PLAYER PROFILE

Jimmy Bullard

Position: Midfield

Height: 5'10

Weight: 11st 7lbs

Date of Birth: 1978-09-02 Chelmsford, England

Jimmy Bullard

After starting out at Gravesend and West Ham, Jimmy Bullard made his name at Peterborough, where he scored 11 goals in 62 league starts for Barry Fry.

Wigan signed him for £275,000 in January 2003 and he has proved to be a hugely important part of the Latics midfield, with his vision and passing helped to unlock many defences.

He was a key part of Wigan's successful first season in the Barclays Premiership, but stunned the Latics by agreeing to sign for Fulham in the summer of 2006.

His first season, however, didn't last long as he suffered cruciate knee ligament damage during a league match in September.

He recovered from this set-back in 2007/08, but was never offered a new contract by the club and joined Hull in January 2009.

However, his first half-season at the KC Stadium was cut short by another knee injury picked up on his debut against West Ham and it kept him out for the rest of the campaign.