David_Hunt_(footballer,_born_1982)

David Hunt (footballer, born 1982)

David Hunt (footballer, born 1982)

English footballer


David John Hunt (born 10 September 1982) is an English former football midfielder.

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Playing career

Born in London, Hunt began as a trainee with Crystal Palace, but made only a few appearances after turning professional. He moved to Leyton Orient in 2003, playing 74 times in all competitions in two seasons.[3] He then moved to Northampton Town, where he was a key player in the club's successful promotion season of 2005–06,[4] with his long throw-in being a prominent weapon in the team's tactical arsenal that year.

Hunt signed for Shrewsbury Town on 15 May 2007, on a two-year deal after rejecting an offer of a contract extension at Northampton.[5] In January 2009, he came to an agreement with Paul Simpson, the Shrewsbury Town boss, on the remainder of his contract and consequently left the club as he attempted to move back down south as his family failed to settle in the area.[6] His spell at the club was littered by injuries, resulting in few appearances over the one-and-a-half seasons he was at the club.

Hunt signed for Brentford on 9 January 2009, on a contract until the end of the season.[6] He scored two crucial goals for the Bees in their promotion campaign including a well-struck free kick against Gillingham.[7] He signed a new two-year contract in June 2009.[8]

He signed for Crawley Town on 31 December 2010, initially on a one-month loan, with a view to a permanent move being completed at the end of January 2011.[9] He made his debut for the club the next day as a 63rd-minute substitute against Eastbourne Borough.[10] Hunt assisted Crawley to the Conference title in 2010–11.[11] At the end of the season, after a successful loan, Hunt signed for Crawley permanently on a two-year deal.

In June 2013, after leaving Crawley by mutual consent, he signed for Oxford United.[12] On 31 October 2014 he was loaned to Barnet until January 2015.[13]

On 2 February 2015, Hunt left Oxford United by mutual consent.[14]

After turning down an opportunity from Dean Saunders to return to the professional game with Crawley Town,[6] Hunt co-founded the Bean Team: a new distribution network for a premium healthy brand of Organo coffee. He also briefly signed for National League South side Maidenhead United, before joining Margate in June 2015.[6]

On 1 June 2016, Hunt signed for National League South rivals Wealdstone. After one season at Grosvenor Vale, the midfielder penned another one-season deal with The Stones in June 2017.

Honours

Northampton Town
Brentford
Crawley Town

Career statistics

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  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearance in League Two play-offs
  3. Appearances in FA Trophy

References

  1. "David Hunt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  3. David Hunt at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  4. "Games played by David Hunt in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. "Shrewsbury sign midfielder Hunt". BBC Sport. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2007.
  6. "History Boys: David Hunt". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  7. "Midfielder Hunt joins Brentford". BBC Sport. 10 January 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  8. "Crawley Town sign midfielder Hunt". 30 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  9. "Games played by David Hunt in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  10. Crawley Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  11. "Oxford United: David Hunt and Daniel Rose both sign up". BBC Football. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  12. "David Hunt: Oxford United defender joins Barnet". BBC Sport. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  13. "Three players leave the U's on Deadline Day". Oxford United F.C. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  14. Northampton Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  15. "Games played by David Hunt in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  16. "Games played by David Hunt in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  17. "Games played by David Hunt in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  18. "Games played by David Hunt in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  19. "Games played by David Hunt in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  20. "Games played by David Hunt in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  21. "Games played by David Hunt in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  22. "Games played by David Hunt in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  23. "Games played by David Hunt in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  24. "Games played by David Hunt in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  25. "Games played by David Hunt in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  26. David Hunt at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

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