John Bumstead (born 27 November 1958) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Chelsea, where he spent most of his career, and Charlton Athletic.
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 Second Division in 1983–84, and with it promotion to the First Division. He helped them win the Full Members Cup 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 Charlton Athletic, where he spent two seasons before retiring from professional football in his 35th year.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupMembers CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsChelsea1978–79First Division81000000811979–80Second Division2830020003031980–814111020004411981–822146121002961982–833643130004251983–843170040003571984–85First Division2531061003241985–863211050414221986–872983130103691987–881712000502411988–89Second Division2920020003121989–90First Division2823010613831990–91131104000181Chelsea total3383821334116240944
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