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Jack Hunter
Sheffield Heeley FC

 

7 caps, 0 goals
14% successful
1878-82
disciplined: none
captaincies: 1
minutes played: 630


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Jack Hunter Profile

Full name John Hunter
Popular name Jack Hunter
Born  Summer 1852 in Sheffield [registered in Sheffield September 1852]
Died 10 April 1903, in Blackburn, aged 52.
Height/Weight -

Club Career

Club(s) With Sheffield Heeley from 1870, assisting other Sheffield teams from time to time including Providence, Wednesday and Sheffield Albion.  Was with Blackburn Olympic in 1882 and then Blackburn Rovers in 1887 for a short spell, remaining as assistant trainer and groundsman.
Club honours FA Cup winner 1882-83;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

England Career

Player number One of seven who became the 50th players to appear for England.
Position(s) Half-back;
First match No. 7, 2 March 1878, Scotland 7 England 2, friendly match at Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow. Aged 25;
Last match No. 16, 13 March 1882, Wales 5 England 3, friendly match at 'Y Cae Ras', The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham. Aged 29.
Major tournaments None.
Team honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

Beyond England

Hunter was a licensee in Blackburn.  Although in Sheffield, he was first employed as a butcher and later as a silver cutler (in 1881). - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.142

 

Jack Hunter - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Mins. Goals Gls Av. min Capt. Disc.
7 7 630 0 0 min 1 None

 

Jack Hunter - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 2 0 0 2 1 7 -6 1 0 0.50 3.50 0.00 -2
Away 5 1 0 4 13 24 -11 0 0 2.60 4.80 20.0 -3
All 7 1 0 6 14 31 -17 1 0 2.00 4.429 14.3 -5

 

Jack Hunter - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Friendly 7 1 0 6 14 31 -17 1 0 2.00 4.429 14.3 -5
All 7 1 0 6 14 31 -17 1 0 2.00 4.429 14.3 -5

 

Jack Hunter - Match History
Club: Sheffield Heeley F.C. - 7 caps
Coach: F.A. Committee - 7 caps
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
1 7 Scotland 02-Mar-1878 Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow F 2 7 AL Start n/a
2 10 Scotland 13-Mar-1880 Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow F 4 5 AL Start n/a
3 11 Wales 15-Mar-1880 'Y Cae Ras', The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham F 3 2 AW Start n/a
4 12 Wales 26-Feb-1881 Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn F 0 1 HL Start n/a
5 13 Scotland 12-Mar-1881 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London F 1 6 HL Start n/a
6 15 Scotland 11-Mar-1882 Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow F 1 5 AL Start n/a
7 16 Wales 13-Mar-1882 'Y Cae Ras', The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham F 3 5 AL Start n/a

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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