Presume the surname ends 'ty' or 'ti' etc as cuppa = (sounds like) tea

Can't really find a synonym of bump that befits a christian name.........pat maybe

Potato.......yam, Murphy, (King) Edward), Chip, tater, spud, mash etc......can't seem to combine that with 'ty / ti' to make a comprehensible surname though...........

(5,7)

football manager

Kenny Jackett.

yep

Martial arts expert who goes to church
( Cricket)

At first I thought it might be a Chapel(l).........but how about Dan(iel) Christian?

Yes , that's him. Easy clue because I didn't think many people would have heard of him.

Just pleased to get one - I've been rubbish lately!

Great smell on dog cushion, we hear

(Football)

(5,7)

Former manager....

....was in gainful employment until very recently

Is it Chris Hughton. Not entirely sure why?

No afraid not......initials FC

Fabio Capello

Great- Fab Smell- Bo But that doesn't quite work.. Not sure about Capello.

Bearing in mind they're all homophones ('we hear')

Dog - cur
Cushion - pillow

Fab-b.o Cur-pillow!!

Swirling river in the South West. It happens all the time.

( Football)

3,6 Very ancient. Think of transfers

I was thinking that 'swirling' is an anagram indicator for a river in the SW, eg: rearrange 'Fal' you get Alf.

Thought 'it happens all the time' could be 'common'

So it could be Alf Common?

That's him.

The extra hint helped as well of course

August 19th, 1987

(Snooker)

Ryan Day

The day of the Hungerford massacre involving Michael Ryan

Correct David

Half a fruit and half a buscuit.

( Rugby)

( 3,6) Not playing an International this weekend

Initials T P ( very recent international)