John Bumstead

Not to be confused with Jon Bumstead.

John Bumstead

Personal information
Full name	John Bumstead [1]
Date of birth	(1958-11-27) 27 November 1958 (age 67) [1]
Place of birth	Rotherhithe, [1] London, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2]
Position	Midfielder [1]
Youth career
	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1991	Chelsea	339	(38)
1991–1993	Charlton Athletic	56	(3)
	Bromley
Total		395	(41)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Bumstead (born 27 November 1958) 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. ^[3]

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 Division in 1983–84, 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 medal the following season as they regained their First Division status at the first attempt.

He remained with Chelsea for another two seasons, making a total of 409 appearances and scoring 44 goals, before being transferred to Charlton Athletic, where he spent two seasons before retiring from professional football in his 35th year.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Members Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chelsea	1978–79	First Division	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
	1979–80	Second Division	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	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	29	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	31	2
	1989–90	First Division	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

References

1. "John Bumstead". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  122. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
3. "John Bumstead". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 11 October 2009.

External links

• John Bumstead at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database