Jack Elliott Bonham (born 14 September 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Stoke City.
[8] Bonham made his only appearance for Watford on 4 May 2013,[10] when he came on as a substitute for injured goalkeeper Jonathan Bond after 24 minutes of the final game of the season against Leeds United.
[11] He was only included in the squad due to an injury sustained in the warm up by first-choice goalkeeper Manuel Almunia and was at fault for both Leeds' goals in the 2–1 defeat,[12] which cost Watford the chance of automatic promotion to the Premier League.
[16][17] He made his debut for the club in a League Cup first round tie at home to Dagenham & Redbridge on 6 August, in which Brentford ran out 3–2 extra time winners.
[18] His second appearance came in the following round away to Derby County, in which he endured a torrid evening as the home side cruised to a 3–0 lead before half time, eventually winning 5–0.
[24] Following Brentford's promotion to the Championship,[25] a persistent shoulder injury suffered by Richard Lee saw Bonham serve as backup to David Button through the 2014–15 season.
[27][28] He conceded two late goals as Brentford were knocked out after suffering a 2–0 defeat,[28] though winning the club's social media man of the match award proved to be a consolation.
[35] He made his second and final appearance of the season with his first Brentford start in a 1–1 draw versus Barnsley on 17 April 2017 and won the club's man of the match award for his performance.
[50][51] He failed to win a call into a matchday squad until 20 November 2021,[6] when he was promoted to the substitutes' bench due to first-choice goalkeeper Josef Bursik suffering a torn thigh muscle.
[6] After Davies' transfer away from the club in January 2022 and Bursik's return from injury one month later,[53][54] Bonham largely held the starting spot through to the end of the 2021–22 season and finished the campaign with 17 appearances.
[58] Behind successive loan signings Mark Travers and Daniel Iversen in the pecking order,[59] Bonham made 16 appearances during a mid-table 2023–24 season.