Fred Bunn

Fred Bunn
Personal information
Full nameAbel Thomas Frederick Bunn
Date of birth7 February 1861
Place of birthWest Bromwich, England
Date of death20 November 1921 (aged 60)
Place of deathSouthampton, England
Playing positionCentre half
Youth career
1879–1885West Bromwich Albion (amateur)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1885–1886West Bromwich Albion
1886–1887Crosswell's Brewery
1887–1888Oldbury Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Abel Thomas Frederick "Fred" Bunn (7 February 1861 – 20 November 1921) was an English footballer who played at centre half. He was born in West Bromwich and attended Christ Church School, before working at the local George Salter's Spring Works. He played for West Bromwich Albion from September 1879 and scored in the 1883 Staffordshire Senior Cup Final as Albion won their first ever trophy. In 1885, Bunn became one of the club's first professionals when the FA legalised payments to players. He left the club the following year to join Crosswell's Brewery, after disagreements with some of the Albion committee members. He finished his career at Oldbury Town.

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