Norman Hunter (840) | englandstats.com - The England International Database 1872 - 2025.

Full Name:: Norman Hunter
Born:: 29th October 1943, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Died:: 17th April 2020, aged 76
England Career:: 1965 - 1974
Positions:: Centre Back, Midfielder and Defensive Midfielder
Clubs (and caps):: Leeds United (28)
FA Legacy Number:: 840
Career Summary:: Norman Hunter (29th October 1943 - 17th April 2020) was an international footballer who represented England 28 times scoring 2 goals. His first cap was against Spain on 8th December 1965 at 22 years old, and his last was vs Czechoslovakia on 30th October 1974 aged 31. Hunter, born on 29th October 1943, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, has a FA Legacy Number of 840 and played as a Centre Back, Midfielder and Defensive Midfielder for his country.

England Career Statistics

Debut:: v Spain (FR) on 8th December 1965 aged 22 years, 1 month, 10 days
Last Cap:: v Czechoslovakia (ECQ) on 30th October 1974 aged 31 years, 0 months, 1 day
First Goal:: v Spain (ECQ) on 8th May 1968 aged 24 years, 6 months, 10 days
Career Length:: 8 years, 326 days
Starts:: 24
Substitute:: 4
Withdrawn:: 2
Full Games:: 22

England Match Statistics

FriendlyFR 11 0 0 0 1
European Championship QualifierECQ 5 1 0 0 0
European Championship FinalsECF 2 0 0 0 0
British Home ChampionshipHC 6 0 0 0 0
World Cup FinalsWCF 1 0 0 0 0
World Cup QualifierWCQ 3 1 0 0 0
Competitive 17 2 0 0 0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Away 12 1 0 0 1
Home 13 1 0 0 0
Neutral 3 0 0 0 0

Match Results
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Won 17 1 0 0 1
Lost 6 0 0 0 0
Drawn 5 1 0 0 0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Centre Back 15 0 0 0 0
Midfielder 11 2 0 0 1
Defensive Midfielder 2 0 0 0 0

Managers
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Alf Ramsey 25 2 0 0 1
Joe Mercer 2 0 0 0 0
Don Revie 1 0 0 0 0

Totals
28
2
0
0
1

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16 Matches

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12 Matches

Geoff Hurst
11 Matches

Martin Chivers
10 Matches

Roy McFarland
10 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
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Match List

TCH, 3 - 0, 30th Oct 1974 (ECQ) Leeds United, Cap: 28.
Age: 31 years, 0 months, 1 day.
SCO, 0 - 2, 18th May 1974 (HC) Leeds United, Cap: 27.
Age: 30 years, 6 months, 20 days.
NIR, 1 - 0, 15th May 1974 (HC) Leeds United, Cap: 26.
Age: 30 years, 6 months, 17 days.
POL, 1 - 1, 17th Oct 1973 (WCQ) Leeds United, Cap: 25.
Age: 29 years, 11 month, 19 days.
AUT, 7 - 0, 26th Sep 1973 (FR) Leeds United, Cap: 24.
Age: 29 years, 10 months, 28 days.
URS, 2 - 1, 10th Jun 1973 (FR) Leeds United, Cap: 23.
Age: 29 years, 7 months, 12 days.
WAL, 1 - 1, 24th Jan 1973 (WCQ) Leeds United, Cap: 22.
Age: 29 years, 2 months, 23 days.
WAL, 1 - 0, 15th Nov 1972 (WCQ) Leeds United, Cap: 21.
Age: 29 years, 0 months, 17 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 27th May 1972 (HC) Leeds United, Cap: 20.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 29 days.
NIR, 0 - 1, 23rd May 1972 (HC) Leeds United, Cap: 19.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 25 days.
WAL, 3 - 0, 20th May 1972 (HC) Leeds United, Cap: 18.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 22 days.
FRG, 0 - 0, 13th May 1972 (ECQ) Leeds United, Cap: 17.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 15 days.
FRG, 1 - 3, 29th Apr 1972 (ECQ) Leeds United, Cap: 16.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 0 days.
MLT, 1 - 0, 3rd Feb 1971 (ECQ) Leeds United, Cap: 15.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 5 days.
FRG, 2 - 3, 14th Jun 1970 (WCF) Leeds United, Cap: 14.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 16 days.
NED, 0 - 0, 14th Jan 1970 (FR) Leeds United, Cap: 13.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 16 days.
WAL, 2 - 1, 7th May 1969 (HC) Leeds United, Cap: 12.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 9 days.
ROU, 1 - 1, 15th Jan 1969 (FR) Leeds United, Cap: 11.
Age: 25 years, 2 months, 17 days.
URS, 2 - 0, 8th Jun 1968 (ECF) Leeds United, Cap: 10.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 10 days.
YUG, 0 - 1, 5th Jun 1968 (ECF) Leeds United, Cap: 9.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 7 days.
FRG, 0 - 1, 1st Jun 1968 (FR) Leeds United, Cap: 8.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 3 days.
SWE, 3 - 1, 22nd May 1968 (FR) Leeds United, Cap: 7.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 24 days.
ESP, 2 - 1, 8th May 1968 (ECQ) Leeds United, Cap: 6.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 10 days.
AUT, 1 - 0, 27th May 1967 (FR) Leeds United, Cap: 5.
Age: 23 years, 6 months, 29 days.
FIN, 3 - 0, 26th Jun 1966 (FR) Leeds United, Cap: 4.
Age: 22 years, 7 months, 28 days.
YUG, 2 - 0, 4th May 1966 (FR) Leeds United, Cap: 3.
Age: 22 years, 6 months, 6 days.
FRG, 1 - 0, 23rd Feb 1966 (FR) Leeds United, Cap: 2.
Age: 22 years, 3 months, 25 days.
ESP, 2 - 0, 8th Dec 1965 (FR) Leeds United, Cap: 1.
Age: 22 years, 1 month, 10 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.