Tom Bonner
 Bonner lining up for Dartford in August 2021. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Ernest Bonner[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Camden, England | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cray Wanderers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Northampton Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Bedford Town (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Nuneaton Borough (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2007 | Rushden & Diamonds | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Bedford Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Heybridge Swifts (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Hinckley United | 49 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Ilkeston Town | 30 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Dartford | 125 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Cambridge United | 13 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Dover Athletic (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Ebbsfleet United | 37 | (2) |
| 2016–2023 | Dartford | 242 | (8) |
| 2023 | Havant & Waterlooville | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Cray Wanderers | 19 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Scotland U19 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 13 Arpil 2024 (UTC) | |||
Thomas Ernest Bonner (born 6 February 1988) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Cray Wanderers.
Career[edit]
Bonner began his career in the Queens Park Rangers Academy before he signed a professional contract with Northampton Town in 2005. He went on loan to Bedford Town and Nuneaton Borough before he signed with Rushden & Diamonds in January 2007.[2] At Rushden he went out on loan to Bedford Town and Heybridge Swifts. During his spell with Bedford Town he notably scored the winning goal in a play off final against Chippenham Town to secure Bedford's promotion to the Conference South. He was released by Rushden in May 2007 and went on to play non-league football with Hinckley United and Ilkeston Town. In 2010 Bonner joined Conference Premier side Dartford and after spending three seasons at Princes Park he signed with Cambridge United in May 2013.[3] He made his Football League debut on 9 August 2014 in a 1–0 win at home against Plymouth Argyle.[4]
In September 2014, Bonner joined Conference Premier side Dover Athletic on loan, helping the club to record nine clean sheets in his first twenty-four appearances, including in two FA Cup shock wins over Football League sides Morecambe and Cheltenham Town as the club reached the FA Cup third round against Premier League side Crystal Palace, where they lost to a strong Palace squad.
Bonner signed for Ebbsfleet United on an 18-month contract on 15 January 2015.[5]
On 1 June 2016, Bonner rejoined former side Dartford for the 2016–17 National League South season.[6]
On 2 June 2018, Bonner was sent off representing Hackney pub The Gun in the BT Sport Pub Cup final at Leicester City's King Power Stadium.[7]
On 22 June 2023, Bonner announced his retirement from football.[8]
Bonner came out of retirement just four months later by joining Havant & Waterlooville.[9]
However, after only five first-team appearances, Bonner left Havant & Waterlooville in November 2023 and joined Cray Wanderers, making his debut for the club on 25 November 2023 during a 1–1 draw against Dulwich Hamlet.[10]
Honours[edit]
Cambridge United
Dartford
- Conference South Play-Offs: 2011–12[5]
- Kent Senior Cup: 2019–20, 2021–22[12]
Individual
References[edit]
- ^ "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/08/2014 and 31/08/2014" (PDF). p. 19. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ "Diamonds net Northampton's Bonner". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Cambridge United sign Dartford duo Tom Bonner and Tom Champion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Cambridge 1-0 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ a b Tervet, Steve (15 January 2015). "Ebbsfleet United confirm they are to sign defender Tom Bonner on an 18-month contract from Cambridge United". Kent Online. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Defender Tom Bonner agrees deal to return to Dartford". The Non-League Football Paper. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "The gun finds the target in dramatic pub cup final shootout". btsportbusiness.com. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "TOM BONNER RETIRES". dartfordfc.co.uk. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING: BONNER IS A HAWK". havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Isthmian League round-up: Chatham beat Enfield Town, Andy Drury loses first game in charge of Folkestone, Ramsgate draw at Cray Valley, Sevenoaks hit five". kentonline.co.uk. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "DONALDSON AT THE DOUBLE FOR CAMBRIDGE IN FA TROPHY FINAL". FA. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ Tucker, Craig (18 May 2022). "Dartford captain Tom Bonner reacts to Kent Senior Cup final victory over Folkestone Invicta". Kent Online. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Mason, Aaron (18 May 2017). "Ex Cambridge United duo earn places in National League team of the year". CambridgeshireLive. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Elliot, Sam (11 May 2018). "National League South Team Of The Season". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Meet Your National League South Season's Big Winners! - The Vanarama National League". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
External links[edit]
- Tom Bonner at Soccerbase
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Camden
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's youth international footballers
- English Football League players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Bedford Town F.C. players
- Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players
- Heybridge Swifts F.C. players
- Corby Town F.C. players
- Hinckley United F.C. players
- Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945) players
- Dartford F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Dover Athletic F.C. players
- Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
- Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players
- Cray Wanderers F.C. players
- Men's association football defenders