Denis Hunt
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Denis Perrior Hunt[1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 September 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
Date of death | 29 January 2019[2] | (aged 81)||
Place of death | Seabrook, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Left back, utility player | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1968 | Gillingham | 322 | (6) |
1968–1969 | Brentford | 12 | (0) |
1969–1973 | Folkestone | ||
Managerial career | |||
1969–1973 | Folkestone (player-manager) | ||
1974–1977 | Ashford Town | ||
1977–1978 | Margate | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Denis Perrior Hunt (8 September 1937 – 29 January 2019) was an English professional footballer who made over 320 appearances as a left back in the Football League for Gillingham between 1958 and 1968.[3][4] He became player-manager of Folkestone in 1969 and later managed Ashford Town and Margate.[5][6]
Personal life
Hunt grew up in a football family and was the brother of Ralph Hunt and the nephew of Douglas Hunt.[5][7] Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Hunt served in the British Army and after leaving football,[8] he ran a newsagent's in Folkestone.[9]
Honours
As a player
Gillingham
As a manager
Margate
- Southern League First Division South: 1977–78[6]
- Southern League Merit Cup: 1977–78[6]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gillingham | 1958–59[10] | Fourth Division | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
1959–60[10] | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | |||
1960–61[10] | 45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
1961–62[10] | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
1962–63[10] | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
1963–64[10] | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||
1964–65[10] | Third Division | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
1965–66[10] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
1966–67[10] | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
1967–68[10] | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
Total | 322 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 356 | 6 | ||
Brentford | 1968–69[11] | Fourth Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Career total | 334 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 370 | 6 |
References
- ^ "12358 The London Gazette, 29th September 1977" (PDF). Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Denis Hunt 1938–2019". Folkestone Invicta Football Club. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Denis Hunt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 168. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 83–84. ISBN 0955294916.
- ^ a b c Trice, Jeff. "Dennis Hunt – Manager". www.margatefootballclubhistory.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "On This Day..." www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Vote For Your Greatest Left Back". Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ Cork, Mick (31 January 2019). "Former Folkestone boss passes away". Kent Sports News. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Gillingham FC Career Details – Dennis Hunt". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 390. ISBN 0951526200.
Categories:
- 1937 births
- 2019 deaths
- English men's footballers
- English football managers
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Margate F.C. managers
- Footballers from Portsmouth
- Folkestone F.C. players
- Men's association football utility players
- Southern Football League managers
- Southern Football League players
- Folkestone F.C. managers
- Ashford United F.C. managers
- British Army soldiers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- English football defender, 1930s birth stubs