|
Kenneth
Hunt |
Oxford
University AFC, Corinthians FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Leyton FC, Crystal Palace FC,
Oxford City FC, New Crusaders FC
2 appearances, 0 goals
P 2 W 1 D 1 L 0 F
4:
A
1
75% successful
1907-14
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
|
Timeline |
|
Reverend Kenneth Reginald Gunnery Hunt
MA |
Birth |
24 February 1884 in Oxford, Oxfordshire [registered in
Headington, June 1884]. Attended Trent College and Queen's
College |
|
According to the 1891
census, Kenneth R. is the second of four children, only son, to Canadaian Robert George
and Elizabeth Scott (née Gunnery). His father is a clerk in the Holy Orders. They have three
servants and a governess. They live at Elm House in Kingsbury Road, in
Aston. |
According to the 1901
census, Kenneth is one of the three children still at home at St Mark's
Vicarage, on St Mark's Road in Wolverhampton. No occupation is stated, and
their parents are not on this census. |
According to the 1911
census, Kenneth is an assistant schoolmaster along with his sister Ruth,
and they both live at 19 Bisham Gardens in Highgate. The 1915
London Electoral Register puts Hunt at 13 Wood Lane in Highgate. |
Marriage:
to Charlotte May Shuker
[registered in Wolverhampton, June 1913]. |
|
According to the 1921
census, Kenneth is now a schoolmaster and is now married to C. May. They
live, with all their pupils, in Grindal House at Highgate School, on North
Road, in the Highgate area, Hornsey. The Reverend
Hunt did appear in the GWR Shareholders list when he was executor of the
will of Frederic Arthur Scott, who had died on 6 March 1925. On the date
of the statement, 22 April 1925, Hunt's address was at Grindal House,
Highgate in Middlesex. The 1933 and 1937 edition of Kelly's
Directory places Hunt at 7 Bishopswood Road in Highgate. |
|
According to the 1939 register, Officer
Kenneth R.G., a schoolmaster, and Charlotte M. are still married and
living at Buckleigh Place in Northam. |
Death |
28 April 1949 at his home in Edghill, Tilsmore Road,
Heathfield, aged
65 years 63 days
[registered in Hailsham, Sussex, June 1949].
Left £22815 14s. 9d. in his will. Duty took £2556, he
bequeathed £500 to Trent College for an annual prize,
£250 to Toc H., he made other bequeaths,
and left the residue to his widow, Charlotte, and then to his
sisters, Gladys, Hilary and Agnes, and his sister-in-law, Doris. |
Funeral |
2 May 1949 at St Bartholomew's,
Cross-in-Hand, and the internment followed at Waldron Parish Church. |
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Hunt attended Trent
College and made the football XI between 1900 and 1904, becoming the
captain in his final two years. He went on to earn his Blue at Queen's
College, Oxford University, between 1905 and August 1908, becoming their
secretary, during which time, he also had his first period guesting for
the Corinthians FC club. In November 1907, he signed amateur forms with
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Then, as Hunt was residing in Leyton in
October 1908, he signed Southern League forms so he could assist Leyton
FC, becoming their captain in December 1909 and remained with them through
to at least March 1912. Hunt was also playing for Oxford City FC in 1909,
and again in October 1912 until April 1914. He was back assisting Wolves
signing forms to play in the Birmingham League in December 1909. In August
1912, Hunt transferred his allegiances to Crystal Palace FC, albeit
illegally. On 3 February 1913, the transfer of Hunt
from Wolves to Palace was granted by the Football League
Committee, and Wolves were fined five guineas. In December 1913, Hunt was
turning out for the English Wanderers in a match at Hampden Park against
The Spiders. In April 1914, he was playing for the New Crusaders FC.
During the war, he guested for his old club, Crystal Palace FC. Then
between 1919-21, was playing with the Corinthians again and in January
1920, back in the Wolverhampton Wanderers FC line-up, and in March 1920,
Oxford City FC colours. |
Club honours |
FA Cup winners 1907-08; FA Amateur Cup
runners-up 1912-13; |
Individual honours |
Football League
(one appearance) |
Distinctions |
A blue plaque (above) was placed at St Mark's Church, Chapel Ash, on 28 October
2004. |
Height/Weight |
6'
0", 12st.
10lbs [1910]. |
|
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
England Career |
Player number |
One of two who became
356th
players (356) to appear for England. |
Position(s) |
Left-half |
First match |
No. 109,
13 March 1911, England 3 Wales
0,
a British
Championship match at The Den, Cold Blow Lane, New Cross, London, aged 27 years
17 days. |
Last match |
No.
110,
1 April 1911, England 1 Scotland 1,
a British Championship match
at
Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool, aged 27 years 36 days. |
Major tournaments |
British Championship 1910-11; |
Team honours |
British Championship winners 1910-11;
Olympic Gold Stockholm 1908, |
Individual honours |
England Amateur
(sixteen appearances) |
Distinctions |
None |
Beyond England |
Ordained in December 1909 and was a
housemaster and chaplain, teaching at Highgate School from September
1908-45. He rose to the accolade of second master. He was the master of
Grindal House, whose colours are still black and gold. Grindal was a house
in Highgate, specifially opened to allow the extra influx of pupils, Hunt
was its first housemaster. He was, from July 1946, the Amateur Football
Association representative on the FA Council, as well as the president of
the Cross-in-Hand FC and Pegasus FC. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.141. |
Kenneth Hunt - Career Statistics |
Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
10 |
2 |
2 |
180 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
Kenneth Hunt
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
Home
-
British Championship |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
Kenneth Hunt
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
British Championship Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
BC 1910-11 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
BC
All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
All Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
BC |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
Kenneth Hunt
- Match History |
|
F.A. International
Select Committee - 2
full capsx
|
|
Club: Oxford
University A.F.C. & Corinthians F.C. - 0 full appearances |
|
|
Age 23 |
- |
90 |
18 March 1907 - England 1 Wales 1,
Craven Cottage, Fulham |
BC |
HD |
reserve |
Club: Wolverhampton
Wanderers
F.C. & Oxford University A.F.C. - 0 full appearances |
|
|
Age 24 |
- |
95 |
6 June 1908
- Austria 1 England 6,
Cricketer
Platz,
Wien |
tour |
AW |
withdrawn member |
- |
96 |
8 June 1908
- Austria 1 England 11,
Hohe Warte Stadion, Wien |
AW |
- |
97 |
10 June 1908
- Hungary 0 England 7,
Millenáris Sportpálya, Buda-Pesth |
AW |
- |
98 |
13 June 1908
- Bohemia 0 England 4,
Stadión Letná, Praha |
AW |
Club: Wolverhampton
Wanderers
F.C. & Leyton
F.C. - 2 full appearances |
|
|
Age 27 |
- |
108 |
11 February 1911 - England 2 Ireland 1,
Baseball Ground, Derby |
BC |
HW |
reserve |
1 |
109 |
13 March 1911 - England 3 Wales 0,
The
Den, New Cross |
HW |
Start |
lh |
2 |
110 |
1 April 1911 - England 1 Scotland 1,
Goodison Park, Liverpool |
HD |
Start |
lh |
Club: Crystal
Palace
F.C. & Oxford City F.C. - 0 full appearances |
|
|
Age 29 |
- |
116 |
5 April 1913 - England 1 Scotland
0,
Stamford Bridge, Fulham |
BC |
HW |
reserve |
Club: Crystal
Palace
F.C. & Oxford City F.C. & New Crusaders F.C. - 0 full appearances |
|
|
Age 30 |
- |
119 |
4 April 1914 -
Scotland
3 England 1, Hampden Park,
Glasgow |
BC |
AL |
reserve |
Notes
____________________
CG
|
|