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]
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

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.