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Roger Hunt

Roger Hunt, (20 July 1938 – 27 September 2021) was an English footballer. He played as a forward. He spent eleven years at Liverpool.

Roger Hunt
Roger Hunt.jpg
Hunt in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth(1938-07-20)20 July 1938
Place of birthGlazebury, Lancashire,[1] England
Date of death27 September 2021(2021-09-27) (aged 83)
Place of deathWarrington, Cheshire, England
Playing positionForward
Youth career
Croft Youth Club
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1956–1960Stockton Heath44(69)
Devizes Town
Stockton Heath
1958–1969Liverpool404(244)
1969–1972Bolton Wanderers76(24)
1971→ Hellenic (loan)6(4)
Total530(341)
National team
1962–1969England34(18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hunt was a member of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup. He played in all six England games in the tournament, scoring three times. Hunt was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

Hunt died on 27 September 2021 at the age of 83.[2]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 1959–60 Second Division 36 21 2 2 0 0 – – 38 23
1960–61 Second Division 32 15 1 1 3 3 – – 36 19
1961–62 Second Division 41 41 5 1 0 0 – – 46 42
1962–63 First Division 42 24 6 2 0 0 – – 48 26
1963–64 First Division 41 31 5 2 0 0 – – 46 33
1964–65 First Division 40 25 8 5 0 0 9[a] 7 1[b] 0 58 37
1965–66 First Division 37 29 1 1 0 0 7[c] 2 1[b] 0 46 32[4]
1966–67 First Division 39 14 3 1 0 0 5[a] 3 1[b] 1 48 19
1967–68 First Division 40 25 9 2 2 0 6[d] 3 – 57 30
1968–69 First Division 38 13 4 1 3 2 2[d] 1 – 47 17
1969–70 First Division 18 6 0 0 2 0 2[d] 1 – 22 7
Total 404 244 44 18 10 5 31 17 3 1 492 285
Bolton Wanderers 1969–70 Second Division 17 5 0 0 0 0 – – 17 5
1970–71 Second Division 24 8 0 0 0 0 – – 24 8
1971–72 Third Division 35 11 0 0 0 0 – – 35 11
Total 76 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 24
Career total 480 268 44 18 10 5 31 17 3 1 568 309
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearances in European Cup
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearance in FA Charity Shield
  3. ↑ Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

International

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 April 1962 London, England  Austria 3–0 3–1 Friendly
2. 2 June 1963 Leipzig, East Germany  East Germany 1–1 2–1
3. 27 May 1964 New York City, United States  United States 1–0 10–0
4. 3–0
5. 6–0
6. 7–0
7. 4 June 1964 São Paulo, Brazil  Portugal 1–1 1–1 Taça das Nações
8. 8 December 1965 Madrid, Spain  Spain 2–0 2–0 Friendly
9. 2 April 1966 Glasgow, Scotland  Scotland 2–0 4–3 1965-66 British Home Championship
10. 3–1
11. 26 June 1966 Helsinki, Finland  Finland 2–0 3–0 Friendly
12. 5 July 1966 Chorzów, Poland  Poland 1–0 1–0
13. 16 July 1966 London, England  Mexico 2–0 2–0 1966 FIFA World Cup
14. 20 July 1966  France 1–0 2–0
15. 2–0
16. 22 October 1966 Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 1–0 2–0 1966–67 British Home Championship
17. 24 May 1967 London, England  Spain 2–0 2–0 Friendly
18. 22 May 1968  Sweden 3–0 3–1

Honours

Liverpool[3]

England[5]

Individual

Roger Hunt Media

  • Hunt (right) and Liverpool strike partner Ian St John in 1966

References

  1. ↑ Being north of the River Mersey, Glazebury was in Lancashire before 1 April 1974.
  2. ↑ Liverpool FC mourns passing of Roger Hunt. Liverpool FC. 28 September 2021. https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/445003-liverpool-fc-mourns-passing-of-roger-hunt. Retrieved 28 September 2021. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Liverpool career stats for Roger Hunt - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!. LFChistory.net.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sir Roger loses a goal but gains a record. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Association, The Football. Roger Hunt. www.thefa.com.
  6. ↑ "Hurst the hero for England in the home of football". FIFA. Retrieved 11 November 2014
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