Playing Career
Bond was born in West Ham, London. He started his career as a trainee at Bournemouth where his father, John Bond, was manager. When his father took up the manager's post at Norwich City he too made the move.
His league debut was made away to Leicester City in April 1976. 161 appearances followed generating fourteen goals and earning him two England B caps.
Wanting to try his luck abroad he had a brief spell in the NASL with the Seattle Sounders.
At the start of the 1981–82 season he was again reunited with his father at Manchester City. 110 games for the Maine Road side in the next three years resulted in a lucrative transfer to Southampton, where he spent 4 years, playing 140 games.
He was signed by former club Bournemouth, with whom he played 126 matches, before transferring to Exeter City, Sittingbourne and Dover Athletic where he finished his career.
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