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Jack
Hunter |
Heeley FC, Providence
FC, Wednesday Club,
Sheffield Albion FC
7 appearances,
0 goals
P 7 W 1 D 0 L 6 F 14:
A 31
13% successful
1878-82
captain:
one
minutes played:
630 |
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Timeline |
| Pic
courtesy of SFA museum |
John Hunter |
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According to the 1851 census, Philip and Sarah (née Stokes) are at home
with two daughters, Sarah Ann and Fanny, in Crookes, Sheffield. Philip is
a table knife cutler journeyman. |
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Birth |
Wednesday, 13 August 1851 in Crookes, Nether Hallam, West Riding of Yorkshire |
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registered in Ecclesall
Bierlow July-September 1851 |
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According to the 1861
census, John is the third of six children (although Sarah Ann is not on
this census return). His father is still a table knife cutter and they
live at 46 Pearl Street in Highfield area of Sheffield. |
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According to the 1871
census, another sibling and John is the eldest of the five children still
at home with their parents at 55 Well Road in Heeley. Both John and his
father are table knife cutlers. |
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Marriage |
to Mary Jane
Tyas, on Sunday, 21 July 1872, at Sheffield Parish Church, West Riding of
Yorkshire |
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registered in Sheffield
July-September 1872 |
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Children |
Jack and Mary Hunter had four children together.
James W. (b.1874), John T. (b.1876),
Charles P. (b.1878) and Mary/Polly J.
(b.1880). |
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According to the 1881
census, John is now married to Mary J., with four children, James W., John
T., Charles P. and Polly J. They live at the back of Well Road in Heeley.
John remains a table knife cutler. |
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According to the 1891
census John is still married, still with four children, and is now a licensed victualler, at The Masons Arms, 90 Town Hall Street in Blackburn. |
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According to the 1901
census, John is now a professional football trainer, still married and has
one daughter living with him at 12 Lower Hollin Bank Street in Blackburn.
He also has two Blackburn footballers boarding with then, James Moir and
Willie Bryant. |
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"There are hosts of football players and
followers of the game throughout the country who will hear with regret
that Jack Hunter, the groundsman of the Blackburn Rovers, has taken ill?." -
Nottingham Evening Post/Athletic News, Monday, 26 January 1903. |
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Death |
Thursday night,
9 April 1903,
in Blackburn, Lancashire |
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aged
51 years 239 days |
registered in Blackburn
April-June 1903 |
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Obituary |
"DEATH OF JACK
HUNTER.―A Famous Sheffield International.
"News came through last evening from our
Blackburn correspondent, stating that 'Jack' Hunter had passed away
in his fifty-second year. He has been ill for some months from
consumption, and as recently been stated in our columns, there has been
little prospect of his recovery for some time past. Very much sympathy
will be aroused by the news now published, and much will be tendered to
his mother who is still resident in Sheffield living in Well Road, Heeley."
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The Sheffield Daily/Evening Telegraph,
Saturday, 11 April 1903.
"DEATH OF FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL
FOOTBALLER.
"Among the sporting section of the public
deep regret will be felt at the news that there passed away on Thursday
night, 'Jack' Hunter, a celebrated Rover. He joined the Olympic during
1882, from Sheffield, another player from that town―George Wilson―coming
at the same time. Previously Hunter had had trouble with the Sheffield
Association in connection with some matches played by an organisation
known as the Sheffield Zulus, through which it was said he transferred hi
services to Blackburn. He was a grand half-back, and was vice-captain of
the Olympic team which first brought the English Cup to the provinces, in
1882-83, when they defeated the Etonians 2―1, after an extra half hour. He
assisted his country in nearly half a score Internationals. His football
career began in Sheffield, and he was for two seasons captain of the
Association team, in connection with which he played over 40 matches. He
was a good shot at goal, had few equals in kicking from the corner flag,
and fed his forwards remarkably well. The Rovers' players at Bury
yesterday afternoon all wore stripes of crape out of respect for their old
comrade."
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Lancashire Evening Post, Saturday, 11 April 1903. |
Funeral
Wednesday, 15 April
1903
Blackburn cemetery |
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"THE LAST
OF JACK HUNTER
"The ex-Blackburn Rovers' groundsman, Jack Hunter has
been laid to his last resting-place at the Blackburn Cemetery. The bearers
were four players of world-wide fame, men who have appeared in
Internationals and English Cup finals. They were Billy Mosforth, of
Sheffield; Fergie Suter, of pre-League Rover days, and who is now at
Darwen; Jack Barton, whose career was cut short when he was in brilliant
form; and Geordie Anderson, who is still playing at Blackpool. From
Mosforth to Anderson you have almost the connecting links of Association
football as it is now known, for Mosforth first played for England in
1877, and was in three teams against Scotland along with Hunter."
- The Athletic News, Monday, 20 April 1903. |
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His
mother died on 29 June 1904 and his father died in early 1910 |
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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 |
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. Before 1880, Hunter had spent a few months
playing with Glasgow side, Third Lanark Volunteers. 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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Individual honours |
Sheffield FA
(captain) and The Zulus (a touring side raising money for Zulu
families ravaged by the war) |
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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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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
seven who became the
fiftieth players
(51) to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Half-back;
right-back |
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First match |
No. 7, 2 March 1878, Scotland 7 England 2,
a friendly match at Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow, aged 26
years 201 days. |
Last match
4 years 9 days |
No. 16, 13 March 1882, Wales 5 England 3,
a friendly match at The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham,
aged 30 years 212 day. |
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Individual honours |
The Improbables
(one appearance, 1877);
The North (three appearances, March 1880, February 1881 ͨ & January 1882 ͨ
(plus postponed appearance in January 1879))
most appearanced Englishman at Heeley FC,
as well as at Sheffield Albion. |
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Beyond England |
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Hunter was a licensee in
Blackburn. Although in Sheffield, he was first employed as a butcher
and later as a silver cutler. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.142. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
minutes |
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captain |
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6 |
6 |
630 |
0 |
one |
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The minutes here given
can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an
approximation. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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7 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
14 |
31 |
-17 |
1 |
0 |
2.00 |
4.429 |
14.3 |
-5 |
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All of his matches were friendly matches |
Match Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
-6 |
1 |
0 |
0.50 |
3.50 |
0.00 |
-2 |
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Away |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
24 |
-11 |
0 |
0 |
2.60 |
4.80 |
20.0 |
-3 |
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
-1 |
Match History
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Age 26 |
trial |
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one appearance - The Improbables
vs. The Probables, 20 February 1878 |
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apps |
match |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
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