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Joseph Elliott Bunney (born 26 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Macclesfield.

Joe Bunney

Bunney playing for Rochdale in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Elliott Bunney[1]
Date of birth	(1993-09-26) 26 September 1993 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth	Gorton, England
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Position(s)	Left-back/Left wing/Striker
Club information
Current team	Macclesfield
Youth career
000?–2011	Lancaster City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Lancaster City
2012	Kendal Town	7	(3)
2012	Stockport County	1	(0)
2012–2013	Northwich Victoria	26	(19)
2013–2018	Rochdale	122	(16)
2018–2019	Northampton Town	16	(0)
2018–2019	→ Blackpool (loan)	5	(0)
2019	→ Rochdale (loan)	16	(0)
2019–2020	Bolton Wanderers	2	(0)
2020	Matlock Town	2	(0)
2020–2021	Hartlepool United	4	(0)
2021	Grimsby Town	5	(0)
2021	Altrincham	4	(0)
2021–2022	Warrington Rylands	7	(5)
2022–	Macclesfield	13	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:25, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

He has previously played professionally in the Football League for Rochdale, Bolton Wanderers, Hartlepool United and Grimsby Town as well as at Non-league level for Lancaster City, Kendal Town, Stockport County, Northwich Victoria, Matlock Town, Altrincham and Warrington Rylands.

Club career

Early career

Born in Gorton, Manchester, Bunney worked his way through Lancaster City's youth system[2] and broke into their first team during the 2011–12 season as the club competed in the Northern Premier League Division One North, whilst studying sports science at Myerscough College in Preston, Lancashire.[3]

Rochdale

Bunney made his début as a professional at Rochdale on 27 April 2013 as a substitute in a 1–0 victory against Plymouth Argyle, on the final day of the 2012–13 season with Bunney scoring the winning goal with a header after a cross from another débutante, Scott Tanser.[4][5] On 1 July 2014, Bunney signed a new two-year contract at Rochdale.[6]

Northampton Town

On 16 January 2018, Bunney signed for Northampton Town for an undisclosed fee.[7]

On 25 June 2018, Bunney signed for Blackpool on loan.[8]

On 31 January 2019, Bunney's loan at Blackpool was cut short and then loaned out to his former club Rochdale until the end of the season.[9]

He was one of 3 transfer-listed by Northampton at the end of the 2018–19 season; a further 8 were released.[10]

Bolton Wanderers

On 2 September 2019, Bunney signed for Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer from Northampton Town on a contract until the end of the season.[11] The following weekend he was involved in a road traffic collision on the M55 motorway that left him with broken ribs and a broken collarbone.[12][13] On 26 June it was announced Bunney would be one of 14 senior players released at the end of his contract on 30 June.[14]

Matlock and Hartlepool

On 19 October 2020, Bunney signed for Matlock Town.[15] He played two matches for the club, registering an assist in both games.[16] A month later he signed for Hartlepool United on 30 November.[17] He left on 26 January 2021 as he wanted to return to playing in the English Football League.[18]

Grimsby Town

On 1 February 2021, Bunney joined League Two side Grimsby Town on a contract until the end of the 2020-21 season.[19] Bunney had already played for Matlock and Hartlepool in the 2020–2021 season, usually meaning he wouldn't be able to sign for a third team as players can only play for two teams in one season – however FIFA changed the rules for that season to allow players to play for three teams, to alleviate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on football.[20]

On 18 March 2021, it was announced by manager Paul Hurst that Bunney had played his final game for the club after he was taken to hospital hours after a game against Carlisle United, and would effectively be leaving the club because of an unreported medical condition.[21]

Back to Non League

On 25 August 2021, Bunney signed a contract for National League side Altrincham.[22]

On 8 October 2021, it was announced Bunney had signed for Warrington Rylands.

On 2 June 2022, Bunney joined Scunthorpe United on trial and played in a 3-2 pre-season defeat against Middlesbrough.[23]

Bunney signed with Macclesfield ahead of the 2022–23 season.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 November 2022[25]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stockport County	2012–13[26]	Conference Premier	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
Rochdale	2012–13[26]	League Two	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	2013–14[27]	League Two	21	3	2	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	24	3
	2014–15[28]	League One	19	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	22	2
	2015–16[29]	League One	32	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	34	9
	2016–17[30]	League One	29	1	3	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	36	1
	2017–18[31]	League One	20	0	2	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	1	27	1
	Total		122	16	10	0	3	0	9	0	144	17
Northampton Town	2017–18[31]	League One	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	2018–19	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20[32]	League Two	4	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0
	Total		16	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	18	0
Blackpool (loan)	2018–19[33]	League One	5	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0
Rochdale (loan)	2018–19[33]	League One	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Bolton Wanderers	2019–20[32]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Matlock Town	2020–21[34][35]	NPL Premier Division	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Hartlepool United	2020–21[36]	National League	4	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	5	0
Grimsby Town	2020–21[36]	League Two	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Altrincham	2021–22[36]	National League	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
Warrington Rylands	2021–22[37]	NPL West Division	7	5	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	8	5
Macclesfield	2022–23[38]	NPL West Division	13	2	2	0	—		5	1	20	3
Career total			199	23	12	0	4	0	18	2	231	25

Notes

References

External links

• Joe Bunney at Soccerbase

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