Adam Paul Cunnington (born 7 October 1987) is an English

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who plays as a striker for Bedford Town.

Career

Born in

Leighton Buzzard Leighton Buzzard ( ) is a market town in Bedfordshire, England, in the southwest of the county and close to the Buckinghamshire border. It lies between Aylesbury, Tring, Luton/ Dunstable and Milton Keynes, near the Chiltern Hills. It is nor ...

, Bedfordshire, Cunnington started his career with Barton Rovers during the 2005–06 season, in which he scored three goals in 22 appearances. Individual seasons accessed via dropdown menu. He started the 2006–07 season with five goals in 13 appearances for Barton, before moving to Leighton Town. After scoring three goals in 13 appearances for Leighton he finished the season with Hitchin Town. Having made three appearances for Hitchin in the 2007–08 season he signed for Aylesbury United in September 2007. 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. Cunnington started the 2008–09 season with Stamford, before joining

Barwell Barwell is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, with a population of 8,750 residents in 2001, increasing to 9,022 at the 2011 census. The name "Barwell" literally translates as "Stream of the Boar" and is said to originate from ...

later that season. 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

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title and reach the

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semi-final. Cunnington joined

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side

Solihull Moors Solihull Moors Football Club is a professional association football club based in Solihull, England. The club currently competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, after achieving promotion from the Na ...

in July 2010, and having scored 10 goals in 22 appearances for the club he signed for

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side Kettering Town for an undisclosed fee on 1 February 2011, transfer deadline day. He made his Kettering debut on 26 February, starting the team's 2–0 victory at home over Newport County. He only managed his first Kettering goal in the side's last game of the

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season, a 3–1 home victory over

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on 30 April. He finished the season with 14 appearances for Kettering. Having started the 2011–12 season with five goals in 13 appearances, Cunnington joined League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge on

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on 24 November with a view to a permanent transfer. His debut came two days later after starting a 3–0 defeat away at

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. 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. He joined Conference side

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on a one-month loan on 9 March. For the 2012–13 season, Cunnington signed for Conference outfit Tamworth. He enjoyed a successful season, ending up as the Conference second top-scorer with 21 goals. Cunnington signed for Conference rivals

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They currently compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the U’s, the club h ...

on a two-year contract on 10 May 2013, becoming the club's fifth signing in a week. and was part of the team that won promotion to League Two via the play-offs. He featured in Cambridge's first three games of the 2014–15 season but the arrival of Jayden Stockley on loan

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saw him drop down the pecking order and he was loaned out to

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side

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on 22 August. After a spell at

Ebbsfleet United Ebbsfleet United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Northfleet, Kent, England. The club compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1946 from the merger ...

, and a short loan at

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, Cunnington signed for

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. Cunnington then spent two years with Billericay Town before signing for

Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames Estuary, is Thurrock in ...

on 2 August 2019. On 8 October 2019, Dartford announced that Cunnington had left the club by mutual consent. On 9 October 2019, Cunnington joined Hemel Hempstead Town. On 21 November 2019, Cunnington joined his third team of the 2019/20 season when he linked up with

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. He left the club in January 2020. and joined

Hornchurch Hornchurch is a suburban town in East London in the London Borough of Havering. It is located east-northeast of Charing Cross. It comprises a number of shopping streets and a large residential area. It historically formed a large ancient par ...

. At the beginning of the 2020/2021 season, Cunnington joined Isthmian Premier League side

Cheshunt Cheshunt (/ˈtʃɛzənt/ CHEZ-ənt) is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, situated within the London commuter belt approximately north of Central London. The town lies on the River Lea and Lee Navigation, bordering th ...

. He scored his first goals for the club in a 3–1 victory away to

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in an

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First Qualifying Round tie, scoring 2. On 6 November 2020. Cunnington signed for

's fiercest rivals,

Enfield Town Enfield is a large town in north London, England, north of Charing Cross. It had a population of 333,587 in 2021. It includes the areas of Botany Bay, Brimsdown, Bulls Cross, Bullsmoor, Bush Hill Park, Clay Hill, Crews Hill, Enfield Hig ...

Career statistics

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