Stephen Hunt (footballer, born 1984) explained

Stephen Hunt
Fullname:Stephen James Hunt[1]
Birth Date:11 November 1984
Birth Place:Southampton, England
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:–2004
Youthclubs1:Southampton
Years1:2004–2006
Years2:2006–2012
Years3:2011
Clubs1:Colchester United
Clubs2:Notts County
Clubs3:Lincoln City (loan)
Caps1:22
Goals1:1
Caps2:117
Goals2:4
Caps3:14
Goals3:2
Totalcaps:153
Totalgoals:7

Stephen James Hunt (born 11 November 1984) is an English retired footballer. He played as a defender.

Early life

He was born in Southampton. Hunt started his career as a trainee at his hometown club.

Football career

After 10 years at the club, he left for Colchester United before making a first team appearance.[2] The start of his Colchester career came when he was sent off 59 seconds into his debut against Chesterfield.[3] He scored his first and only goal for Colchester in a 5–0 win over Walsall.[4] He didn't appear often in Colchester's 2005–06 promotion run-in, making only two substitute appearances, but started three games in the cups. As a result, he was sold to Notts County in June 2006.[5]

After a turbulent start that saw him nearly leave the club before playing a game, he became team captain. On 5 February 2007 Hunt signed a -year contract to keep him at Meadow Lane until June 2009.[6]

The 2009–2010 season was his best with goals against Forest Green and Wigan Athletic in an impressive F.A cup run for the magpies. That ended in the 5th round against Fulham. After playing 39 games he was part of the defensive unit that kept a club record number 26 clean sheets. Hunt was an integral part of the title winning team in the 2009–2010 season.

In May 2012 he was released by the club, along with 12 other players.[7]

Career statistics

Sources:[8]

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colchester United2004–05League One20120201[9] 0251
Colchester United2005–06League One2000000020
Total221202010271
Notts County2006–07League Two331002010361
Notts County2007–08League Two372101010402
Notts County2008–09League Two110200000130
Notts County2009–10League Two321521000383
Notts County2010–11League One4030200090
Notts County2011–12League One0000000000
Total117411260201364
Lincoln City (loan)2010–11League Two142000000142
Career total153713280301779

Honours

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Barry J. . Hugman . The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10 . 2009 . Mainstream Publishing . Edinburgh . 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. News: 2004-06-14 . U's swoop for Hunt . . 2007-04-16.
  3. News: 2004-08-21 . Chesterfield 2–1 Colchester . . 2007-04-16.
  4. Web site: Colchester 5-0 Walsall . BBC Sport. 25 January 2005 . 1 August 2013.
  5. News: 2006-06-19 . Magpies agree contracts with duo . . 2007-04-16.
  6. News: 2007-02-05 . Hunt agrees new Notts County deal . . 2007-04-16.
  7. Web site: Curle Confirms Retained List. 9 May 2012. Notts county FC. 9 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120614063344/http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10426~2765110%2C00.html. 14 June 2012. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Stephen Hunt | Football Stats | No Club | Age 39 | 2003-2012 | Soccer Base. www.soccerbase.com.
  9. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  10. Web site: Tier Four (League Two) Honours . Coludaybyday.co.uk.