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William Bundy (1883 – 8 December 1945) was an English
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who played at
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in one match for
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in the Southern League in 1903, before a long career with Eastleigh Athletic.


Football career

Bundy was born in
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and played his youth football for the Eastleigh Guild before joining Southern League
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in September 1902. Having spent the start of his professional career in the reserves, he was promoted to the first team for the match against
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on 14 February 1903, when regular forwards Tom Barlow, Joe Turner and Harry Wood were injured. Bundy acquitted himself well, scoring in a 4–1 victory (with Mark Bell scoring twice). Following the return of the injured players, Bundy made no further appearances, as the "Saints" claimed the Southern League title, with Reading runners-up, three points behind. Bundy spent another half-season at The Dell before he left the club in January 1904 to join Eastleigh Athletic of the
Hampshire League The Hampshire League was a football league in Hampshire, England. During its heyday its constitution consisted of four divisions with over 60 clubs taking part - this included a vast number of semi-professional teams and Reserve/’A’ sides o ...
. He remained with the Eastleigh club until he retired in February 1922.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bundy, Bill 1883 births Sportspeople from Eastleigh 1945 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Southampton F.C. players Southern Football League players Eastleigh Athletic F.C. players Footballers from Hampshire