Cyril Hunter (8 February 1898 – 1962) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for South Shields, Brentford and Lincoln City as a centre half.[2][3] While a South Shields player, he received a six-month ban (then the longest in English football history) for exceptional rough play in a Second Division match versus rivals Middlesbrough in March 1927.[2][4] He was sent off in a Gateshead reserve team match in April 1931 and was suspended until the end of the 1931–32 season.[5][6]
 Hunter while with Brentford in 1922. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cyril Hunter[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Pelaw, England | ||
| Date of death | 1962 (aged 63–64)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1920 | Woodturners | ||
| 1920–1921 | Leadgate Park | ||
| 1921–1924 | Brentford | 78 | (2) |
| 1924–1927 | South Shields | 105 | (3) |
| 1928–1929 | Fall River | 33 | (2) |
| 1929–1930 | Lincoln City | 14 | (1) |
| Gateshead | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1921–22[7] | Third Division South | 21 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 1922–23[7] | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 1923–24[7] | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| Total | 78 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 81 | 2 | ||
| Fall River | 1928–29[8] | American Soccer League | 33 | 2 | — | 33 | 2 | |
| Lincoln City | 1929–30[9] | Third Division North | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Career total | 125 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 128 | 5 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 148. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 84. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "Hunter Cyril Brentford 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Vicious little Cyril not nice". The Northern Echo. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ Suspended for twelve months. Former Lincoln's player drastic punishment., Lincolnshire Echo, 24 April 1931
- ^ "A return pass for the exiled Cantona". HeraldScotland. 25 February 1995. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 366–367. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Cyril Hunter". SoccerStats.us. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ Vickers, John. "Cyril Hunter". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
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