Mitch Brundle

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Mitch Brundle
Personal information
Full name Mitch Ronnie Brundle [1]
Date of birth (1994-12-04) 4 December 1994 (age 30) [2]
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder [4]
Youth career
2011–2012 Yeovil Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Yeovil Town 0 (0)
2013–2014 Bristol City 0 (0)
2014 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 7 (0)
2014–2016 Braintree Town 77 (7)
2016 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2017 Gateshead 34 (2)
2017–2019 Dover Athletic 91 (12)
2019–2021 Dagenham & Redbridge 44 (9)
2021–2022 Barnet 22 (3)
2022 Farnborough 14 (0)
2022–2023 Dover Athletic 17 (0)
2024 Lydd Town 9 (2)
Managerial career
2023 Dover Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:06, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

Mitch Ronnie Brundle (born 4 December 1994) is an English professional football manager and footballer, who plays as a midfielder.

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Career

Brundle was born in Croydon, London. [3] He joined League One club Yeovil Town as a first-year scholar in May 2011, having formerly been a member of the youth systems of Millwall and Cambridge United. [5] Following the completion of his two-year scholarship, he was released along with his fellow scholars. [6]

Following his release by Yeovil, Brundle signed for League One club Bristol City.[ citation needed ] On 31 January 2014, Brundle joined League Two club Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the season. [7] Brundle made his Football League debut in a 1–0 victory against Newport County on 22 February 2014. [8] Brundle returned from his loan spell at Cheltenham having made seven appearances for the League Two club.[ citation needed ] At the end of the 2013–14 season, Brundle was released by Bristol City after failing to make an appearance. [9]

Brundle signed for Conference Premier club Braintree Town on 30 July 2014 on a one-year contract. [10]

On 15 January 2016, Brundle joined National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town on loan for one month. [11]

Brundle signed for Braintree's fellow National League club Gateshead on 27 June 2016 on a one-year contract. [12] He was released by Gateshead after just one season at the club. [13]

Following his release from Gateshead, Brundle signed for fellow National League club Dover Athletic on 28 May 2017 on a two-year contract. [14]

Brundle signed for Dover's National League rivals Dagenham & Redbridge on 26 June 2019 on a two-year contract. [15] He was released by Dagenham along with five others in June 2021 following the expiration of his contract. [16]

Brundle signed for Barnet in July 2021 on a two-year contract. [17] He left the club in January 2022 by mutual consent. [18]

The following month he joined Farnborough. [19] Despite gaining promotion with the club, it was announced that Brundle would leave at the end of his contract in June. [20]

On 2 July 2022, Brundle returned to Dover Athletic following their relegation to the National League South, taking on the role of player/assistant manager. [21] Following the departure of Andy Hessenthaler in January 2023, Brundle was given joint-caretaker charge of the first-team with academy manager Mike Sandmann. [22] He was given the job on a permanent basis on 16 January 2023, making him the youngest manager ever in English football. [23] On 5 December 2023, Brundle was sacked with the club sitting in 23rd position, ten points from safety having accumulated just twelve points from twenty-one matches. [24]

In January 2024, Brundle returned to his playing career with SCEFL Premier Division club Lydd Town. [25]

Personal life

Brundle founded sportswear brand MPR Sports with fellow non-league footballer James Rogers. [26]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Yeovil Town 2011–12 [27] League One 0000000000
2012–13 [28] League One0000000000
Total0000000000
Bristol City 2013–14 [8] League One0000000000
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2013–14 [8] League Two 70———70
Braintree Town 2014–15 [29] Conference Premier 43430—2 [a] 0484
2015–16 [29] National League 34330—2 [b] 0393
Total777600040877
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2015–16 [29] National League South 40———40
Gateshead 2016–17 [29] National League34221—1 [a] 0373
Dover Athletic 2017–18 [29] National League46420—3 [a] 1515
2018–19 [29] National League45820—3 [a] 0508
Total911240—6110113
Dagenham & Redbridge 2019–20 [29] National League27610—3 [a] 2318
2020–21 [29] National League17332—00205
Total44942—325113
Barnet 2021–22 [29] National League22310—1 [a] 0243
Farnborough 2021–22 [29] SFL Premier Division South14000—2 [c] 0160
Dover Athletic 2022–23 National League South 17010—1 [a] 0190
Lydd Town 2023–24 [30] SCEFL Premier Division 9200—0092
Career total319351830018335540
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in National League play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance in SFL Premier Division South play-offs

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mitch Brundle". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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  4. ↑ "Mitch Brundle". Dover Athletic F.C. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Scholar chief hails quality of newcomers". Western Gazette. Yeovil. 2 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Yeovil Town to axe youth academy amid cost concerns". Western Gazette. Yeovil. 4 April 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Transfer deadline day: Ihiekwe and Brundle sign for Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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  9. ↑ "Louis Carey: Bristol City record holder one of four to leave". BBC Sport. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Braintree Town sign Mitch Brundle and Carl Pentney". BBC Sport. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "One in, one out for Braintree as Anderson comes in from Peterborough United and Brundle goes to Hemel Hempstead". Halstead Gazette. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Gateshead: National League club sign Braintree midfielder Mitch Brundle". BBC Sport. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Gateshead offer Hogan, Mafuta, O'Donnell and Smith new contracts". BBC Sport. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "Mitch Brundle: Dover sign ex-Gateshead midfielder". BBC Sport. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Mitch Brundle signs". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  16. ↑ Ranson, Jacob (18 June 2021). "Dagenham & Redbridge release six as they announce retained list". Ilford Recorder. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "Bees complete the signing of midfielder Mitch Brundle – Barnet Football Club".
  18. ↑ "Mitch Brundle departs – Barnet Football Club".
  19. ↑ Brundle Boost For Boro
  20. ↑ Lloyd, Dom (29 May 2022). "Squad Update". Farnborough F.C. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  21. ↑ "HESS GETS HIS ASSISTANT". www.doverathletic.com. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  22. ↑ "HESS LEAVES CRABBLE". www.doverathletic.com. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  23. ↑ "BRUNDLE TAKES THE HOTSEAT". www.doverathletic.com. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  24. ↑ "DOVER PART WAYS WITH MITCH BRUNDLE". doverathletic.com. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  25. ↑ @lyddtownfc (13 January 2024). "Lydd Town are extremely pleased to announce the signing of midfielder Mitch Brundle! Mitch's previous clubs include Bristol City, Dagenham & Redbridge and most recently Dover Athletic! Lydd Fans we hope you enjoy this one! 🤝🏻 #upthelydders" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 January 2024– via Twitter.
  26. ↑ Reeves, Thomas (17 May 2024). "Ex-Dover Athletic manager Mitch Brundle and former Lydd Town player-boss James Rogers switching focus to sportswear brand MPR Sports". Kent Online. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Mitch Brundle in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Mitch Brundle in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  29. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "M. Brundle: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  30. ↑ "Mitch Brundle – SCEFL". www.scefl.com. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
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