Cyril Hunter

Cyril Hunter (8 February 1898 – 1962) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for South Shields, Brentford and Lincoln City as a centre half.[2][3] While a South Shields player, he received a six-month ban (then the longest in English football history) for exceptional rough play in a Second Division match versus rivals Middlesbrough in March 1927.[2][4] He was sent off in a Gateshead reserve team match in April 1931 and was suspended until the end of the 1931–32 season.[5][6]

Cyril Hunter
Hunter while with Brentford in 1922.
Personal information
Full name Cyril Hunter[1]
Date of birth 8 February 1898
Place of birth Pelaw, England
Date of death 1962 (aged 63–64)[1]
Playing position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1920 Woodturners
1920–1921 Leadgate Park
1921–1924 Brentford 78 (2)
1924–1927 South Shields 105 (3)
1928–1929 Fall River Marksmen 33 (2)
1929–1930 Lincoln City 14 (1)
Gateshead
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1921–22[7] Third Division South 21 0 — 21 0
1922–23[7] 26 0 0 0 26 0
1923–24[7] 31 2 3 0 34 2
Total 78 2 3 0 81 2
Fall River Marksmen 1928–29[8] American Soccer League 33 2 — 33 2
Lincoln City 1929–30[9] Third Division North 14 1 0 0 14 1
Career total 125 5 3 0 128 5
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References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 148. ISBN 190589161X.
  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. "Hunter Cyril Brentford 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  4. "Vicious little Cyril not nice". The Northern Echo. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. Suspended for twelve months. Former Lincoln's player drastic punishment., Lincolnshire Echo, 24 April 1931
  6. "A return pass for the exiled Cantona". HeraldScotland. 25 February 1995. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  7. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 366–367. ISBN 0951526200.
  8. "Cyril Hunter | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  9. Vickers, John. "The Lincoln City FC Archive". www.redimps.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.


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