Morgan Hunt

{{short description|Welsh footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Morgan Hunt

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Morgan Marshall Hunt

| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|03|05|df=y}}

| birth_place = Llantrisant, Wales

| death_date = February 2012 (aged 80)

| death_place = Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

| height =

| position = Half-back

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Askern Youth Club

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Askern Welfare

| years1 = 1953–1958| clubs1 = Doncaster Rovers| caps1 = 50|goals1=2

| years2 = 1958–1959| clubs2 = Norwich City| caps2 = 7| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1959–1960| clubs3 = Port Vale| caps3 = 2| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1960–1961| clubs4 = Boston United| caps4 = 21| goals4 = 2

| years5 = | clubs5 = Askern Welfare| caps5 = | goals5 =

| totalcaps = 80+| totalgoals = 4+

| manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = Askern Welfare

| manageryears2 = 1979–1980| managerclubs2 = Doncaster Rovers Belles

}}

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 team.{{Hugman|9702|accessdate=24 September 2015}}

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 club 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.{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=146|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}} 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. He later played for Boston United in the Southern League before returning to his old club Askern Welfare as the player-manager. Hunt went on to manage Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. for the 1979–80 season.

Career statistics

Source:{{ENFA}}{{cite web |title=Statistics Season 1960/61 |url=http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/stats60.html |website=bufc.drfox.org.uk |access-date=15 February 2023}}

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|FA Cup

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="6"|Doncaster Rovers

|1953–54

|Second Division

|5

00050
1954–55

|Second Division

|16

050210
1955–56

|Second Division

|11

000110
1956–57

|Second Division

|12

100121
1957–58

|Second Division

|6

10061
colspan="2"|Total

!50

250552
Norwich City

|1958–59

|Third Division

|7

01080
Port Vale

|1959–60

|Third Division

|2

00020
Boston United

|1960–61

|Southern League
Premier Division

|21

220232

References