Charles Bunyan Sr.

English footballer and manager

Charles Bunyan
Personal information
Full name Charles Bunyan[1]
Date of birth 1869
Place of birth Campton, England
Date of death 1922 (aged 52–53)[2]
Place of death Ixelles, Belgium
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Old Horns
Spital Olympic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1886–1887 Chesterfield ? (?)
1887–1889 Hyde ? (?)
1889–1892 Derby County 9 (0)
1892–1894 Chesterfield Town 42 (0)
1893 → Sheffield United (guest) 0 (0)
1894–1895 Derby County 0 (0)
1895–1896 Ilkeston Town ? (?)
1896 Heanor Town ? (?)
1896–1898 Walsall 44 (0)
1898–1899 New Brompton 24 (0)
1899–1902 Newcastle United 0 (0)
Managerial career
1909–1911 Racing Club de Bruxelles
1909–1911 Belgium (Assistant Manager)
1911–1912 Örgryte IS
1912 Sweden (Coach)
1912–1914 Standard Liège
1914 Belgium
1919–1922 Anderlecht (Coach)
1922 Anderlecht
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Bunyan Sr. (1869–1922) was an English professional football player and manager active throughout Europe in the late-19th and early-20th centuries.

Personal life

Bunyan was born in Campton.[2] Bunyan had three sons – Charles Jr., Maurice and Ernie – two of whom became professional footballers.[2]

Career

Playing career

Bunyan played as a goalkeeper, and after playing with local sides Old Horns and Spital Olympic, Bunyan played with Chesterfield in 1886, before turning professional with Hyde a year later.[2] He was in goal for Hyde when the club lost 26–0 to Preston North End in the FA Cup in October 1887, a score which remains a record in senior English football.[3]

He played in the Football League with Derby County,[4] Bunyan returned to Chesterfield in 1892.[2][5][6] Bunyan was sacked by Chesterfield for a number of misdemeanours – both on and off the pitch – and he played with Ilkeston Town and Heanor Town before returning to League football with Walsall.[2] He moved to New Brompton in 1898, where he was an ever-present for one season before moving on to Newcastle United.[7] He also played as a 'guest' player for Sheffield United.[3]

Coaching career

Bunyan moved to Belgium in 1909 to become coach of Racing Club de Bruxelles, while also assisting with the Belgian national side.[2] He moved to Sweden in 1911 to manage Örgryte IS, before coaching the Swedish national side in time for the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2] Bunyan returned to Belgium in 1912 to manage Standard Liège, and after a brief spell also managing the Belgian national side, his career was interrupted by the First World War, but he returned to Belgium after the war ended to coach Anderlecht.[2]

Bunyan replaced Sylva Brébart as manager of Anderlecht in 1922, but died 10 months later and was replaced by his son, Charles.[8]

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 45. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Chesterfield | Club | Past Players | Past Players | Charlie Bunyan". world.chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 22 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b Clarebrough, Denis; Kirkham, Andrew (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. p. 364. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.
  4. ^ "Charles Bunyan". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Chesterfield Town FC, 1884 – 1915: 1892–93". Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Chesterfield Town FC, 1884 – 1915: 1893–94". Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Gillingham FC Career Details – Charlie Bunyan". Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  8. ^ Marcel Gallez & Johan Serkijn (2008). Le dictionnaire du RSC Anderlecht (tome 2). Magnad. p. 47. ISBN 978-2-9600723-3-4.
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Sweden football squad – 1912 Summer Olympics
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Charles Bunyan managerial positions
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Örgryte IS – managers
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Standard Liège – managers
(c) = caretaker / interim manager
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Belgium national football team – managers
(KBVB) = on behalf of the Belgian FA; (c) = caretaker manager
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R.S.C. Anderlecht – managers