Phillip Bonnyman was born on 6 February 1954 and is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Anniesland Waverley, Rangers, Hamilton Academical, Carlisle United, Chesterfield, Grimsby Town, Stoke City, Darlington and Dunfermline Athletic.
12 Facts About Phil Bonnyman
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Phil Bonnyman won the Anglo-Scottish Cup with Chesterfield in 1981.
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Phil Bonnyman later coached at Dunfermline Athletic, Hamilton Academical and Port Vale, and had two spells as manager at Highland League side Huntly.
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Phil Bonnyman went on to play for Hamilton Academical, before joining Carlisle United in March 1976.
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Phil Bonnyman spent five seasons at Brunton Park making 176 appearances scoring 33 goals before moving to Third Division rivals Chesterfield in March 1980 after being signed on transfer deadline day by manager Arthur Cox.
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Phil Bonnyman became a popular player at Saltergate for his performances for the club.
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Phil Bonnyman spent three seasons there making 124 appearances scoring 29 goals.
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At Grimsby, Phil Bonnyman became a regular under Dave Booth until he resigned in October 1985.
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Phil Bonnyman returned to Grimsby where he played one more season before linking up with Dave Booth at Darlington.
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Phil Bonnyman was a midfielder with excellent heading and close control skills who could shoot with both feet, though lacking in pace and poor at tackling.
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Phil Bonnyman then became assistant manager of Dunfermline and later Hamilton Academical before becoming community manager of Hamilton.
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Phil Bonnyman then became assistant manager at Forfar Athletic in December 2000 and later attended university and worked as a mortgage adviser.