About Thomas Hunt
Lived 1908 – 1975 (aged 66–67). Thomas Hunt was a British association football player.
Thomas Hunt was a footballer, born in West Bromwich in 1908 and died in West Bromwich in 1975.
Hunt played as a centre-forward for Norwich City F.C. and scored in nine of his first ten starts. on 15 March 1930, scoring five goals. The half-time score was 4–0, meaning the 8,230 supporters saw eight second half goals
Hunt was the subject of a contractual wrangle between Norwich and Wolverhampton Wanderers, with the latter claiming he was "their" player, on loan at Norwich. "The City Directors and Supporters got together to buy him back but he did not reproduce his early brilliance".
When his playing career ended in 1932, he went on to work in the steel industry.
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Who was Thomas Hunt?
English footballer (1908-1975)
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Thomas Hunt was born in 1908.
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Thomas Hunt died in 1975.
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Thomas Hunt was an association football player.
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Thomas Hunt was British.
Sources & further reading
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Thomas Hunt. https://biography.guide/thomas-hunt-association-football-player/
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