125 Years of Northampton Town

FOND MEMORIES FOR MARK BUNN

H O M E G R O W N G O A L K E E P E R G R A T E F U L F O R T H E R O L E T H E C L U B P L A Y E D I N H I S C A R E E R

A P R O D U C T O F T H E N O R T H A M P T O N T O W N A C A D E M Y, G O A L K E E P E R M A R K B U N N E N J O Y E D A N E X C E L L E N T C A R E E R .

Bunn left the Cobblers in September 2008 to move to Blackburn Rovers but earlier this season he was back as part of the club’s 125th anniversary celebrations, and he was pleased to be back at Sixfields, a place that holds many happy memories for him.

“I had not been back for a long time so to come back this season with the team doing so well was great,” he said.

“I remember my time here at

Northampton Town very clearly. I came through the academy here, I got my first team chance under John

Gorman and enjoyed two really good seasons in the first team here.

“After that I got my move to

Blackburn and that was a dream move for me really so I have plenty to be grateful to Northampton Town for. ”

That move to Blackburn allowed Bunn to play Premier League football and Bunn made 15 appearances for the Ewood Park side, six of which came in the Premier League and included a victory over Liverpool and a win at Old Trafford over Manchester United. While those memories will stay with Bunn forever, he will be forever grateful for the role the Cobblers played in his career.

“The club gave me a huge amount of experience and guidance and really helped me and I am so grateful for the grounding the club gave me, ” he recalled.

“Under John Gorman I got my chance, I broke in to the team and then kept my place under Stuart Gray. We had a really good season in League 1 and they are the memories that stick with me.

“I was pleased to be part of the side that did well in League 1. Jason Crowe, Bradley Johnson and Luke Chambers were young players who all did well for us and we just missed out on the play-offs but it was a good time for the club.

“Since I stopped playing I have been a goalkeeping coach, Colin Calderwood gave me a chance to coach at Cambridge so I went and had two good seasons there and I am now on the agency side. I miss playing but it is good to be involved in the game and I am enjoying things.”