris Simm
			34' James Brewerton
Luke Boundford 36'		1 - 1
			56' James Brewerton
			56' David Morley
			67' Chris Jones
			67' Alan Bull
			67' Sion Edwards
			67' Mark Smyth
Craig Whitfield 70'
Gareth Partridge 70'
Zac Evans 83'
S. Blenkinsop 83'
		1 - 2	84' Mark Smyth
S. Blenkinsop 86'		2 - 2
Luke Boundford 90'		3 - 2
12/07/2012	Zimbru	2 - 1	Bangor City	2-1	H2H	+
O. Molla 29'		1 - 0
O. Molla 32'		2 - 0
		2 - 1	44' Mark Smyth
Volodymyr Zastavnyi 55'
Janko Tumbasevic 55'
Ilie Balasa 56'
			56' Sion Edwards
			56' Alan Bull
			61' Chris Jones
			61' Chris Simm
			67' Craig Garside
			67' David Morley
O. Şişchin 72'
Levan Korghalidze 72'
			76' Les Davies
			82' Liam Brownhill
Daniil Nikolaev 83'
Sergiu Gafina 83'
N. Calancea 90+3'
05/07/2012	Bangor City	0 - 0	Zimbru	0-0	H2H	+
			46' Janko Tumbasevic
			46' Constantin Iavorschi
Chris Simm 53'
			55' Radu Catan
			57' S. Cuzneţov
			63' Andrey Derkach
Sion Edwards 68'
Alan Bull 68'
Chris Simm 68'
Corey Jones 68'
			70' Levan Korghalidze
			70' O. Şişchin
Mark Smyth 77'
David Morley 77'
			77' Akhmet Barakhoev
			77' E. Slivca
			90' Volodymyr Zastavnyi
21/04/2012	The New Saints	5 - 0	Bangor City	3-0	H2H	+
Ryan Fraughan 2'
Greg Draper 4'		1 - 0
Christian Seargeant 7'		2 - 0
Greg Draper 26'		3 - 0
			36' Michael Johnston
Ryan Fraughan 62'		4 - 0
			66' Kyle Wilson
			66' Alan Bull
			66' David Morley
			66' Craig Garside
			66' Chris Jones
			66' Clive Williams
			70' James Brewerton
Greg Draper 81'		5 - 0
Aeron Edwards 82'
Tomos Roberts 82'
Ryan Fraughan 82'
Scott Ruscoe 82'
Christian Seargeant 82'
Nicky Ward 82'
15/04/2012	Neath	1 - 3	Bangor City	0-2	H2H	+
			15' Christopher Way Roberts
		0 - 1	23' Les Davies
		0 - 2	35' Peter Hoy
Toby Jones 40'
Craig Hughes 40'
			41' Les Davies
Matthew Collins 51'		1 - 2
			53' James Brewerton
		1 - 3	68' Mark Smyth
Luke Bowen 75'
Craig Hughes 78'
Matthew Rees 80'
Ian Hillier 80'
Adrian Harris 83'
Udochukwu Nwoko 83'
Luke Cummings 84'
			86' Sion Edwards
			86' Alan Bull
			89' Chris Jones
			89' Clive Williams
Luke Bowen 90'
			90' Les Davies
			90' Craig Garside
06/04/2012	Bangor City	4 - 2	Bala Town	2-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	6' Ian Sheridan
Mark Smyth 10'		1 - 1
Mark Smyth 26'		2 - 1
Les Davies 45'
			47' Peter Doran
			47' Stephen Brown
			55' Conall Murtagh
David Morley 57'
Peter Hoy 67'
		2 - 2	67' M. Connolly
Peter Hoy 68'		3 - 2
			73' Stephen Brown
Sion Edwards 77'		4 - 2
Mark Smyth 82'
Neil Thomas 82'
Chris Jones 89'
Kyle Wilson 89'
Les Davies 90'
Alan Bull 90'
Damien Allen 90'

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