Stuart Munday

Stuart Munday

Personal information
Full name	Stuart Clifford Munday [1]
Date of birth	(1972-09-28) 28 September 1972 (age 50) [1]
Place of birth	Stratford, London, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1989–1990	Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1996	Brighton & Hove Albion	97	(4)
1996–2001	Dover Athletic	135	(5)
2001	Kingstonian	4	(0)
2002–20??	Great Wakering Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stuart Clifford Munday (born 28 September 1972) is an English former professional footballer who made 97 Football League appearances playing in defence for Brighton & Hove Albion. ^[1]

Life and career

Munday was born in Stratford, London, and raised in Shoeburyness, Essex. He played football for Essex Schools and attended Tottenham Hotspur's School Excellence before joining Brighton & Hove Albion as a trainee in 1989. He turned professional the following year, and made his debut in February 1992. ^[2] He is possibly best remembered for a goal from 30 yards (27 m) in the away leg of a 1994–95 League Cup tie against Premier League club Leicester City that Brighton, then a third-tier team, won 3–0 on aggregate. ^{[3] [4]} Playing mainly as a right back, he made 107 appearances in all competitions, but his 1995–96 season was disrupted by a car accident and he was released. ^[2]

After leaving Brighton, Munday spent five seasons with Dover Athletic, combining semi-professional football with teacher training. He captained the team, ^[5] and made 135 appearances in the Conference. ^[6] He signed for Isthmian League club Kingstonian in 2001, but left after a few weeks citing work commitments. ^{[7] [8]} In December 2002, he joined Great Wakering Rovers, another Isthmian League club. ^[9]

Munday has taught at schools including Shoeburyness High School and Palmer's College in Thurrock. ^{[10] [11]} He is a committed Christian. ^{[2] [12]}

References

1. "Stuart Munday". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
2. Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 178. ISBN   978-0-9521337-1-1.
3. Metcalf, Rupert (6 October 1994). "Football / Coca-Cola Cup Round-Up: Leicester fall to Brady's bunch" . The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
4. Hine, Ian (27 March 2018). "Albion Nostalgia: Munday's screamer helped Albion outfox the Foxes". Brighton & Hove Independent. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
5. "Munday eyes up old club in Cup". The Argus. Brighton. 30 October 2000. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
6. Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams. pp. 219, 223. ISBN   978-1-869833-52-7.
7. "It's misery on Munday". News Shopper. Orpington. 14 September 2001. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
8. "Stuart Munday". Kingstonian.net. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
9. "Soccer: Great Wakering Rovers 2–0 Northwood (Ryman One North)". Clacton and Frinton Gazette. 18 December 2002. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
10. Edwards, Leigh (28 November 2015). "Frozen in time". In Nicoli, Luke (ed.). Seagull (PDF). Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. p. 72.
11. "Palmers College have the class in Trophy final". Thurrock Gazette. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
12. Davies, Hunter (10 May 1994). "Interview: For God, Chelsea and St Hoddle: Gavin Peacock, Christian and football star, doesn't go in for booze and birds. But the FA Cup would do nicely" . The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2018.