John Bumstead (born 27 November 1958) is an English former

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who played as a

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in the Football League for

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, where he spent most of his career, and

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in ...

Club career

Bumstead started his career in the Chelsea youth set-up, and was well established in the first team by the time they won the

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in 1983–84, and with it promotion to the First Division. He helped them win the

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in 1985–86, when they also finished sixth in the league. He remained with the club after their relegation in 1987–88 and collected a Second Division medal the following season as they regained their First Division status at the first attempt. He remained with Chelsea for another two seasons, making a total of 409 appearances and scoring 44 goals, before being transferred to

, where he spent two seasons before retiring from professional football in his 35th year.

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* 1958 births Living people People from Rotherhithe English footballers Association football midfielders Chelsea F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Bromley F.C. players {{England-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub