Ian Dunbavin

Ian Stuart Dunbavin (born 27 May 1980) is an English professional football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He spent the majority of his career at EFL League Two side Accrington Stanley, where he amassed 151 league appearances over an 8-year-period.

Ian Dunbavin
Personal information
Full name Ian Stuart Dunbavin
Date of birth (1980-05-27) 27 May 1980
Place of birth Huyton, England[1]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
(Under 16s goalkeeping coach)
Youth career
1996-1998 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Liverpool 0 (0)
2000–2004 Shrewsbury Town 99 (0)
2004 → Morecambe (loan) 3 (0)
2004–2006 Halifax Town 53 (0)
2006 → Scarborough (loan) 14 (0)
2006–2014 Accrington Stanley 151 (0)
2014 → Chesterfield (loan) 0 (0)
Total 320 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dunbavin joined the Liverpool academy as a goalkeeping coach for the academy’s under-16 teams on a part-time basis in 2014, before becoming a full-time addition to the club’s academy in October 2016.[2]

Career

Born in Huyton, Merseyside, Dunbavin attended Christ the King Catholic High School in Southport before being offered a two-year scholarship deal at Liverpool in June 1996. He went on to sign a professional two-year-deal in 1998 but ultimately went on to make no appearances for his boyhood club, leaving the club for Division Three side Shrewsbury Town on 17 January 2000 on a free transfer.

On 30 June 2004, Dunbavin left Shrewsbury following the expiration of his contract. Prior to the expiration of his contract, Dunbavin had spent time on trial in January with Scottish second-tier side Raith Rovers and Second Division club Wrexham, with no move to either club eventually materialising. In total, he made 101 appearances in all-competitions for Shrewsbury.[3]

On 12 July 2004, Dunbavin joined Conference National side Halifax Town, then managed by Chris Wilder.[4] He signed an additional-one-year contract with the club in April 2005[5] before being sent out on loan to fellow Conference outfit, and the now-defunct, Scarborough in November 2005.[6]

Following his release from Halifax at the end of the 2005-06 season, Dunbavin joined newly-promoted Football League Two club Accrington Stanley on 1 July 2006.

In August 2009, Dunbavin received a suspended sentence, for his part in a brawl for which his friend Steven Gerrard had previously been arrested.[7] He was also ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid work, and expressed "remorse and shame" for throwing two punches at the victim.[8]

On 2 January 2014, Dunbavin was signed on a one-month emergency loan by fellow League Two side Chesterfield, managed by former Stanley manager Paul Cook.[9] The move came after Dunbavin’s falling out with then-manager James Beattie,[10] which resulted in him being dropped in favour of young loanee Marcus Bettinelli. He would end up remaining with Chesterfield until the end-of-the-season, with Chesterfield going on to be promoted back to League One at the first time of asking as well as finishing runners-up to Peterborough United in the Football League Trophy.

Following his return to Accrington at the end-of-the-season, Dunbavin had the final year of his contract terminated by mutual consent on 5 July 2014.[11] He made 161 appearances in all-competitions during his 8-year-stay with the Lancashire club.

Despite receiving offers elsewhere following his departure from Stanley, and speculated interest from newly-promoted Chesterfield,[12] the club which he had spent half-a-season on loan prior to his release, Accrington would go on to be Dunbavin’s last club as a player.

He returned to Liverpool's academy on a part-time basis in 2014, coaching the academy’s under-6 to under-16 teams before becoming a full-time coach at the club in October 2016.[13]

Career statistics

Source:[14]

Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool1998–99Premier League0000000000
Liverpool1999–2000Premier League0000000000
Total 0000000000
Shrewsbury Town1999–2000Division Three7000000070
Shrewsbury Town2000–01Division Three220102000250
Shrewsbury Town2001–02Division Three34010001[lower-alpha 1]0360
Shrewsbury Town2002–03Division Three33040106[lower-alpha 1]0440
Shrewsbury Town2003–04Conference3000000030
Total 9906030701160
→ Morecambe (loan)2003–04Conference3000000030
Total 3000000030
Halifax Town2004–05Conference Premier39020001[lower-alpha 2]0420
Halifax Town2005–06Conference Premier140000000140
Total 530200010560
→ Scarborough (loan)2005–06Conference140000000140
Total 140000000140
Accrington Stanley2006–07League Two230102000260
Accrington Stanley2007–08League Two23010001[lower-alpha 1]0250
Accrington Stanley2008–09League Two4000001[lower-alpha 1]050
Accrington Stanley2009–10League Two27020002[lower-alpha 1]0310
Accrington Stanley2010–11League Two250201000280
Accrington Stanley2011–12League Two25000002[lower-alpha 1]0270
Accrington Stanley2012–13League Two200101000220
Accrington Stanley2013–14League Two4000100050
Total 15107050601690
→ Chesterfield (loan)2013–14League Two0000000000
Career total 3200150801403570
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Chesterfield

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  2. "Ian Dunbavin - Goalkeeping coach". Liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. "Ian Dunbavin Football Player Statistics". 11v11.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. Goss, Patrick (12 July 2004). "Dunbavin joins Shaymen". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. "Wilder allows 10 players to leave". BBC Sport. 29 April 2005. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. Bailey, Graeme (November 2005). "Town let Fowler leave". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  7. "Accrington Stanley goalkeeper arrested over Steven Gerrard alleged bar brawl". Liverpool Echo. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  8. "Six sentenced over Gerrard brawl". BBC. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  9. "Dunbavin Signs for Spireites". Chesterfield F.C. 2 January 2014.
  10. "Accrington Stanley exit for keeper Dunbavin". Lancashire Telegraph. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  11. "Dunbavin Leaves Club". Accrington Stanley F.C. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  12. "Dunbavin exploring options". Sky Sports. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  13. "Ian Dunbavin - Goalkeeping Coach". Liverpool F.C.
  14. "Ian Dunbavin | Football Stats | No Club | Age 43 | 1999-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
  15. Woodcock, Ian (30 March 2014). "Chesterfield 1–3 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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