Okay, so today I was messing around with some old football data, specifically about Steve Bull, the English player. I wanted to see if I could pull up some stats and maybe make a little summary of his career.
Digging for Data
First, I started by just hitting up the usual spots, you know, the big sports websites. I typed in “Steve Bull England” and browsed through a few of the results. It was a bit all over the place, to be honest. Some sites had bits and pieces, others had full articles, but nothing really gave me a neat, concise summary of his international career.
I remembered Bull was a legend at Wolves, but I specifically wanted to focus on his England appearances, the goals he scored, and maybe the tournaments he played in.
Getting Specific
So, I refined my search. I tried things like “Steve Bull England caps” and “Steve Bull England goals”. This helped narrow things down a bit. I found out he had 13 caps, which I kind of remembered, but I wanted more detail. I wanted the dates, the opponents, the scores… the whole shebang.
Compiling the Info
I ended up opening a bunch of tabs and started copying and pasting information into a simple text file. I created a little list, kind of like this:
- Caps: 13
- Goals: 4
- Debut: [I filled this in with the date I found]
- Last Cap:[And this one too]
- Opponents & scores: [with details on each match]
It was still messy, but I wanted all the main details. I went to other sites and try to look something details.
The Final Product
After a bit of tidying up, I had a pretty decent summary of Steve Bull’s England career. It wasn’t super fancy, but it gave me the key information I was after, all in one place. It’s not perfect, and I’m sure there’s more detailed data out there, but for a quick overview, it did the job! Next time, I might try to find a dedicated football stats site to see if that makes things easier. I must work hard.
