Jack Hunter was an international footballer who represented England 7 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Scotland on 2nd March 1878 at 26 years old, and his last was vs Wales on 13th March 1882 aged 30. Hunter, born on 13th August 1851, in Sheffield, has a FA Legacy Number of 52 and played as a Half Back and
Right Back for his country.
Jack Hunter - 7 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: John Hunter
- Born: 13th August 1851, Sheffield
- Died: 9th April 1903, Blackburn aged 51
- England Career: 1878 - 1882
- Positions whilst with England: Half Back and Right Back
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Sheffield Heeley (7)
- FA Legacy Number: 51
- With Sheffield Heeley from 1870 and then Wednesday. He also played, captained and coached for Blackburn Olympic with whom he won the FA Cup in 1883. After his international career he became the groundsman at Blackburn and also a publican in the area. He died of consumption in 1903.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Scotland (FR) on 2nd March 1878 aged 26 years, 6 months, 20 days - Last Cap: v
Wales (FR) on 13th March 1882 aged 30 years, 7 months, 0 days - First Captaincy: v Wales (FR) on 26th February 1881 aged 29 years, 6 months, 13 days
- Career Length: 4 years, 11 days
- Starts: 7
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 7
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 7
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 2
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Lost
- 6
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Half Back
- 6
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Right Back
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 7
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 7
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Billy Mosforth
- 6 Matches
- Norman Bailey
- 5 Matches
- Charlie Bambridge
- 4 Matches
- Harry Swepstone
- 3 Matches
- Harry Cursham
- 3 Matches
- Fred Hargreaves
- 2 Matches
- Tom Marshall
- 2 Matches
- Francis Sparks
- 2 Matches
- Edwin Luntley
- 2 Matches
- William Brindle
- 2 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- findagrave.com
- The Guardian Obituary, Saturday 11th April 1903, page 5.
- 24 sources from 7 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- WAL, 3 - 5, 13th Mar 1882 (FR) Sheffield Heeley, Cap: 7.
Age: 30 years, 7 months, 0 days. - SCO, 1 - 5, 11th Mar 1882 (FR) Sheffield Heeley, Cap: 6.
Age: 30 years, 6 months, 29 days. - SCO, 1 - 6, 12th Mar 1881 (FR) Sheffield Heeley, Cap: 5.
Age: 29 years, 6 months, 30 days. - WAL, 0 - 1, 26th Feb 1881 (FR)
Sheffield Heeley, Cap: 4.
Age: 29 years, 6 months, 13 days. - WAL, 3 - 2, 15th Mar 1880 (FR) Sheffield Heeley, Cap: 3.
Age: 28 years, 7 months, 2 days. - SCO, 4 - 5, 13th Mar 1880 (FR) Sheffield Heeley, Cap: 2.
Age: 28 years, 7 months, 0 days. - SCO, 2 - 7, 2nd Mar 1878 (FR) Sheffield Heeley, Cap: 1.
Age: 26 years, 6 months, 20 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.