Allan Hunter (footballer)
Johan Cruijff and Allan Hunter (Rotterdam, 1976) | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 June 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Sion Mills, Northern Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Coleraine | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1962–1966 | Coleraine | 97 | (2) |
1966–1969 |
Oldham Athletic | 83 | (1) |
1969–1972 | Blackburn Rovers | 84 | (1) |
1971–1982 | Ipswich Town | 280 | (8) |
1982 | Colchester United | 19 | (0) |
Total | 563 | (12) | |
International career | |||
1969–1979 | Northern Ireland | 53 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1982–1983 | Colchester United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Allan Hunter (born 30 June 1946) is a former
As an international, he represented his country 53 times, 47 of which while he was at Ipswich, becoming the
Club career
Hunter spent the majority of his professional career with Ipswich, making over 350 appearances in his eleven years at the club.[3]
As a
Fellow Ipswich player
Big Allan Hunter was sitting in the stand and after the game he grabbed me and asked me if I was a Catholic. I told him I wasn't. I was an English Protestant. Why, then, he asked, did I cross myself? I told him it was for luck but he told me to remember I was a Protestant and warned me never to do it again – if I did, he would really sort me out.
Hunter played in a full-strength Ipswich team against
International career
Hunter made 53 appearances for
Management career
In 1982, Hunter accepted the role of
After retirement
Like many other ex-Ipswich players, Hunter settled in Suffolk following his retirement from the game.
In 2009, Hunter was inaugurated into the
Managerial statistics
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Won %! | ||||
Colchester United | 5 May 1982 | 18 January 1983 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 47.2 |
Honours
Ipswich Town
- 1978
Individual
- Ipswich Town Player of the Year: 1975–1976[6]
- Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2009[13]
References
- ^ ISBN 1-85983-515-5.
- ^ a b "Ipswich Town all time records". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Ipswich's '78 FA Cup-winning team". BBC Sport. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ a b "'Bobby made a lasting impression on me' – Hunter". Coleraine Times. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ipswich Town vs Exeter City match programme". International Blues. 29 April 2023. pp. 62–63.
- ^ a b "Allan Hunter – international career". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ^ Ralston, Gary (3 September 2005). "Graham Souness prayed I would be the first Catholic to join Rangers". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ "History – Tough Times and a Change of Meadows". Stowmarket Town FC. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ Roach, Stuart (16 November 2001). "Big game Hunter". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ "England Player Honours – International Representative Teams". England Football Online. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ "The U's History: The 80s". Colchester United FC. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ "Next Hall of Fame Blues Announced". Ipswich Town FC. 15 April 2010. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
- ^ "Four Town players in Hall of Fame". East Anglian Daily Times. 17 April 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2014.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Allan Hunter, NI International Pride of Anglia - Ipswich Town Football Club
- Allan Hunter career stats Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- Player profile - Allan Hunter The Archive Database for Colchester United
- Allan Hunter Northern Ireland Footballing Greats