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Jack
Hunter |
Heeley
FC, Providence
FC, Wednesday Club,
Sheffield Albion FC
one captaincy,
no goals
P 1 W 0 D 0 L 1 F 0:
A 1
0% successful
1881
full appearances:
seven
minutes as captain: 90
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Timeline |
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John Hunter |
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Birth |
Wednesday, 13 August 1851 in Crookes, Nether Hallam, West Riding of Yorkshire [registered in
Ecclesall Bierlow,
September 1851] |
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Death |
Thursday night,
9 April 1903,
in Blackburn, aged
51 years 239 days
[registered in Blackburn, June 1903], of tuberculosis
(consumption). |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], Alan Alcott, Andy
Barker & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
With Heeley FC from 1870, assisting other Sheffield teams from time to time
including Providence FC, and Sheffield Albion FC, playing with the Clegg
brothers. After which he joined the Wednesday club/ He
was also involved in a charity team called The Zulus, who were a group of
Sheffield footballers who raised monies for the victims of the Zulu wars.
It was disbanded in 1882. He represented and captain the Sheffield
FA. He turned down Blackburn Rovers FC to join
rivals Blackburn Olympic FC in 1882 as a player-coach and then
he did finally join Blackburn Rovers FC in 1887 for a short
spell, remaining as assistant trainer and groundsman. Was found to
be helping New Brighton Tower FC in September 1897. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup winner
1882-83 as player-coach and captain; |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Captain Career |
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Captain number |
The
tenth player to captain England. |
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Player number |
One of
seven who became the 50th players
(51) to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Half-back |
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Only captaincy |
No. 12, 26
February 1881, England 0 Wales 1, a friendly match at
East Lancashire Cricket Ground, Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn,
aged 29 years 197 days; |
Captain Record
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Venue &
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
Home
venue
Friendly match |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
Captain History
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F.A. Committee (Charles Alcock) -
one captaincy (90 min)x
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Notes
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CG
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