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Charles Bunyan Sr. (1869–1922) was an English professional football player and manager active throughout Europe in the late-19th and early-20th centuries.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Bunyan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1869 | ||
| Place of birth | Campton, England | ||
| Date of death | 1922 (aged 52–53)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Ixelles, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Old Horns | |||
| Spital Olympic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1886–1887 | Chesterfield | ? | (?) |
| 1887–1889 | Hyde | ? | (?) |
| 1889–1892 | Derby County | 9 | (0) |
| 1892–1894 | Chesterfield Town | 42 | (0) |
| 1893 | → Sheffield United (guest) | 0 | (0) |
| 1894–1895 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
| 1895–1896 | Ilkeston Town | ? | (?) |
| 1896 | Heanor Town | ? | (?) |
| 1896–1898 | Walsall | 44 | (0) |
| 1898–1899 | New Brompton | 24 | (0) |
| 1899–1902 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1909–1911 | Racing Club de Bruxelles | ||
| 1909–1911 | Belgium (Assistant Manager) | ||
| 1911–1912 | Örgryte IS | ||
| 1912 | Sweden (Coach) | ||
| 1912–1914 | Standard Liège | ||
| 1914 | Belgium | ||
| 1919–1922 | Anderlecht (Coach) | ||
| 1922 | Anderlecht | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bunyan was born in Campton.[2] Bunyan had three sons – Charles Jr., Maurice and Ernie – two of whom became professional footballers.[2]
Playing career
Bunyan played as a goalkeeper, and after playing with local sides Old Horns and Spital Olympic, Bunyan played with Chesterfield in 1886, before turning professional with Hyde a year later.[2] He was in goal for Hyde when the club lost 26–0 to Preston North End in the FA Cup in October 1887, a score which remains a record in senior English football.[3]
He played in the Football League with Derby County,[4] Bunyan returned to Chesterfield in 1892.[2][5][6] Bunyan was sacked by Chesterfield for a number of misdemeanours – both on and off the pitch – and he played with Ilkeston Town and Heanor Town before returning to League football with Walsall.[2] He moved to New Brompton in 1898, where he was an ever-present for one season before moving on to Newcastle United.[7] He also played as a 'guest' player for Sheffield United.[3]
Coaching career
Bunyan moved to Belgium in 1909 to become coach of Racing Club de Bruxelles, while also assisting with the Belgian national side.[2] He moved to Sweden in 1911 to manage Örgryte IS, before coaching the Swedish national side in time for the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2] Bunyan returned to Belgium in 1912 to manage Standard Liège, and after a brief spell also managing the Belgian national side, his career was interrupted by the First World War, but he returned to Belgium after the war ended to coach Anderlecht.[2]
Bunyan replaced Sylva Brébart as manager of Anderlecht in 1922, but died 10 months later and was replaced by his son, Charles.[8]
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