Adam Cunnington Explained

Adam Cunnington
Fullname:Adam Paul Cunnington[1]
Birth Date:7 October 1987
Birth Place:Leighton Buzzard, England
Height:[2]
Position:Striker
Years1:2006
Clubs1:Barton Rovers
Caps1:13
Goals1:5
Years2:2006–2007
Clubs2:Leighton Town
Caps2:12
Goals2:3
Years3:2007
Clubs3:Hitchin Town
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Years4:2007
Clubs4:Rothwell Town
Caps4:1
Goals4:0
Years5:2007–2008
Clubs5:Aylesbury United
Caps5:2
Goals5:0
Years6:2008
Clubs6:Stamford
Years7:2008–2010
Clubs7:Barwell
Caps7:40
Goals7:36
Years8:2010–2011
Clubs8:Solihull Moors
Caps8:22
Goals8:10
Years9:2011–2012
Clubs9:Kettering Town
Caps9:26
Goals9:6
Years10:2011–2012
Clubs10:→ Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)
Caps10:4
Goals10:0
Years11:2012
Clubs11:Dagenham & Redbridge
Caps11:5
Goals11:0
Years12:2012
Clubs12:Alfreton Town (loan)
Caps12:11
Goals12:2
Years13:2012–2013
Clubs13:Tamworth
Caps13:45
Goals13:21
Years14:2013–2015
Clubs14:Cambridge United
Caps14:31
Goals14:10
Years15:2014
Clubs15:Bristol Rovers (loan)
Caps15:15
Goals15:3
Years16:2015
Clubs16:Ebbsfleet United
Caps16:26
Goals16:9
Years17:2015
Clubs17:Woking (loan)
Caps17:3
Goals17:0
Years18:2015–2017
Clubs18:Bromley
Caps18:41
Goals18:8
Years19:2017–2019
Clubs19:Billericay Town
Caps19:37
Goals19:23
Years20:2019
Clubs20:Dartford
Caps20:11
Goals20:1
Years21:2019
Clubs21:Hemel Hempstead Town
Caps21:4
Goals21:0
Years22:2019–2020
Clubs22:Romford
Caps22:3
Goals22:0
Years23:2020
Clubs23:Hornchurch
Caps23:10
Goals23:4
Years24:2020
Clubs24:Cheshunt
Caps24:8
Goals24:1
Years25:2020–????
Clubs25:Enfield Town
Caps25:0
Goals25:0

Adam Paul Cunnington (born 7 October 1987) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Bedford Town.

Career

Born in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire,[3] Cunnington started his career with Barton Rovers during the 2005–06 season, in which he scored three goals in 22 appearances.[4] He started the 2006–07 season with five goals in 13 appearances for Barton,[4] before moving to Leighton Town.[3] After scoring three goals in 13 appearances for Leighton he finished the season with Hitchin Town.[3] Having made three appearances for Hitchin in the 2007–08 season he signed for Aylesbury United in September 2007.[3] After making four appearances for the club he returned to former club Barton Rovers, before going on to finish the season with Rothwell Town, making one appearance for the club.[3] Cunnington started the 2008–09 season with Stamford, before joining Barwell later that season.[3] With Barwell in the 2009–10 season, he struck up a strike partnership with Kevin Charley that saw the pair score more than 50 goals, helping the club win the Midland Football Alliance title and reach the FA Vase semi-final.[5]

Cunnington joined Conference North side Solihull Moors in July 2010,[5] and having scored 10 goals in 22 appearances for the club he signed for Conference National side Kettering Town for an undisclosed fee on 1 February 2011, transfer deadline day.[6] He made his Kettering debut on 26 February, starting the team's 2–0 victory at home over Newport County. He only managed his first Kettering goal in the side's last game of the 2010–11 season, a 3–1 home victory over Southport on 30 April. He finished the season with 14 appearances for Kettering.

Having started the 2011–12 season with five goals in 13 appearances, Cunnington joined League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge on loan on 24 November with a view to a permanent transfer.[7] His debut came two days later after starting a 3–0 defeat away at Accrington Stanley. After making four appearances for Dagenham he permanently moved to the club upon the loan's expiration on 4 January 2012, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.[8] He joined Conference side Alfreton Town on a one-month loan on 9 March.[9]

For the 2012–13 season, Cunnington signed for Conference outfit Tamworth.[10] He enjoyed a successful season, ending up as the Conference second top-scorer with 21 goals.[11] Cunnington signed for Conference rivals Cambridge United on a two-year contract on 10 May 2013, becoming the club's fifth signing in a week.[12] and was part of the team that won promotion to League Two via the play-offs.[13]

He featured in Cambridge's first three games of the 2014–15 season but the arrival of Jayden Stockley on loan AFC Bournemouth[14] saw him drop down the pecking order and he was loaned out to Conference Premier side Bristol Rovers on 22 August.[15]

After a spell at Ebbsfleet United, and a short loan at Woking, Cunnington signed for Bromley.

Cunnington then spent two years with Billericay Town before signing for Dartford on 2 August 2019.[16] On 8 October 2019, Dartford announced that Cunnington had left the club by mutual consent.[17]

On 9 October 2019, Cunnington joined Hemel Hempstead Town.[18]

On 21 November 2019, Cunnington joined his third team of the 2019/20 season when he linked up with Romford.[19] He left the club in January 2020.[20] and joined Hornchurch.

At the beginning of the 2020/2021 season, Cunnington joined Isthmian Premier League side Cheshunt. He scored his first goals for the club in a 3–1 victory away to Long Melford in an FA Cup First Qualifying Round tie, scoring 2.

On 6 November 2020. Cunnington signed for Cheshunt's fiercest rivals, Enfield Town.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barton Rovers2006–07Southern League Division One Midlands1350000135
Leighton Town2006–07Southern League Division One Midlands1231000133
Hitchin Town2007–08Southern League Premier Division20000020
Rothwell Town2007–08Southern League Division One Midlands10000010
Aylesbury United2007–08Southern League Division One Midlands20100030
Solihull Moors2010–11Conference North221000002210
Kettering Town2010–11Conference Premier1410000141
2011–12Conference Premier125001[22] 0135
Total2660010276
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)2011–12League Two4000000040
Dagenham & Redbridge2011–12League Two5000000050
Alfreton Town (loan)2011–12Conference Premier1120000112
Tamworth2012–13Conference Premier452110405021
Cambridge United2013–14Conference Premier248412[23] 0309
2014–15League Two72100082
Total31104110203811
Bristol Rovers (loan)2014–15Conference Premier1531000163
Ebbsfleet United2014–15Conference South169321911
2015–16National League South1002000120
Total26920323111
Woking (loan)2015–16National League300030
Bromley2015–16National League20510215
2016–17National League2131033256
Total41810434611
Billericay Town2016–17Isthmian League Premier Division14621167
Career total18628700013320631

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/11/2011 and 30/11/2011. The Football Association. 6 January 2012.
  2. Web site: First Team . Dagenham & Redbridge F.C . 25 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120506103218/http://www.daggers.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10692~55138%2C00.html . 6 May 2012 .
  3. Web site: Adam Cunnington. Aylesbury United F.C. 6 January 2012.
  4. Web site: Season Archive. Barton Rovers F.C. 7 January 2012. Individual seasons accessed via dropdown menu.
  5. News: Barwell facing life without key striker Adam Cunnington. Leicester Mercury. 23 July 2010. 6 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120913002650/http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Barwell-facing-life-key-striker/story-12027703-detail/story.html. 13 September 2012. dead.
  6. News: Kettering Town sign Willy Gueret and Adam Cunnington. BBC Sport. 1 February 2011. 6 January 2012.
  7. News: Daggers move for Cunnington. Sky Sports. 24 November 2011. 6 January 2012.
  8. News: Cunnington Move Becomes Permanent . https://archive.today/20120723175446/http://www.daggers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10692~2564410,00.html . dead . 23 July 2012. Dagenham & Redbridge F.C . 4 January 2012 . 6 January 2012 .
  9. News: Reds bring in loan duo . Non-League Daily . 9 March 2012 . 9 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309173556/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php . 9 March 2012 .
  10. News: Lee Hendrie leads Tamworth arrivals. BBC Sport. 9 July 2012. 8 May 2013.
  11. Web site: English Conference Stats: Top Goal Scorers – 2012–13. ESPN FC. 10 May 2013.
  12. News: Tamworth's Adam Cunnington joins Cambridge United. BBC Sport. 10 May 2013. 10 May 2013.
  13. News: Cambridge 2–1 Gateshead . . BBC . 18 May 2014 . 22 August 2014.
  14. News: Bournemouth's Jayden Stockley makes Cambridge United move . . BBC . 22 May 2014 . 22 August 2014.
  15. News: Adam Cunnington: Cambridge striker signs for Bristol Rovers . . BBC . 22 May 2014 . 22 August 2014.
  16. News: NEW SIGNING: Adam Cunnington . . Dartford F.C. Official Website . 2 August 2019 . 2 August 2019.
  17. News: PLAYER NEWS: Adam Cunnington . . Dartford F.C. Official Website . 8 October 2019 . 8 October 2019.
  18. News: Hemel Hempstead sign Cunnington after Dartford exit . Non League Daily . 9 October 2019 . 9 October 2019.
  19. News: Romford sign striker Cunnington . Non League Daily . 21 November 2019 . 21 November 2019.
  20. Web site: Non League Today I Three in – Three Out at Romford.
  21. News: A. Cunnington . Soccerway . 23 March 2017.
  22. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  23. Appearance(s) in Conference Premier play-offs