Allan Hunter (footballer)

Allan Hunter
Johan Cruijff and Allan Hunter (Rotterdam, 1976)
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-06-30) 30 June 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Sion Mills, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Coleraine
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1966 Coleraine 97 (2)
1966–1969 Oldham Athletic 83 (1)
1969–1972 Blackburn Rovers 84 (1)
1971–1982 Ipswich Town 280 (8)
1982 Colchester United 19 (0)
Total 563 (12)
International career
1969–1979 Northern Ireland 53 (1)
Managerial career
1982–1983 Colchester United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Allan Hunter (born 30 June 1946) is a former international footballer and manager.[1] Hunter began his career with Coleraine before playing for Oldham Athletic, Blackburn Rovers, Ipswich Town and Colchester United.[1] He managed Colchester United for eight months, only to return for a brief period as a coach at Layer Road.[1]

As an international, he represented his country 53 times, 47 of which while he was at Ipswich, becoming the club's most capped player in Ipswich Town's history.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Hayes, Dean. The Who's Who of Ipswich Town. Breedon Books. pp. 80–81. ISBN 1-85983-515-5.
  2. ^ "Ipswich Town all time records". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2010.