David Hunt (footballer, born 1982)

David John Hunt (born 10 September 1982) is an English football midfielder who is unattached.

For other people with the same name, see David Hunt.

David Hunt
Hunt in 2011
Personal information
Full name David John Hunt[1]
Date of birth (1982-09-10) 10 September 1982[2]
Place of birth Dulwich, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder, defender
Youth career
1999–2002 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Crystal Palace 2 (0)
2003–2005 Leyton Orient 65 (1)
2005–2007 Northampton Town 73 (3)
2007–2009 Shrewsbury Town 29 (2)
2009–2011 Brentford 46 (5)
2011 → Crawley Town (loan) 25 (1)
2011–2013 Crawley Town 50 (0)
2013–2015 Oxford United 49 (0)
2014–2015 → Barnet (loan) 10 (0)
2015 Maidenhead United 12 (0)
2015–2016 Margate 36 (1)
2016–2018 Wealdstone 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:38, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

Playing career

Born in London, Hunt began as a trainee with Crystal Palace, but made only a few appearances after turning professional. He moved to Leyton Orient in 2003, playing 74 times in all competitions in two seasons.[3] He then moved to Northampton Town, where he was a key player in the club's successful promotion season of 2005–06,[4] with his long throw-in being a prominent weapon in the team's tactical arsenal that year.

Hunt signed for Shrewsbury Town on 15 May 2007, on a two-year deal after rejecting an offer of a contract extension at Northampton.[5] In January 2009, he came to an agreement with Paul Simpson, the Shrewsbury Town boss, on the remainder of his contract and consequently left the club as he attempted to move back down south as his family failed to settle in the area.[6] His spell at the club was littered by injuries, resulting in few appearances over the one-and-a-half seasons he was at the club.

Hunt signed for Brentford on 9 January 2009, on a contract until the end of the season.[6] He scored two crucial goals for the Bees in their promotion campaign including a well-struck free kick against Gillingham.[7] He signed a new two-year contract in June 2009.[8]

He signed for Crawley Town on 31 December 2010, initially on a one-month loan, with a view to a permanent move being completed at the end of January 2011.[9] He made his debut for the club the next day as a 63rd-minute substitute against Eastbourne Borough.[10] Hunt assisted Crawley to the Conference title in 2010–11.[11] At the end of the season, after a successful loan, Hunt signed for Crawley permanently on a two-year deal.

In June 2013, after leaving Crawley by mutual consent, he signed for Oxford United.[12] On 31 October 2014 he was loaned to Barnet until January 2015.[13]

On 2 February 2015, Hunt left Oxford United by mutual consent.[14]

After turning down an opportunity from Dean Saunders to return to the professional game with Crawley Town,[6] Hunt co-founded the Bean Team: a new distribution network for a premium healthy brand of Organo coffee. He also briefly signed for National League South side Maidenhead United, before joining Margate in June 2015.[6]

On 1 June 2016, Hunt signed for National League South rivals Wealdstone. After one season at Grosvenor Vale, the midfielder penned another one-season deal with The Stones in June 2017.

Honours
Northampton Town
Brentford
  • Football League Two: 2008–09[6]
Crawley Town

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crystal Palace 2002–03[17] First Division 2 0 0 0 1 0 ― 3 0
Leyton Orient 2003–04[18] Third Division 38 1 2 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 42 1
2004–05[19] League Two 27 0 1 1 1 0 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 32 1
Total 65 1 3 1 2 0 4 0 74 2
Northampton Town 2004–05[19] League Two 4 0 ― ― 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 5 0
2005–06[4] 40 3 4 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 46 3
2006–07[20] League One 29 0 3 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 33 0
Total 73 3 7 0 1 0 3 0 84 3
Shrewsbury Town 2007–08[21] League Two 27 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 29 2
2008–09[22] 2 0 1 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 4 0
Total 29 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 33 2
Brentford 2008–09[22] League Two 20 2 ― ― ― 20 2
2009–10[23] League One 24 3 4 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 30 3
2010–11[10] 3 0 0 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 5 0
Total 47 5 4 0 2 0 2 0 55
Crawley Town (loan) 2010–11[10] Conference Premier 25 1 3 0 ― ― 28 1
Crawley Town 2011–12[16] League Two 27 0 5 0 2 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 35 0
2012–13[24] League One 23 0 2 0 1 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 28 0
Crawley Town total 75 1 10 0 3 0 3 0 91 1
Oxford United 2013–14[25] League Two 46 0 5 0 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 53 0
2014–15[26] 3 0 ― 2 0 0 0 5 0
Total 49 0 5 0 3 0 1 0 58 0
Barnet (loan) 2014–15[27] Conference Premier 10 0 1 0 ― 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 13 0
Maidenhead United 2014–15[27] Conference Premier 12 0 ― ― ― 12 0
Margate 2015–16[27] National League South 36 1 1 0 ― 0 0 37 1
Wealdstone 2016–17[27] National League South 15 0 1 0 ― 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 17 0
2017–18[27] 2 0 0 0 ― 0 0 2 0
Total 17 0 1 0 ― 1 0 19 0
Career total 415 13 33 1 14 0 17 0 479 14
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearance in League Two play-offs
  3. Appearances in FA Trophy

References
  1. "David Hunt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  3. David Hunt at Soccerbase
  4. "Games played by David Hunt in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. "Shrewsbury sign midfielder Hunt". BBC Sport. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2007.
  6. "History Boys: David Hunt". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  7. "Midfielder Hunt joins Brentford". BBC Sport. 10 January 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  8. "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | HUNT SIGNS TWO-YEAR CONTRACT". Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  9. "Crawley Town sign midfielder Hunt". 30 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  10. "Games played by David Hunt in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  11. Crawley Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  12. "Oxford United: David Hunt and Daniel Rose both sign up". BBC Football. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  13. "David Hunt: Oxford United defender joins Barnet". BBC Sport. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  14. "Three players leave the U's on Deadline Day". Oxford United F.C. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  15. Northampton Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  16. "Games played by David Hunt in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  17. "Games played by David Hunt in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  18. "Games played by David Hunt in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  19. "Games played by David Hunt in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  20. "Games played by David Hunt in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  21. "Games played by David Hunt in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  22. "Games played by David Hunt in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  23. "Games played by David Hunt in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  24. "Games played by David Hunt in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  25. "Games played by David Hunt in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  26. "Games played by David Hunt in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  27. David Hunt at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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