Player Profile – Eddy Busfield

James Grayson

8 years ago

Here is the tenth in of a weekly series profiling players across the region. Each week, a different player will reveal their best (and worst) moments during their football career. This week it is the turn of Nostell Miners Welfare full-back Eddy Busfield.

Nostell full-back Eddy Busfield. Picture: Paul Tong

Name: Eddy Busfield

Age: 19

Position: Full Back

Current Club: Nostell Miners Welfare

Previous Clubs: Colne, Wrexham, FC Halifax Town

Day Job: Sports Coach

Best mate in football: Callum Charlton

Description of Career Highlight: Beating Guiseley on penalties in quarter final of Youth Alliance Cup, while playing for FC Halifax in January 2015.

Description of Most Memorable Match: Playing in a friendly for Wrexham against Liverpool which was great.

First semi-professional manager: Stephen Cunningham (Colne) gave me the platform of first team football.

Description of First Red Card (at semi-professional level): Never had one.

Description of First Goal (at semi-professional level): It was my first game for Colne. I had come off the bench in pre season first game and on I was put on the wing. With my first touch the ball came across my body and I put it into the top corner

What do you want to achieve in football in the future: Play at the highest level I can and to be playing professional within the next two years.

Favourite Non League Ground to play at (barring your own club): The Racecourse Ground at Wrexham, A great stadium and great pitch and I loved playing there. It is too good to be in Non League.

Final Thoughts?: Hope my new team Nostell can surprise a few this year we have good young players where s few have been unlucky and I’m sure some will play much higher in the coming years.