by Ron Atkinson, but ultimately turned it down. Bull revealed in a 2012 interview that Torino, Celtic and Newcastle United also showed an interest in signing him while he was at Wolves. During the 1991-92 season, press reports suggested he was a transfer target for Leeds United. He scored his 250th goal for Wolves in a 1–1 league draw with Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park on 3 May 1995. Bull played only one game in the English top flight — coming on as a substitute, replacing Andy Thompson, for West Bromwich Albion in 1986 — the rest of his career was spent in the lower divisions. He came close to achieving his ambition of reaching the Premier League in 1995 and 1997, but Wolves lost in the play-offs both times. During his final two seasons at Molineux, his chances of first-team football were reduced by a series of knee injuries. He reached the 300-goal milestone on 18 February 1998, scoring in a 2–0 home win over Bradford City in the league. It was the last of nine goals he would score for Wolves that season, as he missed many games due to injuries. He scored his last hat-trick in all competitions, two years after his final league hat-trick, on 18 August 1998 in a 5–0 home win over Barnet in the Football League Cup first round first leg. Bull's final goal for the club came against Bury on 26 September 1998 and his final competitive appearance for the club came on the last day of the 1998–99 season against Bradford City. By January 1999, however, reports were circulating that Bull would soon be retiring as a player due to an ongoing knee problem. On 13 July 1999, at the age of 34, Bull finally admitted defeat in his battle to fully regain fitness and announced his retirement after 13 years with Wolves. However, he soon returned to playing as player-coach of Hereford United for a season in the Conference, working with Graham Turner, the manager who had signed him for Wolves. Known by his fans as 'Bully' for his club loyalty, rapport with supporters and passion for the game and also known as the "Tipton Skin" for his trademark closely cropped haircut, he received an MBE for services to Association Football in December 1999, shortly after retiring as a first class player. Bull is regarded as a legend at Wolves