Charles Bumstead
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Henry Bumstead[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1922[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
| Date of death | 6 May 1974 (aged 52)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Lambeth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1948 | Millwall | 12 | (0) |
| 1948–1951 | Crystal Palace | 53 | (0) |
| 1951–1953 | Dover Town | ? | (?) |
| 1953–1954 | Bedford Town | ? | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Charles Henry Bumstead (8 January 1922 – 6 May 1974)[2] was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Millwall and Crystal Palace. He also played non-league football for Dover Town and Bedford Town.
Playing career[edit]
Bumstead was born in Croydon,[3] and began his career with Millwall, making 12 appearances between 1946 and 1948. In August 1948,[3] he signed for Crystal Palace but did not make his debut until December, in a 1–0 home defeat to Newport County, going on to make 16 appearances that season.[4] Dick Graham was the first-choice 'keeper at the time and Bumstead was restricted to three games in 1949–50,[5] but made 24 appearances in 1950–51 when Graham's career was coming to an end.[6] Graham retired through injury in 1951[7] and Bumstead began the next season as first-choice, but played only 10 times before signing for Dover Town (a forerunner of Dover Athletic) in November that year.[3] He had made 53 League appearances (55 in all competitions) for Palace.[3]
Later career[edit]
Bumstead signed for Bedford Town in 1953[8] and went on to make 87 appearances in all competitions for the club.[8] By 1957–58 he was known to have retired as a player and was youth team coach at Millwall.[8]
Charles Bumstead died in 1974 aged 52.[2][8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Charles Bumstead". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ a b King, Ian (April 2012). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 532. ISBN 9781780910468.
- ^ a b c d Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 318. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 190–91. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 192–3. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 194–5. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 326. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ a b c d "Best Years Players A-B". bedfordoldeagles. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
External links[edit]
- Charles Bumstead at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Charlie Bumstead at holmesdale.net