Lee Hunter (footballer)

Lee Hunter (born 5 October 1969) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a winger for Colchester United.

Lee Hunter
Personal information
Full name Lee Hunter[1]
Date of birth (1969-10-05) 5 October 1969 (age 54)[1]
Place of birth Oldham, England[1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 Colchester United 9 (0)
Wigan Athletic
1990-1993 Wivenhoe Town 117 (2)
Hendon 16 (0)
Chelmsford City
Boreham Wood
Braintree Town
Diss Town
Clacton Town
Maldon Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Born in Oldham, Hunter signed for Colchester United as an apprentice from the club's youth team, making his first-team debut at Layer Road on 6 May 1988 in a 0–0 draw with Tranmere Rovers, a match in which he started.[2] He made nine appearances for the club in the Football League,[3] starting five and coming on as a substitute on four occasions.[1] He played his final game for the club on 21 April 1989 in a 1–1 home draw with Carlisle United, coming on for Stuart Hicks.[4] He would later play for Wivenhoe Town, Wigan Athletic, Hendon, Chelmsford City, Boreham Wood, Braintree Town, Braintree Town, Clacton Town and Maldon Town.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 0–0 Tranmere Rovers". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  3. ^ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 1–1 Carlisle United". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Player search". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 7 February 2019.