Denny Mundee
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis William John Mundee | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Swindon, England | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Utility player | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1987 | Swindon Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | Salisbury | 60 | (28) |
| 1988–1993 | Bournemouth | 100 | (6) |
| → Weymouth (loan) | 3 | (0) | |
| 1988–1989 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 1989 | → Torquay United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Brentford | 84 | (16) |
| 1995–1997 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 56 | (7) |
| 1997 | Dorchester Town | 0 | (0) |
| Salisbury City | 5 | (0) | |
| Newport (IOW) | |||
| Swindon Supermarine | |||
| Clevedon Town | |||
| 1998 | Bath City | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Dennis William John "Denny" Mundee (born 10 October 1968 in Swindon) is an English former professional football utility player who made 100 appearances for both Bournemouth and Brentford in the Football League. He is a cult hero amongst the Brentford supporters and is remembered chiefly for 'The Twiddle', a step over move copied from Glenn Roeder.
Mundee began his career in youth football in Swindon, representing the town's schoolboy side. Mundee was offered a two-year apprenticeship deal worth £5000 by Harry Redknapp (manager of Division Three side Bournemouth), but he instead decided to sign for top-flight club Queens Park Rangers. Mundee's father kept the details of the Bournemouth transfer fee secret from his son, to help the young Mundee make a decision based on which club felt best for him and not influenced by money. Mundee failed to make a first team appearance for Rangers and moved to hometown Division Three side Swindon Town in August 1986, turning professional. He failed to make the Swindon first team and was released, dropping into Non-League football to join Southern League Premier Division side Salisbury.
After coming to prominence after scoring 20 goals in 34 games for Salisbury during the 1987–88 season, Mundee returned to the Football League to sign for Division Two club Bournemouth in March 1988. Mundee finally made his professional debut in a late 1988–89 season game away to Oldham Athletic. After 10 league appearances during the 1989–90 season (at the end of which Bournemouth were relegated to Division Three), he doubled his tally the following year, making 21 league appearances and scoring his first goals for the Cherries. Playing at right back, Mundee finally established himself in the side during the 1991–92 season, making 41 league appearances and scoring two goals on the way to helping Bournemouth to an eighth-place finish in Division Three. He made 26 appearances in the following season, before leaving the Cherries on a free transfer in August 1993. Mundee made 122 appearances and scored 12 goals in five years at Dean Court. A utility player, he played every position bar goalkeeper for Bournemouth.
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