Ben Nunn

Benjamin Nunn (born 25 October 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Billericay Town.

Ben Nunn
Nunn playing for Boreham Wood in 2016
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Nunn
Date of birth (1989-10-25) 25 October 1989[1]
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Billericay Town
Youth career
0000–2006 Boston United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Boston United 1 (0)
2007–2008 Rushden & Diamonds 1 (0)
2008–2009 Cambridge City 30 (0)
2009–2010 Bishop's Stortford 26 (0)
2010–2012 Chelmsford City 67 (1)
2012–2017 Boreham Wood 151 (3)
2015 → St Albans City (loan) 7 (0)
2017–2019 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 (1)
2019– Billericay Town 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:56, 9 October 2019 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Nunn started his career at Boston United and made his first team debut on 14 April 2007 at the age of seventeen whilst still a first year scholar, replacing Jamie Stevens as a late substitute in the 3–0 away defeat to Hereford United.[2] Boston were in severe financial difficulty at the time and were deducted ten points and relegated from League Two to the Conference Premier at the end of the 2006–07 season.[3] In June 2007, following the Football Conference AGM, it was decided that Boston should be demoted to the Conference North and Nunn subsequently left the club.[3]

He started the second year of his scholarship with Conference Premier side Rushden & Diamonds and played three games in the Hillier Cup before making his only first team appearance in April 2008, replacing Chris Hope as a substitute in the 3–0 defeat to Grays Athletic.[4][5] However, it wasn't enough to earn a professional contract and he was released at the end of his scholarship in the summer 2008.[4]

After a successful trial, Nunn joined Southern League Premier Division side Cambridge City in August 2008.[6] He was a first team regular throughout the season making thirty league appearances as the side finished in 4th position and eventually lost out to Gloucester City in the play-off semi final.[7] The side also won the Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup beating Cambridge Regional College in the final 1–0.[7]

After a year at Cambridge City, Nunn moved up a division to sign for Conference South side Bishop's Stortford for the 2009–10 season.[8] He was a first team regular throughout the majority of the season making twenty-six league appearance as Stortford struggled near the bottom of the table.[9] However, he helped the club reach the final of the Hertfordshire Senior Cup, featuring in the 8–2 semi-final win over Stevenage Borough Reserves before he left the club in March 2010.[8]

Chelmsford City

Later that month he joined divisional rivals Chelmsford City who were aiming for promotion via the play-offs.[8] He featured in five of the last six league games as the club finished in 3rd position, but were later beaten 3–0 on aggregate by Bath City in the play-off semi-final.[9] Nunn left the club in May 2012, as the club failed to pay the players wages from March 2012.[10]

Boreham Wood

In July 2012, Nunn joined Conference South side Boreham Wood after impressing in a pre-season trial match against Watford.[11] In September 2014, he took a five-month break away from football to go travelling across Asia, Australia and New Zealand.[12] He returned to action on 28 February 2015 in the 2–1 defeat to Havant & Waterlooville, but was sent off for a late challenge shortly after being substituted on.[13] He only missed one more match in the run-in to the end of the season and Boreham Wood were eventually promoted to the National League after defeating Whitehawk in the play-off final.[9]

In October 2015, after losing his place in the side, he was sent out on loan to National League South side St Albans City for some more regular game time.[14]

Dagenham & Redbridge

On 31 May 2017, he signed a two-year contract for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a free transfer, making him the first signing of their summer transfer window.[15] In May 2019, it was announced that he would be released following the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2018–19 campaign.[16]

Billericay Town

In June 2019, Nunn joined Billericay Town.[17]

Personal life

Outside of football, Nunn has set up a property business called FN Property Group and also owns a male grooming company called Benny's of London which he started in 2015 with his partner Samantha.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 28 September 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boston United 2006–07[18] League Two 1000000010
Rushden & Diamonds 2007–08[19] Conference Premier 1000—0010
Cambridge City 2008–09[7] SL Premier Division 30030—4[lower-alpha 1]0370
Bishop's Stortford 2009–10[9] Conference South 26010—2[lower-alpha 1]0290
Chelmsford City 2009–10[9] Conference South 50——1[lower-alpha 2]060
2010–11[9] Conference South 34140—3[lower-alpha 3]0411
2011–12[9] Conference South 28020—1[lower-alpha 1]0310
Total 67160—50781
Boreham Wood 2012–13[9] Conference South 34231—3[lower-alpha 1]0403
2013–14[9] Conference South 37050—1[lower-alpha 1]0430
2014–15[9] Conference South 18100—3[lower-alpha 2]0211
2015–16[20] National League 260———260
2016–17[20] National League 36030—1[lower-alpha 1]0400
Total 1513111—801704
St Albans City (loan) 2015–16[9] National League South 7020—1[lower-alpha 1]0110
Dagenham & Redbridge 2017–18[9] National League 25000—00250
2018–19[9] National League 21110—00221
Total 46110—00471
Billericay Town 2019–20[9] National League South 8020—00100
Career totals 3375261002003836
  1. Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. Appearances in Conference South play-offs
  3. Two appearances in Conference South play-offs, one in FA Trophy

Honours

Cambridge City

Boreham Wood

References
  1. "Ben Nunn". 11v11. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. "Hereford 3-0 Boston". BBC. 14 April 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  3. Bright, Richard (11 June 2007). "Boston relegated again". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  4. "Benn Nunn profile". Rushden & Diamonds F.C. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  5. "Grays 3-0 Rushden & Diamonds". BBC. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  6. "Ben Nunn Strengthens Squad". Cambridge City F.C. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  7. "Cambridge City - 2008/09". Cambridge City FC. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  8. "Benn Nunn profile". Chelmsford City F.C. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  9. "B. Nunn - Aylesbury". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  10. "Nunn: Cash problems hit dressing room". this is Total Essex. 17 May 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  11. "WOOD SIGN BEN NUNN". Boreham Wood F.C. 22 July 2012. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  12. "Big Interview: Dagenham & Redbridge's Ben Nunn has a business plan for the future". The Non League Football Paper. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  13. "Borehan Wood knocked off top spot after Havant & Waterlooville defeat". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  14. "Boreham Wood defender Ben Nunn agrees loan with St Albans City". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  15. "Daggers Sign Defender Ben Nunn". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  16. "CLUB NEWS: Dagenham & Redbridge Announce Retained List". Dagenham & Redbridge Official Site. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  17. Former Daggers captain Nunn joins Billericay Town, barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk, 26 June 2019
  18. "Games played by Ben Nunn in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  19. "Games played by Ben Nunn in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  20. "B. Nunn". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
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