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Denis Hunt
Personal details
Born (1937-09-08)8 September 1937
Portsmouth, England
Died 29 January 2019(2019-01-29) (aged 81)[1]
Seabrook, England

Denis Perrior Hunt (8 September 1937 – 29 January 2019) was an English professional who made over 320 appearances as a left back in the Football League for Gillingham between 1958 and 1968.[3][4] He became player-manager of Folkestone in 1969 and later managed Ashford United and Margate .[5][6]

Personal life[]

Hunt grew up in a football family and was the brother of Ralph Hunt and the nephew of Douglas Hunt.[5][7] Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Hunt served in the British Army and after leaving football,[8] he ran a newsagent's in Folkestone.[9]

Honours[]

As a player[]

Gillingham

  • Football League Fourth Division: 1963–64[8]

As a manager[]

Margate

  • Southern League First Division South: 1977–78[6]
  • Southern League Merit Cup: 1977–78[6]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gillingham 1958–59[10] Fourth Division 25 0 2 0 — 27 0
1959–60[10] 42 0 3 0 — 45 0
1960–61[10] 45 1 3 0 2 0 50 1
1961–62[10] 44 1 1 0 1 0 46 1
1962–63[10] 27 0 1 0 0 0 28 0
1963–64[10] 43 3 1 0 5 0 49 3
1964–65[10] Third Division 16 0 3 0 1 0 20 0
1965–66[10] 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1966–67[10] 39 0 2 0 5 0 46 0
1967–68[10] 35 1 1 0 3 0 39 1
Total 322 6 17 0 17 0 356 6
Brentford 1968–69[11] Fourth Division 12 0 0 0 2 0 14 0
Career total 334 6 17 0 19 0 370 6

References[]

  1. ↑ "Denis Hunt 1938–2019". http://www.folkestoneinvictafc.co.uk/news/2497. Retrieved 7 March 2019. 
  2. ↑ "12358 The London Gazette, 29th September 1977". https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47337/page/12358/data.pdf. Retrieved 7 March 2019. 
  3. ↑ "D". Barry Hugman's Footballers. http://hugmansfootballers.com/player/9692. Retrieved 25 October 2017. 
  4. ↑ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 168. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 83–84. ISBN 0955294916. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Trice, Jeff. "Dennis Hunt – Manager". http://www.margatefootballclubhistory.com/huntboss.shtml. Retrieved 25 October 2017. 
  7. ↑ "On This Day..." (in en-gb). https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/2013/february/on-this-day21/. Retrieved 5 February 2019. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Vote For Your Greatest Left Back" (in en-gb). https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/2013/november/vote-for-your-greatest-left-back/. Retrieved 25 October 2017. 
  9. ↑ Cork, Mick (31 January 2019). "Former Folkestone boss passes away". http://www.kentsportsnews.com/former-folkestone-boss-passes-away-31-01-2019/. Retrieved 1 February 2019. 
  10. ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 "Gillingham FC Career Details – Dennis Hunt". http://www.gillinghamfcscrapbook.co.uk/DisplayPlayer.php?playername=Hunt%2CDennis. Retrieved 26 October 2017. 
  11. ↑ White, Eric, ed (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 390. ISBN 0951526200. 
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