George Hunter | |
|---|---|
 Hunter while with Aston Villa in 1910. | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 June 1885[1] Nowshera, British India |
| Died |
March 1934 (aged 48)[1] Lambeth, England |
George Charles Hunter (2 June 1885 – March 1934) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back in the Football League for Aston Villa, Oldham Athletic, Chelsea and Manchester United.
Career[]
Born in Nowshera, British India, Hunter played for Aston Villa, Oldham Athletic and Chelsea during his early career.[1] In March 1914, he was sold to Manchester United.[2] He captained the club during the 1914–15 season and stayed with United until January 1915, when his contract was cancelled due to a training ground incident.[2] He played for Croydon Common, Southampton, Brentford and Birmingham as a guest player during the First World War and finished his career with Portsmouth of the Southern League during the 1919–20 season.[1][3][4]
Military service[]
Hunter joined the Royal West Kent Regiment of the British Army in December 1903, rising through the ranks to lance corporal by February 1906.[2] He served in Malta, but was found guilty of theft and receiving stolen goods by court-martial in December 1906 and served 140 days hard labour before being discharged in May 1907.[2]
Over a year after the outbreak of the First World War, Hunter enlisted in the Royal Sussex Regiment in September 1915 and served in the 10th (Reserve) Battalion until June 1916.[2] He was sent to France to join the 9th (Service) Battalion in August 1916, but bouts of dysentery saw him posted back to Britain as a fitness instructor.[2] He was demobbed after the Armistice in November 1918.[2]
Personal life[]
After his retirement from football, Hunter worked as a sports writer.[2]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Croydon Common | 1907–08[3] | Southern League Second Division | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Aston Villa | 1908–09[3] | First Division | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1909–10[3] | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 1910–11[3] | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 1911–12[3] | 11 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 91 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 97 | 1 | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 1911–12[3] | First Division | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 1912–13[3] | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
| Chelsea | 1912–13[3] | First Division | 11 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| 1913–14[3] | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Manchester United | 1913–14[3] | First Division | 7 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 1914–15[3] | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Total | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Portsmouth | 1919–20[3] | Southern League First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career Total | 204 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 220 | 7 | ||
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 148. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "George Hunter | Football and the First World War". http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/george-hunter-2/.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 "Croydon Common FC – George Hunter". http://www.croydoncommon.com/HUNTER_George_H..pdf.
- ↑ White, Eric, ed (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 363–365. ISBN 0951526200.
External links[]
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