Morgan Hunt

Morgan Hunt

Personal information
Full name	Morgan Marshall Hunt[1]
Date of birth	5 March 1931[1]
Place of birth	Llantrisant, Wales[1]
Date of death	February 2012 (aged 80)
Place of death	Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Half-back
Youth career
	Askern Youth Club
	Askern Welfare
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1958	Doncaster Rovers	50	(2)
1958–1959	Norwich City	7	(0)
1959–1960	Port Vale	2	(0)
	Boston United
	Askern Welfare
Total		59+	(2+)
Teams managed
	Askern Welfare
1979–1980	Doncaster Rovers Belles
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Morgan Marshall Hunt (5 March 1931 – February 2012) was a Welsh footballer who played as a half-back. He played for Doncaster Rovers and later managed the club's ladies outfit.^[2]

Playing career

Hunt played for Askern Welfare, before joining Peter Doherty's Doncaster Rovers in 1953. The club finished 12th in the Second Division in 1953–54. The Belle Vue outfit finished 18th in 1954–55, 17th in 1955–56, and 14th in 1956–57, before suffering relegation in last place in 1957–58. He spent the 1958–59 campaign at Norwich City, playing seven games as the "Canaries" finished two places and four points off the Third Division promotion places. He joined Norman Low's Port Vale for a four-figure fee in July 1959.^[1] Despite the money spent acquiring him, he only played two Third Division games for the club before being released at the end of the season.^[1] He later played for Boston United in the Southern League, before returning to old club Askern Welfare as the player-manager. Hunt went on to manage Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. for the 1979–80 season.

Statistics

• Sourced from Morgan Hunt profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Doncaster Rovers	1953–54	Second Division	5	0	0	0	5	0
	1954–55	Second Division	16	0	5	0	21	0
	1955–56	Second Division	11	0	0	0	11	0
	1956–57	Second Division	12	1	0	0	12	1
	1957–58	Second Division	6	1	0	0	6	1
	Total		50	2	5	0	55	2
Norwich City	1958–59	Third Division	7	0	1	0	8	0
Port Vale	1959–60	Third Division	2	0	0	0	2	0

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 146. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "Morgan Hunt". Barry Hugman's Footballers Post-War Premier & Football League Players' Records. Retrieved 24 September 2015.