Phil Bonnyman

Phillip 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. He won the Anglo-Scottish Cup with Chesterfield in 1981. During his time in England he scored 84 goals in 543 league and cup appearances. He later coached at Dunfermline Athletic, Hamilton Academical and Port Vale, and had two spells as manager at Highland League side Huntly.

Phil Bonnyman
Personal information
Full name Phillip Bonnyman[1]
Date of birth (1954-02-06) 6 February 1954
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Anniesland Waverley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1973 Rangers 0 (0)
1973–1975 Hamilton Academical 71 (7)
1975–1980 Carlisle United 152 (26)
1980–1982 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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 after being signed on transfer deadline day by manager Arthur Cox.[4][5] 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. He helped the club to win the Anglo-Scottish Cup in its final year, 1981, with a 2–1 victory over Notts County.[5] 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]

Style of play

Bonnyman was a midfielder with excellent heading and close control skills who could shoot with both feet, though lacking in pace and poor at tackling.[5]

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.[6] However chairman Bill Bell forced Rudge to sack Bonnyman.[7] 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.[8] Bonnyman then became assistant manager at Forfar Athletic in December 2000 and later attended university and worked as a mortgage adviser.[4]

Career statistics

Source:[9][3][10]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers 1972–73 Scottish Division One 0000100010
Carlisle United 1975–76 Second Division 9000000090
1976–77 Second Division 371214100433
1977–78 Third Division 338402000438
1978–79 Third Division 457302100508
1979–80 Third Division 28105420003514
Total 152261451020017633
Chesterfield 1979–80 Third Division 113000000113
1980–81 Third Division 4286041816010
1981–82 Third Division 46142220305316
Total 9925826111112429
Grimsby Town 1982–83 Second Division 401203030481
1983–84 Second Division 293102000323
1984–85 Second Division 378305100459
1985–86 Second Division 293002011324
1986–87 Second Division 160300010200
Total 15115901215117717
Stoke City (loan) 1985–86 Second Division 7000000070
Darlington 1987–88 Fourth Division 383003040453
1988–89 Fourth Division 122000000122
Total 505003040575
Career total 4597131732420254284
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Scottish Cup, Football League Group Cup, Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup.

Honours
Chesterfield

References
  1. "Phil Bonnyman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 178. ISBN 0362020175.
  3. "Rangers Player Phil Bonnyman Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. "Phil Bonnyman". CFC History. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  5. "Sky is Blue - The Chesterfield FC history resource". Sky is Blue - The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. "Huntly poised to take Port Vale to court". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  7. "I never bear grudges, but I don't talk to Bell, says Rudge". The Sentinel. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  8. "Club History". Huntly F.C. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  9. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  10. Phil Bonnyman at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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