Adam Paul Cunnington (born 7 October 1987) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Bedford Town.
 Cunnington in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Paul Cunnington[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1987[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Leighton Buzzard, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Barton Rovers | 13 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 | Leighton Town | 12 | (3) |
| 2007 | Hitchin Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | Rothwell Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Aylesbury United | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | Stamford | ||
| 2008–2010 | Barwell | 40 | (36) |
| 2010–2011 | Solihull Moors | 22 | (10) |
| 2011–2012 | Kettering Town | 26 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Tamworth | 45 | (21) |
| 2013–2015 | Cambridge United | 31 | (10) |
| 2014 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2015 | Ebbsfleet United | 26 | (9) |
| 2015 | → Woking (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Bromley | 41 | (8) |
| 2017–2019 | Billericay Town | 37 | (23) |
| 2019 | Dartford | 11 | (1) |
| 2019 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Romford | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Hornchurch | 10 | (4) |
| 2020 | Cheshunt | 8 | (1) |
| 2020–???? | Enfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire,[4] Cunnington started his career with Barton Rovers during the 2005–06 season, in which he scored three goals in 22 appearances.[5] He started the 2006–07 season with five goals in 13 appearances for Barton,[5] before moving to Leighton Town.[4] After scoring three goals in 13 appearances for Leighton he finished the season with Hitchin Town.[4] Having made three appearances for Hitchin in the 2007–08 season he signed for Aylesbury United in September 2007.[4] After making four appearances for the club he returned to former club Barton Rovers, before going on to finish the season with Rothwell Town, making one appearance for the club.[4] Cunnington started the 2008–09 season with Stamford, before joining Barwell later that season.[4] With Barwell in the 2009–10 season, he struck up a strike partnership with Kevin Charley that saw the pair score more than 50 goals, helping the club win the Midland Football Alliance title and reach the FA Vase semi-final.[6]
Cunnington joined Conference North side Solihull Moors in July 2010,[6] and having scored 10 goals in 22 appearances for the club he signed for Conference National side Kettering Town for an undisclosed fee on 1 February 2011, transfer deadline day.[2][7] He made his Kettering debut on 26 February, starting the team's 2–0 victory at home over Newport County.[2] He only managed his first Kettering goal in the side's last game of the 2010–11 season, a 3–1 home victory over Southport on 30 April.[2] He finished the season with 14 appearances for Kettering.[2]
Having started the 2011–12 season with five goals in 13 appearances,[2] Cunnington joined League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge on loan on 24 November with a view to a permanent transfer.[8] His debut came two days later after starting a 3–0 defeat away at Accrington Stanley.[2] After making four appearances for Dagenham he permanently moved to the club upon the loan's expiration on 4 January 2012, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.[2][9] He joined Conference side Alfreton Town on a one-month loan on 9 March.[10]
For the 2012–13 season, Cunnington signed for Conference outfit Tamworth.[11] He enjoyed a successful season, ending up as the Conference second top-scorer with 21 goals.[12] Cunnington signed for Conference rivals Cambridge United on a two-year contract on 10 May 2013, becoming the club's fifth signing in a week.[13] and was part of the team that won promotion to League Two via the play-offs.[14]
He featured in Cambridge's first three games of the 2014–15 season but the arrival of Jayden Stockley on loan AFC Bournemouth[15] saw him drop down the pecking order and he was loaned out to Conference Premier side Bristol Rovers on 22 August.[16]
After a spell at Ebbsfleet United, and a short loan at Woking, Cunnington signed for Bromley.
Cunnington then spent two years with Billericay Town before signing for Dartford on 2 August 2019.[17] On 8 October 2019, Dartford announced that Cunnington had left the club by mutual consent.[18]
On 9 October 2019, Cunnington joined Hemel Hempstead Town.[19]
On 21 November 2019, Cunnington joined his third team of the 2019/20 season when he linked up with Romford.[20] He left the club in January 2020.[21] and joined Hornchurch.
At the beginning of the 2020/2021 season, Cunnington joined Isthmian Premier League side Cheshunt. He scored his first goals for the club in a 3–1 victory away to Long Melford in an FA Cup First Qualifying Round tie, scoring 2.
On 6 November 2020. Cunnington signed for Cheshunt's fiercest rivals, Enfield Town.
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barton Rovers | 2006–07 | Southern League Division One Midlands | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | |
| Leighton Town | 2006–07 | Southern League Division One Midlands | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| Hitchin Town | 2007–08 | Southern League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Rothwell Town | 2007–08 | Southern League Division One Midlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Aylesbury United | 2007–08 | Southern League Division One Midlands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Solihull Moors | 2010–11 | Conference North | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | |
| Kettering Town | 2010–11 | Conference Premier | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | Conference Premier | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 5 | ||
| Total | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | |||
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2011–12 | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2011–12 | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Alfreton Town (loan) | 2011–12 | Conference Premier | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Tamworth | 2012–13 | Conference Premier | 45 | 21 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 50 | 21 | |
| Cambridge United | 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 30 | 9 | |
| 2014–15 | League Two | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Total | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 11 | ||
| Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2014–15 | Conference Premier | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| Ebbsfleet United | 2014–15 | Conference South | 16 | 9 | — | — | 3[b] | 2 | 19 | 11 | ||
| 2015–16 | National League South | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | 31 | 11 | |||
| Woking (loan) | 2015–16 | National League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Bromley | 2015–16 | National League | 20 | 5 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17 | National League | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 3 | 25 | 6 | ||
| Total | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 3 | 46 | 11 | |||
| Billericay Town | 2016–17 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 14 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 186 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 206 | 31 | ||
References
edit- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/11/2011 and 30/11/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "A. Cunnington". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "First Team". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Adam Cunnington". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Season Archive". Barton Rovers F.C. Retrieved 7 January 2012. Individual seasons accessed via dropdown menu.
- ^ a b "Barwell facing life without key striker Adam Cunnington". Leicester Mercury. 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Kettering Town sign Willy Gueret and Adam Cunnington". BBC Sport. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Daggers move for Cunnington". Sky Sports. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Cunnington Move Becomes Permanent". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 4 January 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Reds bring in loan duo". Non-League Daily. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Lee Hendrie leads Tamworth arrivals". BBC Sport. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ "English Conference Stats: Top Goal Scorers – 2012–13". ESPN FC. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Tamworth's Adam Cunnington joins Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Cambridge 2–1 Gateshead". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Bournemouth's Jayden Stockley makes Cambridge United move". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "Adam Cunnington: Cambridge striker signs for Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING: Adam Cunnington". Dartford. Dartford F.C. Official Website. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "PLAYER NEWS: Adam Cunnington". Dartford. Dartford F.C. Official Website. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Hemel Hempstead sign Cunnington after Dartford exit". Non League Daily. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Romford sign striker Cunnington". Non League Daily. 21 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Non League Today I Three in – Three Out at Romford".
External links
edit- Adam Cunnington at Soccerbase