Saturday, 17 September 2016

Former midfielder Jimmy Bullard appointed manager of Leatherhead

• First coaching role for former Hull City and Fulham player
• 37-year-old’s first game in charge will be against Folkestone in Ryman League

The former Fulham, Wigan and Hull City midfielder Jimmy Bullard has been appointed as the new manager of Leatherhead, the Ryman League Premier Division club have announced.

It is a first coaching role for the 37-year-old, who also had spells with Peterborough, Ipswich and MK Dons, as well as West Ham where he never made an appearance. He was called into the England squad three times but again without playing a game. He has since worked as a broadcaster and also appeared on the ITV reality TV show I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here in 2014.

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