Mark Bunn (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark John Bunn[1] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rachel Allsop fancies him f.c. | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2000–2004 | Northampton Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Northampton Town | 90 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Kettering Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2008– | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Leicester City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:56, 17 March 2010 (UTC) | |||
Mark John Bunn (born 16 November 1984) is an English footballer who is currently playing as a goalkeeper for Blackburn Rovers in the current 2009-2010 league campaign.
Club career
Northampton Town
Born in Southgate, Greater London, Bunn started his footballing career with Tottenham Hotspur as a trainee but joined Northampton Town before he was offered a professional contract.
He made his first team début in a 3–0 victory over Queens Park Rangers in the first round of the League Cup in August 2005. He was given his league début by then-manager John Gorman against Nottingham Forest in August 2006. Bunn made his 100th appearance for Northampton Town in a 2–0 victory over Oldham Athletic on 19 April 2008. His impressive performances ousted long term first choice keeper Lee Harper, who subsequently left Sixfields for Milton Keynes Dons.
Bunn has, to date, saved four penalties in his career, against Rotherham United, Tranmere Rovers, Peterborough United and Reading. On 27 April 2007, he won the Northampton Town player of the season award finishing ahead of Jason Crowe and Chris Doig.
Colin Calderwood, Bunn's former manager at Northampton and manager at the time of Nottingham Forest made an inquiry about signing the young goalkeeper in July 2007 with apparent interest also coming from Nottingham Forest's East Midlands rivals Derby County.[2]
Blackburn Rovers
On 29 August 2008, it was announced he would be joining Premier League club Blackburn Rovers subject to a medical. The signing was completed two days later on transfer deadline day.[3] He made his Blackburn debut in the FA Cup third round tie against Blyth Spartans.[4]
Bunn signed for Leicester City on loan for a month on 16 February 2009, after first choice keeper David Martin suffered an injury.[5] He made his debut a day later in a 2–2 draw against Hartlepool United,[6] saving a penalty kick in a 1–0 win over Bristol Rovers on 21 February.[7]
Bunn was recalled by Blackburn at the start of March, after first choice keeper Paul Robinson suffered an injury during Blackburn's 2–1 victory against Hull City.[8]. Despite his recall Bunn failed to make any further appearances for Rovers that season.
In August 2009, on the eve of the new season, Bunn joined Sheffield United on a month's loan [9] that was subsequently extended to a six month deal later the same month.[10] He made his début in United's first game of the season, keeping a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw against Middlesbrough.[11] Bunn started the season as first choice keeper but a loss of form saw him dropped to the reserves. Following injuries to the other keepers at the club he was restored to the first team towards the end of the year and subsequently signed an extension to his loan deal, keeping him at Bramall Lane for the remainder of the season.[12] Bunn's improved form helped to cement him as the first choice keeper for the season and he was ever present until and injury to Paul Robinson persuaded Blackburn Rovers to invoke and early recall to Ewood Park in March, with Bunn departing having played thirty five games for the Blades.[13]
References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ^ "Forest Chasing Keeper Bunn". www.northamptonchron.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ "Rovers Complete Signing of Keeper Bunn". www.rovers.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ Shea, Julian (2009-01-05). "Blyth Spartans 0-1 Blackburn". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ "Foxes swoop to ease keeper crisis". BBC Sport. 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- ^ "Hartlepool 2-2 Leicester". BBC Sport. 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- ^ "Bristol Rovers 0-1 Leicester". BBC Sport. 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ^ "Bunn Recalled". LCFC.co.uk. 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Blades land Blackburn keeper Bunn". BBC Sport. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ "Keeper extends loan move". Rovers.co.uk. 2009-08-24. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- ^ "Keeper happy with début". sufc.co.uk. 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ "Boss brings back Bunn". sufc.co.uk. 2009-12-30. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
- ^ "Bunn returns to Ewood". sufc.co.uk. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
External links
- Mark Bunn player profile at ntfc.co.uk
- Mark Bunn at Soccerbase