He had previously scored for the North in an international trial match against the South at the old Crystal Palace on 25 February 1901.

During 1905–06 he was first reserve for the full England team as understudy to Colin Veitch, the regular centre half.

[5] Bull had the privilege to be the first coach ever of a football team in Argentina when he was hired by club Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires in 1911.

[2] It was the second coming of Bull to Argentina since he had been part of the Tottenham Hotspur team that toured South America in 1909.

Yesterday he watched the match played in el Caballito, with the purpose of indicating the appropriate modifications in the game.After his brief tenure on Argentine football, Bull would eventually become Chapman's successor at Northampton Town, taking over in 1912 but managing the club for just a single season (1912-13).