John Hunter (footballer, born 1878)

John Hunter
Personal information
Full name John Bryson Hunter
Date of birth (1878-04-06)6 April 1878
Place of birth Johnstone, Scotland
Date of death 12 January 1966(1966-01-12) (aged 87)
Place of death Motherwell, Scotland
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
Westmarch XI
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1897–1899 Abercorn 20 (14)
1899–1902 Liverpool 37 (10)
1902–1904 Heart of Midlothian 43 (14)
1904–1905 Woolwich Arsenal 22 (4)
1905–1907 Portsmouth 37 (11)
1907–1910 Dundee 61 (46)
1910–1911 Clyde 17 (4)
Total 237 (103)
International career
1909 Scotland 1 (0)
Managerial career
1911–1946 Motherwell
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Bryson Hunter (6 April 1878 – 12 January 1966), also known as "Sailor" Hunter, was a Scottish football player and manager.[1] He is most notable as Motherwell's first and longest-serving manager, who guided the team to their only Scottish league title in the 1931–32 season.

  1. ^ John Litster (October 2012). A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. Scottish Football Historian magazine.

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