Norman Hunter 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.
Norman Hunter - 28 caps (2 goals)
- Full Name: Norman Hunter
- Born: 29th October 1943, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Died: 17th April 2020, aged 76
- England Career: 1965 - 1974
- Positions whilst with England: Centre Back, Midfielder and Defensive Midfielder
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Leeds United (28)
- FA Legacy Number: 840
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- Withdrawn: 2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
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- 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
- Capt
- Away
- 12
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 1
- Home
- 13
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Neutral
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 17
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 1
- Lost
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Centre Back
- 15
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Midfielder
- 12
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 1
- Defensive Midfielder
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 28
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 1
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Alf Ramsey
- 25
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 1
- England Joe Mercer
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- England Don Revie
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Bobby Moore
- 17 Matches
- Colin Bell
- 17 Matches
- Alan Ball
- 16 Matches
- Martin Peters
- 16 Matches
- Gordon Banks
- 14 Matches
- Emlyn Hughes
- 14 Matches
- Bobby Charlton
- 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)
- 92 sources from 28 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
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, 21st 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.