Joe Bunney

Joseph Elliott Bunney (born 26 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who last played for Bolton Wanderers.

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)
Playing position(s)	Left-back
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:00, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

He has previously played for Lancaster City, Kendal Town, Stockport County, and Northwich Victoria. In April 2013, he signed for then-League Two side Rochdale.

Club career

Early career

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

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.[3][4] On 1 July 2014, Bunney signed a new two-year contract at Rochdale.[5]

Northampton Town

On 16 January 2018, Bunney signed for Northampton Town for an undisclosed fee.[6]

On 25 June 2018, Bunney signed for Blackpool on loan.[7]

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.[8]

He was one of 3 transfer-listed by Northampton at the end of the 2018–19 season; a further 8 were released.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11][12] On 26 June it was announced Bunney would be one of 14 senior players released at the end of his contract on 30 June.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 February 2020[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stockport County	2012–13[15]	Conference Premier	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rochdale	2012–13[15]	League Two	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	2013–14[16]	League Two	21	3	2	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	24	3
	2014–15[17]	League One	19	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	22	2
	2015–16[18]	League One	32	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	34	9
	2016–17[19]	League One	29	1	3	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	36	1
	2017–18[20]	League One	20	0	2	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	1	27	1
	Total		122	16	10	0	3	0	9	0	144	17
Northampton Town	2017–18[20]	League One	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	2019–20[21]	League Two	4	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0
	Total		16	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	18	0
Blackpool (loan)	2018–19[22]	League One	5	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0
Rochdale (loan)	2018–19[22]	League One	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Bolton Wanderers	2019–20[21]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			162	16	10	0	4	0	11	1	187	17

Notes

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References

1. "Joe Bunney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
2. "Proud grandfather watches history repeat itself as 18-year-old grandson makes international debut... exactly 50 years after he did the same". Daily Mail. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
3. "Rochdale 1–0 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
4. "Keith Hill predicts bright future for goalscorer and debutant Joe Bunney after teen seals Rochdale win". Mancunian Matters. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
5. "Contracts: Bunney, Rafferty & Rose". Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
6. "NORTHAMPTON TOWN SIGN JOE BUNNEY FOR UNDISCLOSED FEE". Northampton Town F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
7. "Loan Deal For Bunney Agreed". Blackpool F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
8. "Joe Bunney Returns To Rochdale On Loan From Northampton Town". Rochdale A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
9. "Northampton Town release eight players and transfer-list three more". BBC Sport. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
10. "Wanderers land Bunney". Bolton Wanderers. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
11. "Club Statement: Joe Bunney". Bolton Wanderers. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
12. "Joe Bunney: Bolton Wanderers defender breaks ribs and collarbone in car crash". 9 September 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
13. theboltonnews "Bolton announce retained list with 14 players out of contract"
14. Joe Bunney at Soccerbase
15. "Games played by Joe Bunney in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
16. "Games played by Joe Bunney in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
17. "Games played by Joe Bunney in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
18. "Games played by Joe Bunney in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
19. "Games played by Joe Bunney in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
20. "Games played by Joe Bunney in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
21. "Games played by Joe Bunney in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
22. "Games played by Joe Bunney in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

External links

• Joe Bunney at Soccerbase