Allan Hunter (footballer)
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Johan Cruijff and Allan Hunter (Rotterdam, 1976) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 June 1946 | ||
| 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. Hunter began his career with Coleraine before playing for Oldham Athletic, Blackburn Rovers, Ipswich Town and Colchester United. He managed Colchester United for eight months, only to return for a brief period as a coach at Layer Road.
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.