Brynley Charles Gunn (born 21 August 1958)[citation needed] is an English former footballer who played as a full-back for a number of clubs between 1975 and 1996. He is best remembered for his time with Nottingham Forest, with which he won the 1979–80 European Cup, coming on as a substitute in the final. His daughter, Jenny, played cricket for England, and was part of the Ashes-winning team of 2005.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brynley Charles Gunn | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1958[citation needed] | ||
| Place of birth | Kettering, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1986 | Nottingham Forest | 131 | (1) |
| 1978 | → Eastern Suburbs (loan) | ||
| 1985 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1986 | → Walsall (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1986 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1986–1989 | Peterborough United | 131 | (14) |
| 1989–1992 | Chesterfield | 91 | (10) |
| 1992–1996 | Arnold Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club[2] | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 1975–76 | Second Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978–79 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1979–80 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1980–81 | First Division | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 1981–82 | First Division | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| 1982–83 | First Division | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | |||
| 1983–84 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | First Division | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 1985–86 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 131 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 2 | ||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 1985–86 | Second Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Walsall (loan) | 1985–86 | Third Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Mansfield Town (loan) | 1985–86 | Fourth Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Peterborough United | 1986–87 | Fourth Division | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 46 | 7 | |
| 1987–88 | Fourth Division | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
| 1988–89 | Fourth Division | 46 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 56 | 8 | ||
| Total | 131 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 2 | — | 8 | 0 | 160 | 16 | |||
| Chesterfield | 1989–90 | Fourth Division | 46 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 55 | 9 | |
| 1990–91 | Fourth Division | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | Fourth Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 91 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 109 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 373 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 457 | 29 | ||
- ^ Includes appearances and goals in the FA Charity Shield, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Associate Members' Cup, European Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup.
Honours edit
Nottingham Forest
References edit
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Bryn Gunn at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External links edit
- Nottingham Forest career record at Sporting Heroes
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