John Bumstead
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John Bumstead is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder
in the Football League
for Chelsea
, where he spent most of his career, and Charlton Athletic
.
title in the 1983-84 season
- and with it promotion to the First Division
. He helped them win the Full Members Cup
in 1985-86
- when they also finished sixth in the league. He remained with the club after their relegation in 1987-88
and collected a Second Division title medal the following season
as they regained their First Division status at the first attempt.
He would remain with Chelsea for another two seasons, making a total of 409 appearances and scoring 44 goals with The Blues, before being transferred to Charlton Athletic
, where he spent two seasons before retiring from professional football in his 35th year.
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
for Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
, where he spent most of his career, and Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
.
Club career
Bumstead started his career in the Chelsea youth set-up, and was well established in the first team by the time they won the Second DivisionFootball League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
title in the 1983-84 season
1983-84 in English football
The 1983–84 season was the 104th season of competitive football in England.- First Division :Liverpool had a great first season under the management of Joe Fagan as they wrapped up their third successive league title and the 15th in their history...
- and with it promotion to the First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
. He helped them win the Full Members Cup
Full Members Cup
The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992....
in 1985-86
1985-86 in English football
The 1985–86 season was the 106th season of competitive football in England.- First Division :The championship crown went to Liverpool for the 16th time in their history at the end of their first season under the management of Kenny Dalglish, but they had to fight off some very stiff competition to...
- when they also finished sixth in the league. He remained with the club after their relegation in 1987-88
1987-88 in English football
The 1987–88 season was the 120th season of competitive football in England.- First Division :Liverpool won the league title with a comfortable nine-point margin and just two defeats all season....
and collected a Second Division title medal the following season
1988-89 in English football
The 1988–89 season was the 109th season of competitive football in England.-Hillsborough disaster:On 15 April, a crowd crush at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough killed 94 people and injured more than 300. A 95th Liverpool supporter died in hospital...
as they regained their First Division status at the first attempt.
He would remain with Chelsea for another two seasons, making a total of 409 appearances and scoring 44 goals with The Blues, before being transferred to Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
, where he spent two seasons before retiring from professional football in his 35th year.
Playing statistics
| Season | Club | Division | League | FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
League Cup | Members Cup Full Members Cup The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992.... |
Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1978–79 | Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... |
8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 1979–80 | Second Division Football League Second Division From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams... |
28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| 1980–81 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| 1981–82 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | ||
| 1982–83 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | ||
| 1983–84 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | ||
| 1984–85 | First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... |
25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
| 1985–86 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 9 | ||
| 1987–88 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 1988–89 | Second Division Football League Second Division From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams... |
29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 1989–90 | First Division Football League First Division The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship.... |
28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 3 | |
| 1990–91 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Chelsea total | 338 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 409 | 44 | ||
External links
- League stats at Neil Brown's site