John Bond

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John Bond
Personnel
Surname John Frederick Bond
birthday December 17, 1932
place of birth Dedham , ColchesterEngland
date of death September 25, 2012
Place of death ManchesterEngland
position Right defender
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1950-1966 West Ham United 381 (32)
1966-1969 Torquay United 130 (12)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1970-1973 Bournemouth AFC
1973-1980 Norwich City
1980-1983 Manchester City
1983-1984 Burnley FC
1984-1985 Swansea City
1986-1987 Birmingham City
1991-1993 Shrewsbury Town
1 Only league games are given.

John Frederick Bond (born December 17, 1932 in Dedham , † September 25, 2012 in Manchester ) was an English football player and coach . As a player, he won the FA Cup with West Ham United in 1964 . Seventeen years later, he coached Manchester City into the finals of this prestigious competition.

Player career

West Ham United (1950-1966)

After promotion to the Football League First Division in the 1957/58 season, Bond played with his team in the top English division until 1965. In 1964 he won the FA Cup with his teammates Bobby Moore and Geoff Hurst with a 3-2 final win over Preston North End . In the following year, West Ham secured the title in the 1964/65 European Cup Winners' Cup with a 2-0 win over German cup winners TSV 1860 Munich . John Bond was not used in this game.

Coaching career

Norwich City (1973-1980)

At the beginning of his work as a coach, he led the AFC Bournemouth in the Football League Third Division in 1971 . After two years in the third division, he moved to the first division Norwich City on November 27, 1973 , where he succeeded Ron Saunders . With his new team he rose from the First Division 1973/74 at the end of the season . In the 1974/75 season Norwich succeeded in direct recovery and also made it to the final of the League Cup . However, the team lost this 1-0 to Aston Villa . After five years in the first division, Bond moved to league rivals Manchester City in October 1980 .

Manchester City (1980-1983)

In addition to the twelfth place in the 1980/81 season , Bond reached the final of the FA Cup 1981 with City , but lost it after a 1-1 in the first game with 2: 3 in the replay against Tottenham Hotspur . In the second half of the 1982/83 season John Bond left the Manchester club on February 3, 1983 .

After two stations at the third division FC Burnley and Swansea City , he signed on January 22, 1986 with Birmingham City , but rose at the end of the Football League First Division 1985/86 with the promoted in the second division. After an unsatisfactory season in the second division, this activity ended on May 27, 1987.

titles and achievements

  • FA Cup Winner: 1964 (as a player with West Ham United)
  • European Cup Winners' Cup : 1965 (as a player with West Ham United)
  • League Cup Finalist: 1975 (as coach with Norwich City)
  • FA Cup finalist: 1981 (as coach with Manchester City)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. John Bond: Colorful footballer and manager (English)
  2. FA Cup Final 1964 ( Memento of the original from October 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Football England)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.football-england.com
  3. FA Cup Final 1981 (The FA)