John Hunter (Third Lanark footballer)

{{other people||John Hunter (disambiguation){{!}}John Hunter}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jack Hunter

| image =

| fullname = John Hunter

| birth_date = 1854

| birth_place = Coylton, Scotland

| death_date = 2 November {{death year and age|1881|1854}}{{cite book | last = Mitchell | first = Andy | url=https://www.scottishsporthistory.com/the-men-who-made-scotland.html |title = The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939 | publisher = Amazon | year = 2021 | isbn=9798513846642}}

| death_place = Ayr, Scotland

| position = Full back

| years1 = 1873–1875 | clubs1 = Third Lanark| caps1 = |goals1 =

| years2 = 1875 | clubs2 = Eastern | caps2 = |goals2 =

| years3= 1875–1878 | clubs3= Third Lanark| caps3 = |goals3 =

| years4 = | clubs4 = | caps4= |goals4 =

|totalcaps =

|totalgoals =

|nationalyears1 = 1874–1877

|nationalteam1 = Scotland

|nationalcaps1 = 4

|nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

John Hunter (1854 – 2 November 1881) was a Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark, Glasgow Eastern and Scotland (four caps).{{harv|Smith|2013|p=129}} He played on the losing side in the Scottish Cup finals of 1876 and 1878, and made several representative appearances for Glasgow.{{cite journal|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|publisher=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}} After retiring as a player, Hunter coached Linthouse.

His younger brothers Archie and Andy both played for Aston Villa, Archie being one of the club's most noted early players.[https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1902/1902090503.htm Famous Players. {{!}} Archie Hunter, Ayr and Aston Villa]. The Scottish Referee, 5 September 1902. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club[https://www.scottishsporthistory.com/sports-history-news-and-blog/the-scots-who-helped-make-aston-villa The Scots who helped make Aston Villa], Andy Mitchell, Scottish Sport History, 28 June 2019