John Hunter (third Lanark Footballer)

Jack Hunter
Personal information
Full name	John Hunter
Date of birth	1854
Place of birth	Coylton, Scotland
Date of death	2 November 1881 (aged 26–27)
Place of death	Ayr, Scotland
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1873–1875	Third Lanark
1875	Eastern
1875–1878	Third Lanark
International career
1874–1877	Scotland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Hunter (1854 – 2 November 1881) was a Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark, Glasgow Eastern and Scotland (four caps).^[2] He played on the losing side in the Scottish Cup finals of 1876 and 1878,^[1] and made several representative appearances for Glasgow.^[3] After retiring as a player, Hunter coached Linthouse.^[2]

His younger brothers Archie and Andy both played for Aston Villa, Archie being one of the club's most noted early players.^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
^ ^a ^b ( Smith 2013, p. 129)
^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)
^ Famous Players. | Archie Hunter, Ayr and Aston Villa. The Scottish Referee, 5 September 1902. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
^ The Scots who helped make Aston Villa, Andy Mitchell, Scottish Sport History, 28 June 2019

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