Gordon Hunter (footballer, born 1967)

Gordon Hunter (born 3 May 1967) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a defender for Hibernian, Canberra Cosmos, Dundee, Cowdenbeath, Hamilton Academical and Stirling Albion.

Gordon Hunter
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-05-03) 3 May 1967
Place of birth Wallyford, East Lothian, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Musselburgh Windsor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1997 Hibernian 340 (7)
1997–1998 Canberra Cosmos 28 (2)
1998–1999 Dundee 3 (0)
1999 Cowdenbeath 2 (1)
1999–2000 Hamilton Academical 22 (1)
2000–2001 Stirling Albion 5 (0)
National team
1986–1988 Scotland U21[1] 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hunter was part of the Hibernian team that won the 1991 Scottish League Cup Final (also playing on the losing side in the final of the same competition in 1985 and 1993); he was granted a testimonial match by the club in 1996 having made 409 appearances over 14 seasons.[2] Hunter, who scored very few goals in his career, got the winner for Hibs in an Edinburgh derby match in 1994 that ended a record 22-game unbeaten run by Heart of Midlothian in the derby.[3]

As of 2005, Hunter ran a taxi business in Edinburgh.[4]

References
  1. "Gordon Hunter". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  2. (Hibernian player) Hunter, Gordon, FitbaStats
  3. "Classic Match: Hearts 0 Hibs 1, August 27, 1994". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Publishing. 5 May 2008.
  4. "Caught in time: Hibs beat Dunfermline 2-0 to win the Skol Cup, 1991". The Sunday Times. 18 September 2005.
Sources
  • Jeffrey, Jim (2005). The Men Who Made Hibernian F.C. since 1946. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3091-2.
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