Darlington A left-sided midfielder who began his career in
Newcastle United's youth team, Rundle was released by the club in 2001 without being offered a professional contract. He subsequently joined Newcastle's neighbours
Darlington in December 2001.
Carlisle United Rundle played 22 times for Darlington before joining
Carlisle United for a £40,000 transfer fee on 1 January 2003. At Carlisle, where he was regarded as a talented young player, Rundle played regularly under manager
Roddy Collins. He scored his first goal for the club in a league match against
Kidderminster Harriers. Rundle signed a one-year contract extension at the end of the season. In January 2006, Rundle fulfilled his boyhood dream of playing at
St James' Park in
Newcastle, when Mansfield played
Newcastle United in the
FA Cup. Mansfield held their own well against their more famous opponents, eventually losing 1–0. Rundle had an excellent game against his boyhood favourites. Rundle played regularly for Mansfield, scoring nine goals for
the Stags. However, when his contract expired at the end of the
2005–06 season, new manager
Peter Shirtliff decided not to renew his services.
Rochdale On 30 June 2006,
Rochdale manager
Steve Parkin made Rundle his first signing of the summer. He initially signed a one-year deal with Rochdale, and was given the number 11 shirt. Under Parkin, Rundle played in few games, but he flourished under the tutelage of new manager
Keith Hill, who was appointed in late 2006. On 26 May 2008, Rundle played for Rochdale in their League Two play-off final defeat at
Wembley, in which he scored an exceptional
volleyed goal with his right foot. He soon signed an extension to his contract until the end of
2009–10 season, and has now played in over 250 games in his career, scoring 31 goals. On 23 November 2009, Rundle joined Rochdale's League Two rivals
Rotherham United on a one-month emergency
loan, and made his league debut in a 2–0 win over
Lincoln City one day later. He played in three further games before his loan spell ended. On 1 February 2010 Rundle had his contracted terminated by mutual consent.
Chesterfield A few hours later he signed with
Chesterfield Morecambe On 26 May 2010, Rundle signed for
Morecambe on a two-year deal. On 28 February 2011, Rundle joined
Gateshead until the end of the 2010–11 season. He made his debut for Gateshead the following day against
York City at
Bootham Crescent. Rundle scored his first goal for Gateshead on 12 March 2011 against
Darlington at
The Darlington Arena in the
FA Trophy. On 4 July 2011, Rundle left Morecambe by mutual consent after not being guaranteed first team football.
Darlington Return On 6 July 2011, Rundle joined
Conference National side
Darlington on a one-year contract. Darlington suffered financial difficulties during Rundle's time at the club, and his contract was terminated on 16 January 2012, along with the rest of the playing squad and caretaker manager
Craig Liddle. He returned to the club, along with most of the rest of the players on a non-contract basis.
Cork City On 28 January 2013, it was announced that Rundle was joining Airtricity League side
Cork City for the 2013 season. His shining moment came when Premier League side West Ham came to Cork during their pre-season, in which Rundle scored a spectacular goal against them, but ended in a 6–2 for the home side. He had his contract mutually cancelled on 30 July 2013. ==Career statistics==