John_Hunter_(Third_Lanark_footballer)

John Hunter (Third Lanark footballer)

John Hunter (Third Lanark footballer)

Scottish footballer

For other people with the same name, see John Hunter.

John Hunter (1854 – 2 November 1881) was a Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark, Glasgow Eastern and Scotland (four caps).[2] He played on the losing side in the Scottish Cup finals of 1876 and 1878,[1] and made several representative appearances for Glasgow.[3] After retiring as a player, Hunter coached Linthouse.[2]

Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...

His younger brothers Archie and Andy both played for Aston Villa, Archie being one of the club's most noted early players.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
  2. [2]
    (Smith 2013, p. 129)
  3. [3]
    John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. [4]
    Famous Players. | Archie Hunter, Ayr and Aston Villa. The Scottish Referee, 5 September 1902. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  5. [5]
    The Scots who helped make Aston Villa, Andy Mitchell, Scottish Sport History, 28 June 2019
Sources


Flag of ScotlandSoccer icon

This biographical article related to a defender from Scotland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article John_Hunter_(Third_Lanark_footballer), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.