George Hunt

Club career Hunt was born in Mexborough, Yorkshire, and spent his early career playing for local sides in his native county, and had unsuccessful trials with Barnsley, Sheffield United and Port Vale. He eventually joined Chesterfield from Barnsley-based club Regent Street Congregational in 1929. In his only season there he scored 9 times in 14 Third Division North matches, as well as 25 from 28 for their Midland League team.

Hunt moved on from Chesterfield to Tottenham Hotspur in June 1930 for a £1,500 fee.

His goalscoring attracted the attention of Spurs' neighbours and rivals Arsenal, who signed him for £7,500 in 1937, making him the first player to move directly from Spurs to Arsenal since Peter Kyle in 1906. He was intended as a replacement for Ted Drake who was injured at the time. He made his debut on 1 October 1937 against Manchester City at Highbury, and went on to play 21 matches, 18 in the league, as Arsenal won the 1937–38 Football League title. although he still played wartime matches for Bolton. In May, he played twice as part of a tour of central Europe, in a 1–1 draw with Italy at the Stadio Nazionale del PNF in Rome and in a 4–0 win against Switzerland at the Sportplatz Neufeld in Bern. He was called up as a late replacement for England's match against Italy in November 1934, but had to withdraw through injury.

Later life and career After retiring from playing, Hunt returned to Bolton Wanderers as coach and trainer in 1948, and was a member of the club's backroom staff when they won the 1957–58 FA Cup. He died in hospital in Bolton in 1996, at the age of 86, having suffered from Alzheimer's disease for the last few years of his life.

Career statistics International

Wales score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hunt goal

Honours Player Arsenal Football League First Division: 1937–38

Bolton Wanderers Football League War Cup: 1944–45

Coach Bolton Wanderers FA Cup: 1957–58