Denis Hunt

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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 29 January 2019(2019-01-29) (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
Teams managed
1969–1973 Folkestone (player-manager)
1974–1977 Ashford Town
1977–1978 Margate
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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[]

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[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[]

  1. ^ "12358 The London Gazette, 29th September 1977" (PDF). Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Denis Hunt 1938–2019". Folkestone Invicta Football Club. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Denis Hunt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 168. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b c Trice, Jeff. "Dennis Hunt – Manager". www.margatefootballclubhistory.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  7. ^ "On This Day..." www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Vote For Your Greatest Left Back". Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  9. ^ Cork, Mick (31 January 2019). "Former Folkestone boss passes away". Kent Sports News. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Gillingham FC Career Details – Dennis Hunt". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  11. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 390. ISBN 0951526200.


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