Mitch Brundle

Mitch Brundle
Personal information
Full name Mitch Ronnie Brundle[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-04) 4 December 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder[4]
Youth career
2011–2012 Yeovil Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Yeovil Town 0 (0)
2013–2014 Bristol City 0 (0)
2014 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 7 (0)
2014–2016 Braintree Town 77 (7)
2016 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2017 Gateshead 34 (2)
2017–2019 Dover Athletic 91 (12)
2019–2021 Dagenham & Redbridge 44 (9)
2021–2022 Barnet 22 (3)
2022 Farnborough 14 (0)
2022–2023 Dover Athletic 17 (0)
2024 Lydd Town 9 (2)
Managerial career
2023 Dover Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:06, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

Mitch Ronnie Brundle (born 4 December 1994) is an English professional football manager and footballer, who plays as a midfielder.

Career

Brundle was born in Croydon, London.[3] He joined League One club Yeovil Town as a first-year scholar in May 2011, having formerly been a member of the youth systems of Millwall and Cambridge United.[5] Following the completion of his two-year scholarship, he was released along with his fellow scholars.[6]

Following his release by Yeovil, Brundle signed for League One club Bristol City.[citation needed] On 31 January 2014, Brundle joined League Two club Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the season.[7] Brundle made his Football League debut in a 1–0 victory against Newport County on 22 February 2014.[8] Brundle returned from his loan spell at Cheltenham having made seven appearances for the League Two club.[citation needed] At the end of the 2013–14 season, Brundle was released by Bristol City after failing to make an appearance.[9]

Brundle signed for Conference Premier club Braintree Town on 30 July 2014 on a one-year contract.[10]

On 15 January 2016, Brundle joined National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town on loan for one month.[11]

Brundle signed for Braintree's fellow National League club Gateshead on 27 June 2016 on a one-year contract.[12] He was released by Gateshead after just one season at the club.[13]

Following his release from Gateshead, Brundle signed for fellow National League club Dover Athletic on 28 May 2017 on a two-year contract.[14]

Brundle signed for Dover's National League rivals Dagenham & Redbridge on 26 June 2019 on a two-year contract.[15] He was released by Dagenham along with five others in June 2021 following the expiration of his contract.[16]

Brundle signed for Barnet in July 2021 on a two-year contract.[17] He left the club in January 2022 by mutual consent.[18]

The following month he joined Farnborough.[19] Despite gaining promotion with the club, it was announced that Brundle would leave at the end of his contract in June.[20]

On 2 July 2022, Brundle returned to Dover Athletic following their relegation to the National League South, taking on the role of player/assistant manager.[21] Following the departure of Andy Hessenthaler in January 2023, Brundle was given joint-caretaker charge of the first-team with academy manager Mike Sandmann.[22] He was given the job on a permanent basis on 16 January 2023, making him the youngest manager ever in English football.[23] On 5 December 2023, Brundle was sacked with the club sitting in 23rd position, ten points from safety having accumulated just twelve points from twenty-one matches.[24]

In January 2024, Brundle returned to his playing career with SCEFL Premier Division club Lydd Town.[25]

Personal life

Brundle founded sportswear brand MPR Sports with fellow non-league footballer James Rogers.[26]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yeovil Town 2011–12[27] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13[28] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bristol City 2013–14[8] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2013–14[8] League Two 7 0 — — — 7 0
Braintree Town 2014–15[29] Conference Premier 43 4 3 0 — 2[a] 0 48 4
2015–16[29] National League 34 3 3 0 — 2[b] 0 39 3
Total 77 7 6 0 0 0 4 0 87 7
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2015–16[29] National League South 4 0 — — — 4 0
Gateshead 2016–17[29] National League 34 2 2 1 — 1[a] 0 37 3
Dover Athletic 2017–18[29] National League 46 4 2 0 — 3[a] 1 51 5
2018–19[29] National League 45 8 2 0 — 3[a] 0 50 8
Total 91 12 4 0 — 6 1 101 13
Dagenham & Redbridge 2019–20[29] National League 27 6 1 0 — 3[a] 2 31 8
2020–21[29] National League 17 3 3 2 — 0 0 20 5
Total 44 9 4 2 — 3 2 51 13
Barnet 2021–22[29] National League 22 3 1 0 — 1[a] 0 24 3
Farnborough 2021–22[29] SFL Premier Division South 14 0 0 0 — 2[c] 0 16 0
Dover Athletic 2022–23 National League South 17 0 1 0 — 1[a] 0 19 0
Lydd Town 2023–24[30] SCEFL Premier Division 9 2 0 0 — 0 0 9 2
Career total 319 35 18 3 0 0 18 3 355 40
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in National League play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance in SFL Premier Division South play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers: 2012/13: Yeovil Town" (PDF). The Football League. p. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Mitch Brundle". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Mitch Brundle". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Mitch Brundle". Dover Athletic F.C. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Scholar chief hails quality of newcomers". Western Gazette. Yeovil. 2 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Yeovil Town to axe youth academy amid cost concerns". Western Gazette. Yeovil. 4 April 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Transfer deadline day: Ihiekwe and Brundle sign for Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  8. ^ a b c "Games played by Mitch Brundle in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Louis Carey: Bristol City record holder one of four to leave". BBC Sport. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Braintree Town sign Mitch Brundle and Carl Pentney". BBC Sport. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  11. ^ "One in, one out for Braintree as Anderson comes in from Peterborough United and Brundle goes to Hemel Hempstead". Halstead Gazette. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  12. ^ "Gateshead: National League club sign Braintree midfielder Mitch Brundle". BBC Sport. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Gateshead offer Hogan, Mafuta, O'Donnell and Smith new contracts". BBC Sport. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  14. ^ "Mitch Brundle: Dover sign ex-Gateshead midfielder". BBC Sport. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  15. ^ "Mitch Brundle signs". Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  16. ^ Ranson, Jacob (18 June 2021). "Dagenham & Redbridge release six as they announce retained list". Ilford Recorder. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Bees complete the signing of midfielder Mitch Brundle – Barnet Football Club".
  18. ^ "Mitch Brundle departs – Barnet Football Club".
  19. ^ Brundle Boost For Boro
  20. ^ Lloyd, Dom (29 May 2022). "Squad Update". Farnborough F.C. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  21. ^ "HESS GETS HIS ASSISTANT". www.doverathletic.com. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  22. ^ "HESS LEAVES CRABBLE". www.doverathletic.com. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  23. ^ "BRUNDLE TAKES THE HOTSEAT". www.doverathletic.com. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  24. ^ "DOVER PART WAYS WITH MITCH BRUNDLE". doverathletic.com. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  25. ^ @lyddtownfc (13 January 2024). "Lydd Town are extremely pleased to announce the signing of midfielder Mitch Brundle! Mitch's previous clubs include Bristol City, Dagenham & Redbridge and most recently Dover Athletic! Lydd Fans we hope you enjoy this one! 🤝🏻 #upthelydders" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 January 2024 – via Twitter.
  26. ^ Reeves, Thomas (17 May 2024). "Ex-Dover Athletic manager Mitch Brundle and former Lydd Town player-boss James Rogers switching focus to sportswear brand MPR Sports". Kent Online. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  27. ^ "Games played by Mitch Brundle in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  28. ^ "Games played by Mitch Brundle in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "M. Brundle: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  30. ^ "Mitch Brundle – SCEFL". www.scefl.com. Retrieved 16 January 2025.