Phillip Bonnyman (born 6 February 1954) is a Scottish former professional

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who played as a

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for Anniesland Waverley,

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, Chesterfield,

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and

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. He won the

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with Chesterfield in 1981. During his time in England, he scored 84 goals in 543 league and cup appearances. He later

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ed at Dunfermline Athletic,

and Port Vale, and had two spells as

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at Highland League side

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Playing career

Born in

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, Bonnyman played for Anniesland Waverley, before being signed to

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. He made one appearance for "Gers", making his debut at the age of 18 against

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in a League Cup second leg match on 4 October 1972; Rangers lost the game 2–1 but won the tie 6–2 on aggregate. He went on to play for

, before joining

in March 1976. In his first full season at Carlisle he side suffered

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to the Third Division. He spent five seasons at

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making 176 appearances scoring 33 goals before moving to Third Division rivals Chesterfield in March 1980 after being signed on

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deadline day by

Arthur Cox. He became a popular player at

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for his performances for the club. He spent three seasons there making 124 appearances scoring 29 goals. He helped the club to win the

in its final year, 1981, with a 2–1 victory over

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. Chesterfield's financial problems saw him move on to Second Division

in August 1982. At Grimsby, Bonnyman became a regular under Dave Booth until he resigned in October 1985. Bonnyman then went out on

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where he played seven matches in 1985–86. He returned to Grimsby where he played one more season before linking up with Dave Booth at

. After two seasons a Darlington he left to become player/

Style of play

Bonnyman was a

with excellent heading and close control skills who could shoot with both feet, though lacking in pace and poor at

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Coaching career

Bonnyman then became assistant manager of Dunfermline and later

before becoming community manager of Hamilton. He became manager of Highland League side

in November 1997, guiding them to the title in 1997–98. Shortly after this success, he left to become assistant manager to John Rudge at Port Vale. However, chairman Bill Bell forced Rudge to sack Bonnyman. He made a return to Huntly as they narrowly missed out winning the title in 1998–99 finishing four points behind

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. After a poor 1999–2000 season, both Bonnyman and chairman Mike Hendry left Huntly. Bonnyman then became assistant manager at Forfar Athletic in December 2000 and later attended university and worked as a mortgage adviser.

Career statistics

Source: :A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the

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and

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Honours

Chesterfield *

: 1981

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bonnyman, Phil Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Rangers F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Scottish football managers Scottish football coaches Dunfermline Athletic F.C. non-playing staff Hamilton Academical F.C. non-playing staff Port Vale F.C. non-playing staff Living people 1954 births