Cyril Hunter

Cyril Hunter
Personal information
Date of birth 1898
Place of birth Pelaw, England
Date of death 1962 (aged 6364)[1]
Playing position Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newcastle United
Leadgate Park
1921–1924 Brentford 78 (2)
South Shields 105 (3)
Fall River Marksmen
1929–1930 Lincoln City 14 (1)
Gateshead

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Cyril Hunter was an English professional football centre half who played in the Football League for South Shields, Brentford and Lincoln City.[2] He received a six-month ban (then the longest in English football history) for exceptional rough play in a Division Two match versus rivals Middlesbrough in March 1927.[2][3]

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 148. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 84. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. "Vicious little Cyril not nice". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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