Andrew Bond

Andy Bond

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Mark Bond[1]
Date of birth	16 March 1986[2]
Place of birth	Wigan, England[2]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Crawley Town
Number	22
Youth career
0000–2005	Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2006	Crewe Alexandra	0	(0)
2006	→ Lancaster City (loan)	24	(4)
2006–2010	Barrow	161	(18)
2010–2014	Colchester United	118	(11)
2012	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)	4	(0)
2013	→ Bristol Rovers (loan)	5	(0)
2014	Chester	19	(0)
2014–2015	Stevenage	20	(0)
2015	Chorley	20	(2)
2016	Crawley Town	12	(0)
National team^‡
	England C
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:45, 3 January 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:37, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Andrew Mark Bond (born 16 March 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Crawley Town. He has represented England at semi-professional level.^[3]

Career

Crewe Alexandra

Born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, Bond began his career at Wigan junior Latics. Winning the league at under 10s , 11s and the league and cup double at u12's level. Prior to his league and cup double he was a Pontins national cup winner at u11's beating Oxford Grove in the final on penalties thanks to a standard Paul Harrison penalty save in the shootout. During this tournament Bond was central to the contreversy of 'who took a dump in volunteer match official John Gardners Dorm toilet. Eventually Bond , John Leggit and Geoff Hitchen were charged with the offence but all three were acquitted at trial. Paul Harrisonalso suspected of this vile act was not even taken to trial after claiming he was watching Quincy at the time. At under 12's level new manager Dave Harrison deployed Bond alongside the stalwart Christopher Travis at centre half where he was noticed by a Crewe Alexandra scout following a battling 2-2 display at Leigh RMI. Bond spent a few years at [Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]] but despite being a regular for the reserves never made a first team appearance.^[4] He was loaned out to lower league Lancaster City during the 2005–06 season, where he made 24 appearances and scored 4 goals.^[5]

Barrow

Bond joined Conference North side Barrow in 2006 after being released by Crewe. He impressed at Barrow and had a successful spell, helping the club achieve promotion to the Conference Premier through the play-offs in the 2007–08 season.^[6] In the 2009–10 season Bond was a key player in Barrow's progression to the third round of the FA Cup, where they lost 3–0 to Sunderland and in their victorious FA Trophy campaign. During this season Bond reportedly attracted the attention of several Championship clubs, including Leicester, Peterborough and Preston North End.^[6]

Bond once again played for Barrow as a trialist against a Leeds United XI in a pre season friendly on 1 August 2015 following his release from Stevenage.

Colchester United

With his contract set to expire at the end of the 2009–10 season Bond opted to move on from Barrow. Although linked with a move to League One side Carlisle it was eventually announced that he had moved to their divisional rivals Colchester United. He was new manager John Ward's first signing.^[7] Ward described him as "a marauding midfield player with a lot of energy and running work in him."^[7] He made his Football League debut on 7 August 2010 in a 2–2 draw against Exeter City.^[8] On 26 July 2011, Bond was involved in a nasty clash of heads with goalkeeper Mark Cousins during a friendly game against local rivals Ipswich Town. With medical treatment required at the stadium, the match was abandoned by the match officials, with Bond then taken straight to hospital. He was released from hospital the following day. He went on to make 43 appearances in the 2011–12 season.^[9] On 28 September 2012, Bond joined his former club Crewe Alexandra on a one-month loan deal.^[10]

Bond scored an 88th-minute winner in the opening match of the 2013–14 season after coming on as a substitute, linking up with Drey Wright to secure a 1–0 victory over Gillingham at Priestfield.^[11] On 12 September 2013, he was loaned to Bristol Rovers on an initial one-month loan, linking up with former manager John Ward.^[12] He made his debut on 14 September in a 2–0 away defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge.^[13]

Bond parted company with the U's on 8 January 2014 after three-and-a-half years with the club. His contract was terminated by mutual consent after making more than 100 appearances for the club.^[14]

Chester

Following his release from Colchester, Bond joined struggling Conference Premier side Chester on 23 January 2014, becoming the first signing for new manager Steve Burr, having reportedly turned down offers from Football League clubs in order to join the Blues.^[15] He made his debut as a substitute in Chester's 3–0 away defeat to Forest Green Rovers on 25 January.^[16]

Crawley Town

The midfielder joined the club on February 19, 2016 on a contract until the end of the season, and made his debut the following day in a 1-1 draw against Plymouth Argyle.

Career statistics

As of 2 January 2016.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crewe Alexandra	2005–06[17]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lancaster City (loan)	2005–06	Conference North	24	4	0	0	—		0	0	24	4
Barrow	2006–07[18]		41	6	1	0	—		0	0	42	6
	2007–08[19]		41	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	43	6
	2008–09[20]	Conference Premier	39	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	41	2
	2009–10[21]		40	4	4	1	—		0	0	44	5
	Total		161	18	9	1	0	0	0	0	170	19
Colchester United	2010–11[22]	League One	43	7	2	1	1	0	0	0	46	8
	2011–12[23]		40	3	2	1	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	43	4
	2012–13[24]		27	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	0
	2013–14[25]		8	1	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	11	1
	Total		118	11	5	2	3	0	2	0	128	13
Crewe Alexandra (loan)	2012–13[24]	League One	4	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	5	0
Bristol Rovers (loan)	2013–14[25]	League Two	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Chester	2013–14[25]	Conference Premier	19	0	0	0	—		0	0	19	0
Stevenage	2014–15[26]	League Two	20	0	0	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 4]	0	23	0
Chorley	2015–16[27]	National League North	20	2	4	2	—		4[lower-alpha 5]	0	28	4
Career total			371	35	18	5	4	0	9	0	402	40

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in Football League Trophy
3. Appearances in Football League Trophy
4. Appearances in Football League Two Play-Offs
5. Two appearances in FA Trophy and two appearances in Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy

Honours

Club

Barrow^[28]

• FA Trophy Winner (1): 2009–10

References

1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2011 and 31/05/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
2. "FootballSquads – Colchester United – 2012/13". FootballSquads. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
3. "Colchester United – Team Profiles – Andy Bond". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
4. "Andy Bond Profile". Barrow A.F.C. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
5. "Barrow midfielder Andy Bond considers Carlisle switch". BBC. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
6. "Championship trio target Bond". BskyB. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
7. "Colchester sign Barrow midfielder Andy Bond". BBC. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
8. "Exeter 2–2 Colchester". BBC. 7 August 2010. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
9. "Bond Expected To Leave Hospital Soon". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
10. "Crewe Alexandra: Andy Bond set to make Railwaymen debut... 13 years after joining club". This is Staffordshire. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
11. "Gillingham 0–1 Colchester". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
12. "ANDY BOND SIGNS ON LOAN". Bristol Rovers Official Website. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
13. "Dag & Red 2–0 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
14. "Bond ends Colchester stay". Sky Sports. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
15. "Chester FC: Midfielder rebuffed Football League clubs to join Blues". Chester Chronicle. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
16. "Forest Green 3–0 Chester". BBC Sport. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
17. "Games played by Andrew Bond in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
18. "Games played by Andrew Bond in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
19. "Games played by Andrew Bond in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
20. "Games played by Andrew Bond in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
21. "Games played by Andrew Bond in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
22. "Games played by Andrew Bond in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
23. "Games played by Andrew Bond in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
24. "Games played by Andrew Bond in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
25. "Games played by Andrew Bond in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
26. "Games played by Andrew Bond in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
27. "Chorley FC Season 2015/16". Chorley.
28. "FA Trophy Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

External links

• Andy Bond career statistics at Soccerbase