Joe Bunney

Joseph Elliott Bunney (born 26 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Grimsby Town.

Joe Bunney
Bunney playing for Rochdale in 2015
Personal information
Full name Joseph Elliott Bunney[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-26) 26 September 1993[1]
Place of birth Gorton, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Position(s) Left-back/Left wing/Striker
Club information
Current team
 Grimsby Town
Youth career
000?–2011 Lancaster City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Lancaster City 19 (11)
2012 Kendal Town 7 (3)
2012 Stockport County 1 (0)
2012–2013 Northwich Victoria 26 (19)
2013–2018 Rochdale 122 (16)
2018–2019 Northampton Town 16 (0)
2018–2019 → Blackpool (loan) 5 (0)
2019 → Rochdale (loan) 16 (0)
2019–2020 Bolton Wanderers 2 (0)
2020 Matlock Town 1 (0)
2020–2021 Hartlepool United 4 (0)
2021– Grimsby Town 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:06, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

He has previously played for Lancaster City, Kendal Town, Stockport County, Northwich Victoria, Rochdale, Bolton Wanderers, Matlock Town, and Hartlepool United.

Club career

Early career

Born in Gorton, Manchester, Bunney worked his way through Lancaster City's youth system[2] and broke into their first team during the 2011–12[3] season as the club competed in the Northern Premier League Division One North, whilst studying sports science at Myerscough College in Preston, Lancashire.[4]

Rochdale

Bunney made his début as a professional at Rochdale on 27 April 2013 as a substitute in a 1–0 victory against Plymouth Argyle, on the final day of the 2012–13 season with Bunney scoring the winning goal with a header after a cross from another débutante, Scott Tanser.[5][6] On 1 July 2014, Bunney signed a new two-year contract at Rochdale.[7]

Northampton Town

On 16 January 2018, Bunney signed for Northampton Town for an undisclosed fee.[8]

On 25 June 2018, Bunney signed for Blackpool on loan.[9]

On 31 January 2019, Bunney's loan at Blackpool was cut short and then loaned out to his former club Rochdale until the end of the season.[10]

He was one of 3 transfer-listed by Northampton at the end of the 2018–19 season; a further 8 were released.[11]

Bolton Wanderers

On 2 September 2019, Bunney signed for Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer from Northampton Town on a contract until the end of the season.[12] The following weekend he was involved in a road traffic collision on the M55 motorway that left him with broken ribs and a broken collarbone.[13][14] On 26 June it was announced Bunney would be one of 14 senior players released at the end of his contract on 30 June.[15]

Return to Non League

On 19 October 2020, Bunney signed for Matlock Town.[16] A month later he signed for Hartlepool United on 30 November.[17] He left on 26 January 2021 as he wanted to return to playing in the English Football League.[18]

Grimsby Town

On 1 February 2021, Bunney joined League Two side Grimsby Town on a contract until the end of the 2020-21 season.[19] Bunney had already played for Matlock and Hartlepool in the 2020–2021 season, usually meaning he wouldn't be able to sign for a third team as players can only play for two teams in one season – however FIFA changed the rules for that season to allow players to play for three teams, to alleviate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on football.[20]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 28 December 2020[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stockport County 2012–13[22] Conference Premier 1000—0010
Total 1000000010
Rochdale 2012–13[22] League Two 1100000011
2013–14[23] League Two 21320001[lower-alpha 1]0243
2014–15[24] League One 192201000222
2015–16[25] League One 329101000349
2016–17[26] League One 29130103[lower-alpha 1]0361
2017–18[27] League One 20020005[lower-alpha 1]1271
Total 12216100309014417
Northampton Town 2017–18[27] League One 120000000120
2019–20[28] League Two 4000101[lower-alpha 1]060
Total 160001010180
Blackpool (loan) 2018–19[29] League One 5000001[lower-alpha 1]060
Rochdale (loan) 2018–19[29] League One 160000000160
Bolton Wanderers 2019–20[28] League One 2000000020
Matlock Town 2020–21[30] Northern Premier League 1000—0010
Hartlepool United 2020–21[31] National League 4000—1[lower-alpha 2]050
Career total 167161004011119317
Notes
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.

References
  1. "Joe Bunney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/boltons-joe-bunney-hospitalised-after-19912028
  3. https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-36507368/joe-takes-long-road-to-reach-his-goal-bunney-faith
  4. https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/lancaster-city-create-football-academy-331938
  5. "Rochdale 1–0 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  6. "Keith Hill predicts bright future for goalscorer and debutant Joe Bunney after teen seals Rochdale win". Mancunian Matters. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  7. "Contracts: Bunney, Rafferty & Rose". Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  8. "NORTHAMPTON TOWN SIGN JOE BUNNEY FOR UNDISCLOSED FEE". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  9. "Loan Deal For Bunney Agreed". Blackpool F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  10. "Joe Bunney Returns To Rochdale On Loan From Northampton Town". Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. "Northampton Town release eight players and transfer-list three more". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  12. "Wanderers land Bunney". Bolton Wanderers. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  13. "Club Statement: Joe Bunney". Bolton Wanderers. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  14. "Joe Bunney: Bolton Wanderers defender breaks ribs and collarbone in car crash". 9 September 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  15. theboltonnews "Bolton announce retained list with 14 players out of contract"
  16. Manchester Evening News: "Former Bolton Wanderers, Blackpool and Rochdale defender joins non-league Matlock Town"
  17. Hartlepool United: "POOLS SIGN JOE BUNNEY"
  18. hartlepoolmail: "Former Bolton Wanderers and Rochdale defender Joe Bunney leaves Hartlepool United as he eyes Football League move"
  19. "Bunney signs until end of the season". Grimsby Town FC. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  20. ESPN: "Coronavirus: FIFA allows players on three clubs in a season"
  21. Joe Bunney at Soccerbase
  22. "Games played by Joe Bunney in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  23. "Games played by Joe Bunney in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  24. "Games played by Joe Bunney in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  25. "Games played by Joe Bunney in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  26. "Games played by Joe Bunney in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  27. "Games played by Joe Bunney in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  28. "Games played by Joe Bunney in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  29. "Games played by Joe Bunney in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  30. Football Web Pages: "Matlock Town – Appearances – Joe Bunney"
  31. Soccerway: Joe Bunney
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