Andy Bond (footballer)

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Andy Bond
Andy Bond 2008-08-25 1.jpg
Bond playing for Barrow in 2008
Personal information
Full name Andrew Mark Bond[1]
Date of birth (1986-03-16) 16 March 1986 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Wigan, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Central midfielder[4]
Club information
Current team
 York City
Youth career
0000–2005 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Crewe Alexandra 0 (0)
2005–2006 → Lancaster City (loan)
2006–2010 Barrow 161 (18)
2010–2014 Colchester United 118 (11)
2012 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 4 (0)
2013 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 5 (0)
2014 Chester 19 (0)
2014–2015 Stevenage 20 (0)
2015–2016 Chorley 26 (3)
2016 Crawley Town 12 (0)
2016–2019 AFC Fylde 119 (16)
2019– York City 24 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:19, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Andrew Mark Bond (born 16 March 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for National League North club York City. He has played in the Football League for Colchester United, Crewe Alexandra, Bristol Rovers, Stevenage and Crawley Town.

Career[]

Wigan Junior Latics 1995-1997. Bond was an integral part of the WJL side that won the Warrington league title 3 seasons in a row. He started as a central midfielder but when manager Dave Harrison was appointed he was deployed as a centre half alongside Chris Travis and in front of the Goalkeeper Paul Harrison. He was spotted by Crewe Scouts against Leigh RMI in an 2-2 draw away where keeper Harrison ran the length of the pitch to celebrate a late Damon Martland Equaliser from 25 yards.

Crewe Alexandra and Barrow[]

Bond was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester.[5] He began his career at Crewe Alexandra, but never made a first-team appearance despite being a regular for the reserve team.[6] He joined Conference North club Lancaster City in August 2005 on loan.[7]

Bond signed for Conference North club Barrow in 2006 after being released by Crewe.[citation needed] He impressed at Barrow and had a successful spell, helping the club achieve promotion to the Conference Premier through the play-offs in the 2007–08 season.[8] In the 2009–10 season, Bond was a key player in Barrow's progression to the third round of the FA Cup, where they lost 3–0 to Sunderland and in their victorious FA Trophy campaign.[citation needed] During this season, Bond reportedly attracted the attention of several Championship clubs, including Leicester City, Peterborough and Preston North End.[8] He left Barrow at the end of the 2009–10 season after turning down the offer of a new contract.[9]

Colchester United[]

Bond signed for League One club Colchester United on 30 June 2010 on a two-year contract.[10] Manager John Ward described him as "a marauding midfield player with a lot of energy and running work in him."[10] He made his Football League debut on 7 August when starting in a 2–2 draw away to Exeter City.[11] On 26 July 2011, Bond was involved in a nasty clash of heads with goalkeeper Mark Cousins during a friendly against local rivals Ipswich Town. With medical treatment required at the stadium, the match was abandoned by the match officials, with Bond then taken straight to hospital. He was released from hospital the following day.[12] He went on to make 43 appearances in the 2011–12 season, scoring 4 goals.[13] Bond joined his former club Crewe Alexandra, now in League One, on 28 September 2012 on a one-month loan.[14]

Bond scored an 89th-minute winner in the opening match of the 2013–14 season on 3 August 2013 after coming on as a substitute two minutes earlier, with a shot from eight yards from Drey Wright's pass, to secure a 1–0 away victory over Gillingham.[15][16] He joined League Two club Bristol Rovers on 12 September on a one-month loan, linking up with former manager John Ward.[17] Bond made his debut two days later, starting in a 2–0 away defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge.[18] He had his contract with Colchester terminated by mutual consent on 8 January 2014, with his playing time restricted in the 2013–14 season .[19]

Chester[]

Following his release from Colchester, Bond signed for Conference Premier club Chester on 24 January 2014 on a contract to the end of the , having reportedly turned down offers from Football League clubs.[20] He made his debut the following day as a 55th-minute substitute in Chester's 3–0 away defeat to Forest Green Rovers.[21]

Crawley Town[]

The midfielder joined the club on 19 February 2016 on a contract until the end of the season, and made his debut the following day in a 1–1 draw against Plymouth Argyle.[citation needed]

York City[]

Bond signed for National League North club York City on 25 June 2019.[22]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 29 February 2020
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
Crewe Alexandra 2005–06[23] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barrow 2006–07[24] Conference North 41 6 4 1 — 2[a] 0 47 7
2007–08[25] Conference North 41 6 6 1 — 8[b] 0 55 7
2008–09[26] Conference Premier 39 2 3 0 — 5[c] 1 47 3
2009–10[27] Conference Premier 40 4 5 3 — 9[a] 2 54 9
Total 161 18 18 5 — 24 3 203 26
Colchester United 2010–11[11] League One 43 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 46 8
2011–12[13] League One 40 3 2 1 0 0 1[d] 0 43 4
2012–13[28] League One 27 0 0 0 1 0 — 28 0
2013–14[18] League One 8 1 1 0 1 0 1[d] 0 11 1
Total 118 11 5 2 3 0 2 0 128 13
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2012–13[28] League One 4 0 — — 1[d] 0 5 0
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2013–14[18] League Two 5 0 — — — 5 0
Chester [21] Conference Premier 19 0 — — — 19 0
Stevenage 2014–15[29] League Two 20 0 0 0 1 0 2[e] 0 23 0
Chorley 2015–16[21][30] National League North 26 3 4 2 — 2[a] 0 32 5
Crawley Town 2015–16[31] League Two 12 0 — — — 12 0
AFC Fylde 2016–17[21][32] National League North 41 5 1 0 — 2[a] 0 44 5
2017–18[21] National League 44 5 4 0 — 1[f] 0 49 5
2018–19[21] National League 34 6 0 0 — 9[g] 1 43 7
Total 119 16 5 0 — 12 1 136 17
York City 2019–20[21][33] National League North 24 2 3 0 — 1[a] 0 28 2
Career total 508 50 35 9 4 0 44 4 591 63
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Four appearances in Conference League Cup, one in FA Trophy, three in Conference North play-offs
  3. ^ Four appearances and one goal in Conference League Cup, one appearance in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Appearance in Football League Trophy
  5. ^ Appearances in League Two play-offs
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in National League play-offs
  7. ^ Six Appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in National League play-offs

Honours[]

Barrow

AFC Fylde

References[]

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  2. ^ "Andy Bond". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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  4. ^ Watson, Stuart (20 November 2010). "U's win with controversial late penalty". Green Un. Ipswich. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Andy Bond". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  6. ^ "First team player profiles". Barrow A.F.C. Archived from the original on 15 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Wrench to leave for Sparrow". Lancaster Guardian. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Championship trio target Bond". Sky Sports. 26 January 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Barrow midfielder Andy Bond considers Carlisle switch". BBC Sport. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Colchester sign Barrow midfielder Andy Bond". BBC Sport. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "Games played by Andy Bond in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "Games played by Andy Bond in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Crewe Alexandra sign Colchester United's Andy Bond". BBC Sport. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Gillingham 0–1 Colchester". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.
  16. ^ Marston, Carl (3 August 2013). "Super sub Bond grabs late winner for U's". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Andy Bond joins Bristol Rovers from Colchester on loan". BBC Sport. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Games played by Andy Bond in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  19. ^ "Colchester United release midfielder Andy Bond". BBC Sport. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  20. ^ Green, Jim (24 January 2014). "New signing Bond was for Burr's eyes only". Chester Live. Reach. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  21. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "A. Bond: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  22. ^ Appleyard, Ian (25 June 2019). "Bond swaps Fylde coast for City life". York City F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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  26. ^ Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-1-869833-66-4.
  27. ^ Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2010). Non-League Club Directory 2011. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 38–39. ISBN 978-1-869833-68-8.
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  29. ^ "Games played by Andy Bond in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  30. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: Locke, Mark (27 September 2015). "Chorley 2–0 Frickley Athletic (26/09/2015)". Chorley F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: Locke, Mark (10 October 2015). "Whitley Bay 2–3 Chorley FA Cup (10/10/2015)". Chorley F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: Locke, Mark (28 November 2015). "Chorley 0–0 Skelmersdale United (28/11/2015)". Chorley F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round reply: Locke, Mark (2 December 2015). "Skelmersdale United 5–2 Chorley (01/12/2015)". Chorley F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  31. ^ "Games played by Andy Bond in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  32. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Alfreton 1–0 AFC Fylde". AFC Fylde. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "Gloucester 2–3 AFC Fylde". AFC Fylde. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  33. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: Kilbride, Jacob (21 September 2019). "Irlam 0–2 York City – Report". The Press. York. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
    For FA Cup third qualifying round: Richardson, Joe (5 October 2019). "Buxton 1 York City 2 – Report". The Press. York. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: Kilbride, Jacob (23 November 2019). "York City exit FA Trophy after 1–0 defeat to Altrincham at Bootham Crescent". The Press. York. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  34. ^ "Barrow 2–1 Stevenage (aet)". BBC Sport. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  35. ^ "Conference North: 2016/17: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
    "AFC Fylde: Squad". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 July 2019. 2016–17 season accessed via drop-down list.
  36. ^ Stevens, Rob (19 May 2019). "AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2019.

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