Phil Bonnyman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Phillip Bonnyman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Anniesland Waverley | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1973 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1973–1975 | Hamilton Academical | 71 | (7) |
| 1975–1979 | Carlisle United | 152 | (26) |
| 1979–1982 | Chesterfield | 99 | (25) |
| 1982–1987 | Grimsby Town | 151 | (15) |
| 1985–1986 | → Stoke City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | Darlington | 50 | (5) |
| 1989–1990 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 531 | (78) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1997–1998 | Huntly | ||
| 1999–2000 | Huntly | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Phillip "Phil" Bonnyman (born 6 February 1954) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Anniesland Waverley, Rangers, Hamilton Academical, Carlisle United, Chesterfield, Grimsby Town, Stoke City, Darlington and Dunfermline Athletic.[2]
Playing career
Born in Glasgow, Bonnyman played for Anniesland Waverley, before being signed to Rangers by Jock Wallace.[3] He made one appearance for "Gers", making his debut at the age of 18 against Stenhousemuir at Ibrox Stadium in a League Cup second leg match on 4 October 1972; Rangers lost the game 2–1 but won the tie 6–2 on aggregate.[3] He went on to play for Hamilton Academical, before joining Carlisle United in March 1976.[4] In his first full season at Carlisle he side suffered relegation to the Third Division. He spent five seasons at Brunton Park making 176 appearances scoring 33 goals before moving to Third Division rivals Chesterfield in March 1980.[4] He became a popular player at Saltergate for his performances for the club and he spent three seasons there making 124 appearances scoring 29 goals before Chesterfield's financial problems saw him move on to Second Division Grimsby Town in August 1982.[4]
At Grimsby, Bonnyman became a regular under Dave Booth until he resigned in October 1985. Bonnyman then went out on loan to Stoke City where he played seven matches in 1985–86.[4] He returned to Grimsby where he played one more season before linking up with Dave Booth at Darlington.[4] After two seasons a Darlington he left to become player/coach at Dunfermline Athletic.[4]
Coaching career
Bonnyman then became assistant manager of Dunfermline and later Hamilton Academical before becoming community manager of Hamilton. He became manager of Highland League side Huntly in November 1997 guiding them to the title in 1997–98. Shortly after this success he left to become assistant manager to John Rudge at Port Vale.[5] However chairman Bill Bell forced Rudge to sack Bonnyman.[6] He made a return to Huntly as they narrowly missed out winning the title in 1998–99 finishing four points behind Peterhead. After a poor 1999–2000 season both Bonnyman and chairman Mike Hendry left Huntly.[7] Bonnyman then became assistant manager at Forfar Athletic in December 2000 and later attended university and worked as a mortgage adviser.[4]
Career statistics
- Sourced from Phil Bonnyman profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers[3] | 1972–73 | Scottish Division One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlisle United | 1975–76 | Second Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1976–77 | Second Division | 37 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
| 1977–78 | Third Division | 33 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 8 | |
| 1978–79 | Third Division | 45 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8 | |
| 1979–80 | Third Division | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 | |
| Total | 152 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 33 | ||
| Chesterfield | 1979–80 | Third Division | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 1980–81 | Third Division | 42 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 60 | 10 | |
| 1981–82 | Third Division | 46 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 16 | |
| Total | 99 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 124 | 29 | ||
| Grimsby Town | 1982–83 | Second Division | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| 1983–84 | Second Division | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| 1984–85 | Second Division | 37 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 9 | |
| 1985–86 | Second Division | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 4 | |
| 1986–87 | Second Division | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 151 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 177 | 17 | ||
| Stoke City (loan) | 1985–86 | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Darlington | 1987–88 | Fourth Division | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| 1988–89 | Fourth Division | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| Total | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 459 | 71 | 31 | 7 | 32 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 542 | 84 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Scottish Cup, Football League Group Cup, Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup.
References
- ↑ "Phil Bonnyman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ↑ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- 1 2 3 "Rangers Player Phil Bonnyman Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Phil Bonnyman". CFC History. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ↑ "Huntly poised to take Port Vale to court". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ↑ "I never bear grudges, but I don't talk to Bell, says Rudge". The Sentinel. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ↑ "Club History". Huntly F.C. Retrieved 4 April 2013.