- Mark Bunn (footballer)
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Mark Bunn Personal information Full name Mark John Bunn[1] Date of birth 16 November 1984 Place of birth Southgate, England Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Blackburn Rovers Number 13 Youth career 1998–2000 Tottenham Hotspur 2000–2001 Northampton Town Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2001–2008 Northampton Town 90 (0) 2004 → Kettering Town (loan) 12 (0) 2008– Blackburn Rovers 3 (0) 2009 → Leicester City (loan) 3 (0) 2009–2010 → Sheffield United (loan) 32 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:00, 13 February 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Mark John Bunn (born 16 November 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers as a goalkeeper in the Premier League.
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Club career
Northampton Town
Born in Southgate, Greater London, Bunn started his career with Tottenham Hotspur as a trainee but joined Northampton Town before he was offered a professional contract.
He made his first team debut 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 debut 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.[3]
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, on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee, believed d to be over £1million.[4] He made his Blackburn debut in the FA Cup third round tie against Blyth Spartans.[5]
Bunn signed for Leicester City on loan for a month on 16 February 2009, after first choice keeper David Martin suffered an injury.[6] He made his debut a day later in a 2–2 draw against Hartlepool United,[7] saving a penalty kick in a 1–0 win over Bristol Rovers on 21 February.[8]
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.[9] 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 [10] that was subsequently extended to a six month deal later the same month.[11] He made his debut in United's first game of the season, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw against Middlesbrough.[12] 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.[13] 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 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. At the start of the 2010–11 campaign, Bunn changed his shirt number from 38 to 13. On 24 August 2010, he started the second round League Cup tie at home to Norwich City in a 3-1 victory. On 22 September 2010, he started Blackburn's third round League Cup game against Aston Villa in a 3-1 defeat at Villa Park.[14] He made his Premier League debut on 28 December 2010 in a 3-1 away win against West Bromwich Albion coming on as a half-time substitute for Paul Robinson who unfortunately suffered an injury during the game at The Hawthorns. February 2011 saw him sign an extension to his existing contract to keep him at the club until the summer of 2013.[15]
Club career statistics
- Statistics accurate as of 21:22, 21 August 2011.[16]
Club Season League Cup[17] Europe Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Northampton 2005–06 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2006–07 42 0 4 0 0 0 46 0 2007–08 45 0 6 0 0 0 51 0 2008–09 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 Total 90 0 14 0 0 0 104 0 Blackburn Rovers 2007–08 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2010–11 3 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 2011–12 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Total 3 0 5 0 0 0 8 0 Leicester City (Loan) 2008–09 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Sheffield United (Loan) 2009–10 32 0 3 0 0 0 35 0 Career Total 128 0 22 0 0 0 150 0 References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action?redef=0&searchType=B. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ^ "First Team". Nortampton Town F.C.. http://www.ntfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10425~18732,00.html. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- ^ "Forest Chasing Keeper Bunn". Northampton Town F.C.. http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport?articleid=3053624. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ "Rovers Complete Signing of Keeper Bunn". Blackburn Rovers F.C.. http://www.rovers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1381901,00.html. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ Shea, Julian (2009-01-05). "Blyth Spartans 0–1 Blackburn". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7803588.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ "Foxes swoop to ease keeper crisis". BBC Sport. 2009-02-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/7894583.stm. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- ^ "Hartlepool 2–2 Leicester". BBC Sport. 2009-02-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7883933.stm. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- ^ "Bristol Rovers 0–1 Leicester". BBC Sport. 2009-02-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/7886213.stm. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- ^ "Bunn Recalled". Leicester City F.C.. 2009-03-02. http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1575835,00.html. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Blades land Blackburn keeper Bunn". BBC Sport. 2009-08-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/8180977.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ "Keeper extends loan move". Blackburn Rovers F.C.. 2009-08-24. http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1766732,00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- ^ "Keeper happy with debut". Sheffield United F.C.. 2009-08-08. http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/PlayersLog/0,,10418~1747348,00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ "Boss brings back Bunn". Sheffield United F.C.. 2009-12-30. http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/PlayerFeatures/0,,10418~1918846,00.html. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
- ^ "Bunn returns to Ewood". Sheffield United F.C.. 2010-03-17. http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1996647,00.html. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ "West Brom 1–3 Blackburn". BBC Sport. 2010-12-28. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9308862.stm. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ^ "Mark Bunn Career Stats". Soccerbase. 21 May 2010. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=27223. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield
External links
- Mark Bunn profile at the Blackburn Rovers website
- Mark Bunn career stats at Soccerbase
Blackburn Rovers F.C. – current squad 1 Robinson · 2 Salgado · 3 Olsson · 4 Samba · 5 Givet · 6 Nelsen · 8 Dunn · 10 Formica · 11 Grella · 12 Pedersen · 13 Bunn · 14 Petrović · 15 N'Zonzi · 16 Dann · 19 Slew · 20 Rochina · 22 Blackman · 23 Hoilett · 24 Yakubu · 25 Goodwillie · 28 Kean · 29 Vukčević · 30 Roberts · 31 Hanley · 32 Bruno · 33 Morris · 35 Lowe · 38 Anderson · 39 Henley · 40 Cotton · Manager: Kean
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Southgate, London
- English footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
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