Andy Hunter (footballer, born 1883) explained

Andy Hunter
Fullname:Andrew Hunter
Birth Date:1883 10, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Belfast
Death Date:[2] [3]
Death Place:Belfast
Position:Forward
Clubs1:Woodvale
Clubs2:Royal Army Medical Corps
Clubs3:Linfield Swifts
Years4:1904–1907
Clubs4:Distillery
Years5:1907–1908
Clubs5:Belfast Celtic F.C.
Years6:1908–1909
Clubs6:Glentoran
Caps6:3
Years7:1909–1910
Clubs7:The Wednesday
Caps7:14
Goals7:3
Years8:1909
Clubs8:Distillery (loan)
Years9:1910–1912
Clubs9:Glentoran
Nationalyears1:1905–1909
Nationalteam1:Ireland Amateurs
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:1

Andy Hunter (11 October 1883 – 23 August 1933) was an Irish footballer who played as a forward

Club career

Hunter joined Distillery in 1904 having played youth football for Woodvale and Linfield Swifts, as well as the Royal Army Medical Corps . Hunter was part of the side that won the Irish Cup in 1905 and the Irish League in 1905–06, before joining Belfast Celtic F.C. in May 1907. After one season with Celtic, Hunter joined Glentoran for a season, before signing for The Wednesday in March 1909. Hunter scored his first goal for the English side in the 2–1 victory over Liverpool on 10 April 1909.

Hunter returned for a loan spell at Distillery in the winter of 1909, returning to The Wednesday in the spring of 1910, where he scored two further goals in a 2–1 win against Blackburn Rovers. He would leave Wednesday in the summer of 1910, rejoining Glentoran where he won the County Antrim Shield and Belfast Charity Cup in 1911, before retiring in 1912.

Hunter scored 30 goals in 108 appearances for Distillery across his spells with the club and 25 goals in 63 appearances during both periods with Glentoran.[4]

International career

Hunter made his Ireland debut against Wales during the 1905-06 British Home Championship, and made 8 international appearances, his only goal coming in his final international against Wales in 1909.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NIFG: Andy Hunter . Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats . 7 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Belfast City Council Online Forms . Belfast City Council . 7 April 2020.
  3. Web site: The funeral of Andy Hunter . PlayupLiverpool . 7 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Hunter Andy . Vintage Footballers . 7 April 2020.