Phil Bonnyman
Scottish professional footballer (born 1954)
About Phil Bonnyman
Born 1954. Phil Bonnyman is a British association football player and association football coach.
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.
Playing career Born in Glasgow, Bonnyman played for Anniesland Waverley, before being signed to Rangers by Jock Wallace. 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. He became a popular player at Saltergate for his performances for the club. 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. However, chairman Bill Bell forced Rudge to sack Bonnyman. 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. Bonnyman then became assistant manager at Forfar Athletic in December 2000 and later attended university and worked as a mortgage adviser.
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1975–76 Second Division
1976–77 Second Division
1977–78 Third Division
1978–79 Third Division
1979–80 Third Division
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1979–80 Third Division
1980–81 Third Division
1981–82 Third Division
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1982–83 Second Division
1983–84 Second Division
1984–85 Second Division
1985–86 Second Division
1986–87 Second Division
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1987–88 Fourth Division
1988–89 Fourth Division
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Honours Chesterfield Anglo-Scottish Cup: 1981
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Scottish professional footballer (born 1954)
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