Denis Hunt

Denis Perrior Hunt (8 September 1937 – 31 January 2019) was an English professional footballer who made over 320 appearances as a left back in the Football League for Gillingham between 1958 and 1968.^[3] He became player-manager of Folkestone in 1969 and later managed Ashford Town and Margate.^[4][5]

Denis Hunt

Personal information
Full name	Denis Perrior Hunt[1]
Date of birth	(1937-09-08)8 September 1937
Place of birth	Portsmouth, England
Date of death	31 January 2019(2019-01-31) (aged 81)[2]
Place of death	Seabrook, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Left back, utility player
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1968	Gillingham	322	(6)
1968–1969	Brentford	12	(0)
1969–1973	Folkestone
Managerial career
1969–1973	Folkestone (player-manager)
1974–1977	Ashford Town
1977–1978	Margate
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Hunt grew up in a football family and was the brother of Ralph Hunt and the nephew of Douglas Hunt.^[4][6] Prior to becoming a professional footballer, Hunt served in the British Army and after leaving football, he ran a newsagent's in Folkestone.^[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gillingham	1958–59[8]	Fourth Division	25	0	2	0	—		27	0
	1959–60[8]	Fourth Division	42	0	3	0	—		45	0
	1960–61[8]	Fourth Division	45	1	3	0	2	0	50	1
	1961–62[8]	Fourth Division	44	1	1	0	1	0	46	1
	1962–63[8]	Fourth Division	27	0	1	0	0	0	28	0
	1963–64[8]	Fourth Division	43	3	1	0	5	0	49	3
	1964–65[8]	Third Division	16	0	3	0	1	0	20	0
	1965–66[8]	Third Division	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	1966–67[8]	Third Division	39	0	2	0	5	0	46	0
	1967–68[8]	Third Division	35	1	1	0	3	0	39	1
	Total		322	6	17	0	17	0	356	6
Brentford	1968–69[9]	Fourth Division	12	0	0	0	2	0	14	0
Career total			334	6	17	0	19	0	370	6

Honours

As a player

Gillingham

• Football League Fourth Division: 1963–64^[10]

As a manager

Margate

• Southern League First Division South: 1977–78^[5]
• Southern League Merit Cup: 1977–78^[5]

References

1. "12358 The London Gazette, 29th September 1977" (PDF). Retrieved 7 March 2019.
2. "Denis Hunt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
3. Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 168. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
4. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 83–84. ISBN 0955294916.
5. Trice, Jeff. "Dennis Hunt – Manager". www.margatefootballclubhistory.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
6. "On This Day..." www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
7. "Denis Hunt (1938–2019)". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
8. "Gillingham FC Career Details – Dennis Hunt". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
9. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 390. ISBN 0951526200.
10. "Vote For Your Greatest Left Back". Retrieved 25 October 2017.