Tom Bonner

Thomas Ernest Bonner (born 6 February 1988) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Dartford.

For the American physicist, see Tom W. Bonner.
Tom Bonner
Personal information
Full name Thomas Ernest Bonner[1]
Date of birth (1988-02-06) 6 February 1988
Place of birth Camden, England
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Dartford
Youth career
Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Northampton Town 0 (0)
2005 → Bedford Town (loan) 9 (1)
2006 → Nuneaton Borough (loan) 11 (0)
2007 Rushden & Diamonds 0 (0)
2007 → Bedford Town (loan) 6 (0)
2007 → Heybridge Swifts (loan) 7 (0)
2007–2009 Hinckley United 49 (1)
2009–2010 Ilkeston Town 30 (1)
2010–2013 Dartford 125 (3)
2013–2015 Cambridge United 13 (0)
2014–2015 → Dover Athletic (loan) 22 (1)
2015–2016 Ebbsfleet United 37 (2)
2016– Dartford 162 (6)
National team
2007 Scotland U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:10, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Bonner began his career in the Queens Park Rangers Academy before he signed a professional contract with Northampton Town in 2005. He went on loan to Bedford Town and Nuneaton Borough before he signed with Rushden & Diamonds in January 2007.[2] At Rushden he went out on loan to Bedford Town and Heybridge Swifts. During his spell with Bedford Town he notably scored the winning goal in a play off final against Chippenham Town to secure Bedford's promotion to the Conference South. He was released by Rushden in May 2007 and went on to play non-league football with Hinckley United and Ilkeston Town. In 2010 Bonner joined Conference Premier side Dartford and after spending three seasons at Princes Park he signed with Cambridge United in May 2013.[3] He made his Football League debut on 9 August 2014 in a 1–0 win at home against Plymouth Argyle.[4]

In September 2014, Bonner joined Conference Premier side Dover Athletic on loan, helping the club to record nine clean sheets in his first twenty-four appearances, including in two FA Cup shock wins over Football League sides Morecambe and Cheltenham Town as the club reached the FA Cup Third Round against Premier League side Crystal Palace, where they lost to a strong Palace squad.

On 1 June 2016, after one season with Ebbsfleet United, Bonner rejoined former side Dartford for the 2016/17 National League South season.

On 2 June 2018, Bonner won his highest honour winning the BT Sport Pub Cup at Leicester's King Power Stadium.

References
  1. "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/08/2014 and 31/08/2014" (PDF). p. 19. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. "Diamonds net Northampton's Bonner". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. "Cambridge United sign Dartford duo Tom Bonner and Tom Champion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. "Cambridge 1-0 Plymouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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