Norman Hunter
English footballer (1943-2020)
Norman Hunter (29 October 1943[1] – 17 April 2020) was an English former footballer. He played for Leeds United, Bristol City, Barnsley and England.
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| Date of birth | 29 October 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth |
Eighton Banks, Gateshead, County Durham, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 April 2020 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1962 | Leeds United | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1962–1976 | Leeds United | 540 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 1976–1979 | Bristol City | 108 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 1979–1982 | Barnsley | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 679 | (22) | |||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1974 | England | 28 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1984 | Barnsley | ||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1987 | Rotherham United | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||
Hunter was hospitalised for COVID-19 in Leeds on 10 April 2020.[2] He died on 17 April from the infection, aged 76.[3]
Career statistics
change| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leeds United | 1962–63 | Second Division | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||||
| 1963–64 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||||||
| 1964–65 | First Division | 41 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 3 | |||||
| 1965–66 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 55 | 5 | ||||
| 1966–67 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||||
| 1967–68 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 63 | 2 | ||||
| 1968–69 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 55 | 1 | ||||
| 1969–70 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
| 1970–71 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 57 | 2 | ||||
| 1971–72 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||||
| 1972–73 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||||
| 1973–74 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||||
| 1974–75 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 1975–76 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||||||
| 1976–77 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 540 | 18 | 67 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 78 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 726 | 21 | ||
| Bristol City | 1976–77 | First Division | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 1977–78 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||||||
| 1978–79 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 108 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 4 | |||||
| Barnsley | 1979–80 | Third Division | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 1980–81 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1981–82 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1982–83 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 679 | 22 | 78 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 78 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 882 | 25 | ||
Honours
changeLeeds United
- Football League First Division: 1968–69, 1973–74[4]
- Football League Second Division: 1963–64[5]
- FA Cup: 1971–72;[6] runners-up: 1964–65,[7] 1969–70,[8] 1972–73[9]
- Football League Cup: 1967–68[4]
- FA Charity Shield: 1969;[10] runners-up: 1974[11]
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1967–68, 1970–71;[10] runners-up: 1966–67[12]
- European Cup runners-up: 1974–75[13]
- European Cup Winners' Cup runners-up: 1972–73[14]
England
Individual
References
change- ↑ "England players: Norman Hunter". englandfootballonline. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ↑ "Norman Hunter: Leeds United legend dies after contracting coronavirus". BBC News. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ↑ Ouiza, Malik (17 April 2020). "Norman Hunter dead: Leeds United legend dies aged 76 after contracting coronavirus". Evening Standard. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Richards, Alex (10 April 2020). "Leeds and England legend tests positive for coronavirus". Mirror Sport. Daily Mirror.
- ↑ "Season 1963–64: League Division 2". Football Statistics Archive. RSSSF. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Norman Hunter". National Football Museum. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ↑ Williams, John (2011). Red Men. Random House. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-8459-6557-0.
- ↑ Murray, Scott (21 March 2020). "1970 FA Cup final replay". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Norman Hunter relives 1973 final heartbreak against Sunderland". ITV News. 2 January 2015.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Warnock needs funds – Norman Hunter". BBC Sport. 17 January 2013.
- ↑ Durham, Adrian (2013). Is He All That?. Simon & Schuster. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-4711-3159-2.
- ↑ "Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1967". Mighty Leeds. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ↑ "Leeds United great Norman Hunter's medal up for sale". Yorkshire Evening Post. 9 April 2016.
- ↑ Howe, Jon. "Leeds United Centurions: Norman Hunter". Leeds Live. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ↑ "World Cup 1966 winners honoured". BBC Sport. 10 June 2009.
- ↑ "1968 European Championship 3rd place playoff". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ↑ Lynch, Tony (1995). The Official PFA Footballers Heroes. Random House. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-0917-9135-3.
- ↑ "Football Legends list in full". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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