Robbie Cundy
{{Short description|English footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Robbie Cundy
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|05|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Oxford, England
| height = {{convert|1.89|m|order=flip}}{{cite web |url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/robbie-cundy/ |title=Robbie Cundy - Defender - First Team - Barnsley FC |website=Barnsley F.C. |access-date=6 October 2022}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Cheltenham Town
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Oxford United
| years1 = 2015–2017
| clubs1 = Oxford United
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2015
| clubs2 = → Daventry Town (loan)
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2015
| clubs3 = → Chesham United (loan)
| caps3 = 8
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015–2016
| clubs4 = → Gloucester City (loan)
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2016–2017
| clubs5 = → Oxford City (loan)
| caps5 = 24
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2017
| clubs6 = → Southport (loan)
| caps6 = 12
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2017–2018
| clubs7 = Gloucester City
| caps7 = 39
| goals7 = 3
| years8 = 2018–2019
| clubs8 = Bath City
| caps8 = 43
| goals8 = 6
| years9 = 2019–2022
| clubs9 = Bristol City
| caps9 = 14
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2019
| clubs10 = → Exeter City (loan)
| caps10 = 0
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2019–2020
| clubs11 = → Torquay United (loan)
| caps11 = 25
| goals11 = 1
| years12 = 2020–2021
| clubs12 = → Cambridge United (loan)
| caps12 = 17
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2021
| clubs13 = → Gillingham (loan)
| caps13 = 18
| goals13 = 1
| years14 = 2022–2024
| clubs14 = Barnsley
| caps14 = 25
| goals14 = 2
| years15 = 2024–2025
| clubs15 = Notts County
| caps15 = 7
| goals15 = 0
| years16 = 2025
| clubs16 = → Solihull Moors (loan)
| caps16 = 8
| goals16 = 0
| years17 = 2025–
| clubs17 = Cheltenham Town
| caps17 = 0
| goals17 = 0
| club-update = 20:49, 4 July 2025 (UTC)
}}
Robbie David Cundy (born 30 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{English football updater|CheltenT}} club Cheltenham Town.
Playing career
Released from Aston Villa's youth system, he began his career at hometown club Oxford United, and had loan spells in the Southern League with Daventry Town and Chesham United in 2015.{{cite news|last=Bax|first=Steve|title=Oxford United starlet makes an impression at Chesham|url=http://www.getbucks.co.uk/sport/football/oxford-united-starlet-makes-impression-8769968|date=4 March 2015|access-date=29 February 2016|work=getbucks.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307085610/http://www.getbucks.co.uk/sport/football/oxford-united-starlet-makes-impression-8769968|archive-date=7 March 2016|url-status=dead}} He made his senior debut for the "Yellows" on 11 November 2015, in a 2–0 Football League Trophy victory over Dagenham & Redbridge at Victoria Road.{{cite web|title=Dagenham & Redbridge 0, Oxford Utd 2 (Hoban 1, MacDonald 46) |url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/14025106.Dagenham___Redbridge_0__Oxford_Utd_2__Hoban_1__MacDonald_46_/ |newspaper=Oxford Mail |first=Jack |last=Johnson |date=11 November 2015 |access-date=7 June 2017}} The following month he joined National League North side Gloucester City on a loan deal, which was later extended until the end of the 2015–16 season.{{cite news|title=Oxford United youngsters Robbie Cundy and Freddie Grant extend loan deals|url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/14214530.Oxford_United_youngsters_Robbie_Cundy_and_Freddie_Grant_extend_loan_deals/|access-date=29 February 2016|work=Oxford Mail|date=19 January 2016}}
Following the end of a loan to Oxford City during the first half of the 2016–17 season, Cundy was loaned to Southport for a month.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38555622 |title=Oxford United loan defender Robbie Cundy to National League club Southport |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 January 2017 |access-date=29 January 2017}} He was released by Oxford United at the end of the season. After spending pre-season with Kidderminster Harriers, Cundy re-signed for National South side Gloucester City.{{Cite news |title=Retained List Update |url=http://www.oufc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/oxford-united-retained-list-3717831.aspx |publisher=Oxford United Official Site |date=17 May 2017 |access-date=17 May 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517220647/http://www.oufc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/oxford-united-retained-list-3717831.aspx |archive-date=17 May 2017 |df=dmy-all }}
Cundy won the National League North's player of the month award in February 2016. He attended Fitzharrys Secondary School.
In the summer of 2017 he re-joined former loan club Gloucester City.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/gloucester-city-sign-former-oxford-276810|title=Gloucester City sign former Oxford United defender|first=Jon|last=Palmer|date=3 August 2017|website=GloucestershireLive}}
After the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, in which he made 48 appearances in all competitions for Bath City, and won the clubs' Supporters' Player of the Year, Players' Player of the Year, and Manager's Player of the Year Awards, Cundy signed for Championship side Bristol City on a two-year contract, with an option of another additional year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/cundy-is-a-robin/|title=Cundy is a Robin|website=Bristol City|date=15 May 2019 }}
Following his arrival at Bristol City, Jerry Gill, manager of Bath City, said [about Robbie Cundy]: 'He was by far one of the best centre-backs in the league and he deservedly won all the awards at our end of season dinner."{{Cite web|url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/i-havent-seen-anything-like-2876719|title=In Robbie Cundy Bristol City could have another Aden Flint|first=Gregor|last=MacGregor|date=16 May 2019|website=BristolLive}}
On 25 January 2021, Cundy joined League One side Gillingham on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.{{cite web |url= https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/2021/january/gills-sign-robbie-cundy/ |title=Gills sign Robbie Cundy on loan |publisher=Gillingham FC |date=25 January 2021 |access-date=25 January 2021}}
Cundy joined Barnsley for the start of the 2022–23 season. On 17 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer when his contract expired.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-17 |title=Devante Cole: Barnsley striker one of five players released |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cv20gvkerzko |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
On 25 July 2024, Cundy joined League Two side Notts County.{{Cite web |date=25 July 2024 |title=SIGNING: ROBBIE CUNDY |url=https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2024/july/25/signing--robbie-cundy/ |access-date=26 July 2024 |website=Notts County FC}} In February 2025, he joined National League side Solihull Moors on loan for the remainder of the season. {{cite web|url=https://www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk/news/posts/cundy-signs-in-on-loan-from-notts/|title=Cundy signs in on loan from Notts|website=www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk|date=3 March 2025|accessdate=5 March 2025}}
On 20 May 2025, Notts County said the player would be released in June when his contract expired.
On 27 June 2025, Cundy joined Cheltenham Town on a one-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.ctfc.com/news/2025/june/30/robbie-cundy-is-a-robin/|title=Robbie Cundy is a Robin|publisher=Cheltenham Town F.C.|date=30 June 2025|accessdate=1 July 2025}}
Honours
Cambridge United
- EFL League Two Runner Up: 2020-21
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 5 May 2025}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=4|Oxford United
|2014–15{{soccerbase season|86067|2014|accessdate=10 August 2020}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16{{soccerbase season|86067|2015|accessdate=10 August 2020}}
|League Two |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=FLT|Appearance in Football League Trophy}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17{{soccerbase season|86067|2016|accessdate=10 August 2020}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||1||0 | ||||||||||
| Daventry Town (loan)
|2014–15{{cite web|title=Robbie Cundy |url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/robbie-cundy|publisher=Aylesbury United F.C.|access-date=7 December 2017}} |5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Chesham United (loan)
|8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Gloucester City (loan)
|2015–16{{soccerway|robbie-cundy/412933|accessdate=7 December 2017}} |20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Oxford City (loan)
|24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT|Appearance in FA Trophy}} | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Southport (loan)
|12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in Liverpool Senior Cup}} | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Gloucester City
|National League South |39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2{{efn|One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup}} | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
| Bath City
|National League South |43 | 6 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 3{{efn|Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League South play-offs}} | 0 | 49 | 6 | ||
| rowspan=4|Bristol City
|2019–20{{soccerbase season|86067|2019|accessdate=10 August 2020}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|86067|2020|accessdate=10 August 2020}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|86067|2021|accessdate=12 March 2022}}
|Championship |14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 14 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!14||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||14||0 | ||||||||||
| Exeter City (loan)
|League Two |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Torquay United (loan)
|National League |25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT}} | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Cambridge United (loan)
|League Two |17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3{{efn|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| Gillingham (loan)
|League One |18 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 18 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan=3|Barnsley
|2022–23{{soccerbase season|86067|2022|accessdate=14 May 2023}} |League One |25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2023–24{{soccerbase season|86067|2023|accessdate=4 July 2025}}
|League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!25||2||3||0||1||0||2||0||31||2 | ||||||||||
| Notts County
|2024–25{{soccerbase season|86067|2024|accessdate=4 July 2025}} |League Two |7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Solihull Moors (loan)
|2024–25{{soccerbase season|86067|2024|accessdate=4 July 2025}} |National League |8 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Cheltenham Town
|2025–26{{soccerbase season|86067|2025|accessdate=4 July 2025}} |League Two |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!265||16||13||0||4||1||17||0||299||17 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
{{Cheltenham Town F.C. squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Oxford
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Oxford United F.C. players
Category:Daventry Town F.C. players
Category:Chesham United F.C. players
Category:Gloucester City A.F.C. players
Category:Oxford City F.C. players
Category:Southport F.C. players
Category:Bath City F.C. players
Category:Bristol City F.C. players
Category:Exeter City F.C. players
Category:Torquay United F.C. players
Category:Cambridge United F.C. players
Category:Notts County F.C. players
Category:Solihull Moors F.C. players
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players