Jimmy Bullard as soon as phoned up Babestation in a resort however was recognised by the mannequin

Jimmy Bullard has quite a few tales from his time as a footballer.

Even Bullard himself, who turns 46 on Wednesday (October 23), has joked he’s better known for his time off the pitch. The Premier League prankster, however, was once left with egg on his face when he gave Babestation a bell – only for the model to recognise him.

David Stockdale, who played with Bullard at Fulham and Ipswich Town, opened up on the cheeky prank when speaking on the Under The Cosh podcast. Stockdale described how Bullard had arrived at Ipswich, before instantly insisting that he be roomed with his former Fulham team-mate.

“We were watching Babestation in two single beds and he’s gone, ‘look, I know her’. I was like, ‘f*** off Jimmy’,” Stockdale remembered. But, keen to prove that he was speaking the truth, the goalkeeper claimed that, to his surprise, Bullard decided to call the channel’s hotline.

“He picks the phone up, ‘alright love, it’s Jimbo’. I’m thinking she’s not going to say anything, and she went, ‘alight Jimbo, how are you doing?’

“I’m thinking, ‘what the f***’s going on here?’ He was asking her to do mad s*** and I was like, ‘I still don’t believe it’s her, they do that all the time’. I was like, ‘how did you meet her?’ and he went, ‘I rang her the other week’.”

As it happened, Bullard wound down his career at Ipswich, and only appeared 21 times for the side during the 2011 – 12 campaign. He subsequently moved to MK Dons, where he announced his retirement as a result of recurring injuries.