John Hunter (born 1904) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside left. He featured primarily for Falkirk[2] where he spent seven seasons as a regular during a period when the team usually finished in a high position in the top division of the Scottish Football League. In 1927 he was selected as a member of a Scottish Football Association party which toured North America,[3][4][5] but never received a full cap for Scotland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1904[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stenhousemuir, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Burnhead United | ||
| 1920–1928 | Falkirk | 199 | (41) |
| 1922 | → Armadale (loan) | ||
| 1928–1931 | Reading | 86 | (7) |
| 1931–1932 | Brideville | ||
| 1932–1938 | Guildford City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 1928 Hunter moved on to English football for three seasons with Reading,[6][2] then had a spell in the League of Ireland with Brideville[2] before returning to the south-east of England with Guildford City, where he was on the coaching staff as they won the Southern Football League title in 1937–38[7] while also still appearing for their reserve team.[8]
References
edit- ^ 'Montclare', Montreal, Quebec to Liverpool, England, 23 Jul 1927, UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, via Ancestry (subscription required)
- ^ a b c John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Neil Morrison (4 January 2018). "British "FA XI" Tours: 1927 Tour of Canada by the Scottish FA". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Scottish Football Association Tour, 1927". Canadian Soccer History. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ International XIs, Falkirk Football Historian, 5 April 2014
- ^ Player Portraits 2 | J. C. Hunter Inside Left, The Biscuitmen
- ^ Recalling A Guildford City Footballer From The Glory Days Of The 1930s, David Rose, The Guildford Dragon, 12 August 2019
- ^ Peterborough Utd A 4 - 1 Guildford City Reserves (27/01/1938), Up The Posh
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