Denis Hunt

Denis Hunt
Personal information
Full name Denis Perrior Hunt[1]
Date of birth (1937-09-08)8 September 1937
Place of birth Portsmouth, England
Date of death 31 January 2019(2019-01-31) (aged 81)[2]
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 – 31 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] He became player-manager of Folkestone in 1969 and later managed Ashford Town and Margate.[4][5]

Personal life

Hunt grew up in a football family and was the brother of Ralph Hunt and the nephew of Douglas Hunt.[4][6] Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Hunt served in the British Army and after leaving football, he ran a newsagent's in Folkestone.[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gillingham 1958–59[8] Fourth Division 25 0 2 0 — 27 0
1959–60[8] Fourth Division 42 0 3 0 — 45 0
1960–61[8] Fourth Division 45 1 3 0 2 0 50 1
1961–62[8] Fourth Division 44 1 1 0 1 0 46 1
1962–63[8] Fourth Division 27 0 1 0 0 0 28 0
1963–64[8] Fourth Division 43 3 1 0 5 0 49 3
1964–65[8] Third Division 16 0 3 0 1 0 20 0
1965–66[8] Third Division 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1966–67[8] Third Division 39 0 2 0 5 0 46 0
1967–68[8] Third Division 35 1 1 0 3 0 39 1
Total 322 6 17 0 17 0 356 6
Brentford 1968–69[9] Fourth Division 12 0 0 0 2 0 14 0
Career total 334 6 17 0 19 0 370 6

Honours

As a player

Gillingham

As a manager

Margate

References

  1. ^ "12358 The London Gazette, 29th September 1977" (PDF). Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Denis Hunt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 168. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c Trice, Jeff. "Dennis Hunt – Manager". www.margatefootballclubhistory.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  6. ^ "On This Day..." www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Denis Hunt (1938–2019)". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Gillingham FC Career Details – Dennis Hunt". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  9. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 390. ISBN 0951526200.
  10. ^ "Vote For Your Greatest Left Back". Retrieved 25 October 2017.


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