Christopher Miles Bush (born 12 June 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Boreham Wood.

Early life

Bush was born in Leytonstone, Greater London.

Club career

Bush came through the youth system of

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...

and spent a loan spell during the 2009–10 season with

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side

Salisbury City Salisbury City Football Club was an English football club based in Salisbury, Wiltshire. They were formed in 1947 and played at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium. Salisbury had gained back-to-back promotions in recent years, first to the Conference S ...

. At the start of the 2010–11 season he spent a month on loan at

Conference South The National League South, formerly Conference South, is one of the second divisions of the National League in England, immediately below the top division National League. Along with National League North, it is in the second level of the N ...

team

Woking Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in northwest Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'' and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settlement o ...

. As soon as his loan spell finished at Woking, Bush was again sent out on loan, this time to Conference National side

AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon is an English professional Association football, football club, based in London Borough of Merton, Merton, London, that plays in the EFL League Two, after being relegated from the EFL League One following the 2021–22 EFL Leagu ...

for four months until January 2011. He also spent time on loan at Thurrock. In June 2011, Bush signed permanently for the newly promoted Dons side in League Two after rejecting a new contract at

Griffin Park Griffin Park was a football ground in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow, England. It was the home ground of Brentford F.C. from its opening in September 1904 to August 2020. The ground is in a predominantly residential area and was ...

. During his time at Kingsmeadow he scored what his manager Terry Brown described as a "ridiculous own goal" as the Dons were thrashed 5–2 by Crawley Town on 22 October 2011. On 21 June 2012, Bush signed for

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 ...

. On 8 January 2013, Bush joined Lincoln City on a one-month loan. On 28 March 2013, Bush joined Hereford United on loan for the remainder of the 2012–13 season. On 25 April 2013, Bush was one of seven players released by Gateshead. On 19 June 2013, Bush signed a one-year contract with Hereford United. On 11 June 2014, Bush signed a one-year contract with Welling United. In May 2015 he left Welling United and signed for Lincoln City. On 26 June 2016, Bush dropped down a division to join

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club Chelmsford City. On 6 August 2016, Bush scored on his debut for Chelmsford in a 2–2 draw against

Truro City Truro City Football Club ( kw, Klub Peldroes Truru) is an English football club based in Truro, Cornwall. They currently play in the Southern League, at the seventh tier of the English football league system. They are the highest ranked clu ...

. On 25 August 2017, Bush signed for Ebbsfleet United. He moved to Bromley in May 2019. On 28 September 2019, following an injury to goalkeeper Mark Cousins, Bush played in goal for the rest of the match against Yeovil Town as there was no substitute goalkeeper. He conceded three goals in a 3–1 loss. He left Bromley and signed for Boreham Wood on 31 December 2022.

International career

Bush was called up to represent the England C team in March 2024. On 19 March, he made his debut in the 1–0 defeat to the Wales C team at

Stebonheath Park Stebonheath Park (''Welsh: Parc Stebonheath'') is a multi-use stadium in Llanelli, West Wales with a capacity of 3,700. It is primarily used as a football ground and is the home of Llanelli Town A.F.C. It was also used for athletics and Llanel ...

Career statistics

Honours

Bromley *

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: 2021–22

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bush, Chris 1992 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Brentford F.C. players Salisbury City F.C. players Woking F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players Thurrock F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Welling United F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players Footballers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest People from Leytonstone Bromley F.C. players Boreham Wood F.C. players England men's semi-pro international footballers