Adam Rundle (born 8 July 1984) is an English

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who made nearly 300 appearances in

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Career

Darlington

A left-sided midfielder who began his career in

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...

's youth team, Rundle was released by the club in 2001 without being offered a professional contract. He subsequently joined Newcastle's neighbours

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...

in December 2001.

Carlisle United

Rundle played 22 times for Darlington before joining

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

for a £40,000 transfer fee on 1 January 2003. At Carlisle, where he was regarded as a talented young player, Rundle played regularly under manager

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. He scored his first goal for the club in a league match against

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

. He then scored a crucial goal in Carlisle's run in the 2002–03 Football League Trophy: in the Northern Area Final first leg, Rundle scored to give Carlisle a 1–0 advantage over

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...

. The second leg finished goalless, meaning that Carlisle went through. Rundle played in the

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but was unable to prevent them from losing to

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

. The following season, he scored his third and final goal for the club in another Football League Trophy tie, this time against

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. However, when Carlisle were relegated from

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at the end of the 2003–04 campaign, he left the club.

Dublin City

Rundle signed for his old manager Roddy Collins in Republic of Ireland with Dublin City, where he became a teammate of former

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international

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Mansfield Town

When Palmer was named manager of

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side

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they play in a blue and ...

in November 2004, he made Rundle one of his first signings in the 2005 January

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. Rundle signed a one-year contract extension at the end of the season. In January 2006, Rundle fulfilled his boyhood dream of playing at

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, when Mansfield played

in the

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. Mansfield held their own well against their more famous opponents, eventually losing 1–0. Rundle had an excellent game against his boyhood favourites. Rundle played regularly for Mansfield, scoring nine goals for ''the Stags''. However, when his contract expired at the end of the 2005–06 season, new manager

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decided not to renew his services.

Rochdale

On 30 June 2006,

manager

Steve Parkin Stephen John Parkin (born 7 November 1965) is an English former professional footballer and manager, who is assistant manager at Wrexham. He played for Mansfield Town, Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion and has been manager of Barnsley, Mansf ...

made Rundle his first signing of the summer. He initially signed a one-year deal with Rochdale, and was given the number 11 shirt. Under Parkin, Rundle played in few games, but he flourished under the tutelage of new manager Keith Hill, who was appointed in late 2006. On 26 May 2008, Rundle played for Rochdale in their League Two play-off final defeat at

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, in which he scored an exceptional volleyed goal with his right foot. He soon signed an extension to his contract until the end of 2009–10 season, and has now played in over 250 games in his career, scoring 31 goals. On 23 November 2009, Rundle joined Rochdale's League Two rivals

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on a one-month emergency

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, and made his league debut in a 2–0 win over Lincoln City one day later. He played in three further games before his loan spell ended. On 1 February 2010 Rundle had his contracted terminated by mutual consent.

Chesterfield

A few hours later he signed with

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Morecambe

On 26 May 2010, Rundle signed for

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on a two-year-deal. On 28 February 2011, Rundle joined

Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...

until the end of the 2010–11 season. He made his debut for Gateshead the following day against

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. Rundle scored his first goal for Gateshead on 12 March 2011 against

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in the

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. On 4 July 2011, Rundle left Morecambe by mutual consent after not being guaranteed first team football.

Darlington Return

On 6 July 2011, Rundle joined

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side

on a one-year contract. Darlington suffered financial difficulties during Rundle's time at the club and his contract was terminated on 16 January 2012, along with the rest of the playing squad and caretaker manager

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. He returned to the club, along with most of the rest of the players on a non-contract basis .

Cork City

On 28 January 2013, it was announced that Rundle was joining Airtricity League side

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for the 2013 season. His shining moment came when Premier League side West Ham came to Cork during their pre-season, in which Rundle scored a spectacular goal against them, but ended in a 6-2 for the home side. He had his contract mutually cancelled on 30 July 2013.

Career statistics

Club

:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in

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and

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. :B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the

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and

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References

External links

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at official Rochdale A.F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rundle, Adam 1984 births Living people Footballers from South Shields English footballers Darlington F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players League of Ireland players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Football League players Dublin City F.C. players Cork City F.C. players Whitby Town F.C. players Association football midfielders