John Bond (footballer)
Bond with West Ham United
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | John Frederick Bond | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Dedham, Essex, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 September 2012 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Manchester, England | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1950 | Colchester Casuals | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1966 | West Ham United | 381 | (32) |
| 1966–1969 | Torquay United | 130 | (12) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1970–1973 | Bournemouth | ||
| 1973–1980 | Norwich City | ||
| 1980–1983 | Manchester City | ||
| 1983–1984 | Burnley | ||
| 1984–1985 | Swansea City | ||
| 1986–1987 | Birmingham City | ||
| 1991–1993 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| 1997–1999 | Witton Albion | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Frederick Bond (17 December 1932 – 25 September 2012) was an English professional football player and manager. He played from 1950 until 1966 for West Ham United, making 444 appearances in all competitions and scoring 37 goals. He was a member of the West Ham side which won the 1957–58 Second Division and the 1964 FA Cup. He also played for Torquay United until 1969. He managed seven different Football League clubs, and was the manager of the Norwich City side which made the 1975 Football League Cup Final and the Manchester City side which made the 1981 FA Cup Final. He is the father of Kevin Bond, a former footballer and coach.
Bond was born in Dedham, Essex. He played for North-East Essex Schools and Essex Army cadets before joining West Ham United in March 1950 from Colchester Casuals, his league debut coming two seasons later in a 2–1 away win against Coventry City. Bond had been spotted playing by West Ham assistant-manager Ted Fenton when he was manager with Colchester United. He had convinced manager Charlie Paynter to offer Bond a contract and Bond turned professional in March 1950. His ability as a goal-scoring right-back soon resulted in him gaining a regular place in the Hammers side, his partnership with Noel Cantwell proving particularly useful. As West Ham won the Second Division title in 1957–58, Bond missed only one game, and scored eight goals. At this time he was also selected for the England 'A' side. A popular favourite of the fans at Upton Park, he was usually referred to as 'Muffin' because of his ability to kick like a mule. In 1959, he was tried as a centre forward, scoring twice in one game against Bolton Wanderers and a hat-trick against Chelsea in February 1960. By 1963, he was in competition for the right-back position with Joe Kirkup, but was picked for the 1964 FA Cup Final win at Wembley towards the end of his Upton Park career, but missed out on the European Cup Winners' Cup Final victory the following season, despite playing four times in the earlier rounds of the competition. In January 1966, after 381 league games for the Hammers, in which he scored 32 times, Bond left to join Torquay United, then managed by his former West Ham teammate Frank O'Farrell. He played 130 league games for the Gulls, scoring 12 goals, and helped Torquay to promotion at the end of his first season. He retired in 1969, having already opened a sweet shop (Bondy's Tuck Shop) in the Torre area of Torquay.
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