Stephen Hunt (footballer, born 1984)

Stephen James Hunt (born 11 November 1984) is an English retired footballer. He played as a defender.

For other people with the same name, see Stephen Hunt (disambiguation).

Stephen Hunt
Personal information
Full name Stephen James Hunt[1]
Date of birth (1984-11-11) 11 November 1984[1]
Place of birth Southampton, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–2004 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Colchester United 22 (1)
2006–2012 Notts County 116 (4)
2011 → Lincoln City (loan) 14 (2)
Total 152 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:51, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Early life

He was born in Southampton. Hunt started his career as a trainee at his hometown club.

Football career

After 10 years at the club, he left for Colchester United before making a first team appearance.[2] The start of his Colchester career came when he was sent off 59 seconds into his debut against Chesterfield.[3] He scored his first and only goal for Colchester in a 5–0 win over Walsall.[4] He didn't appear often in Colchester's 2005–06 promotion run-in, making only two substitute appearances, but started three games in the cups. As a result, he was sold to Notts County in June 2006.[5]

After a turbulent start that saw him nearly leave the club before playing a game, he became team captain. On 5 February 2007 Hunt signed a 2+1⁄2-year contract to keep him at Meadow Lane until June 2009.[6]

The 2009–2010 season was his best with goals against Forest Green and Wigan Athletic in an impressive F.A cup run for the magpies. That ended in the 5th round against Fulham. After playing 39 games he was part of the defensive unit that kept a club record number 26 clean sheets. Hunt was an integral part of the title winning team in the 2009–2010 season.

After subsequent interest from a handful of championship and league 1 clubs he accepted a 2-year contract at Notts County.

In May 2012 he was released by the club, along with 12 other players.[7]

Honours

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. "U's swoop for Hunt". BBC Sport. 14 June 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
  3. "Chesterfield 2–1 Colchester". BBC Sport. 21 August 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
  4. "Colchester 5-0 Walsall". BBC Sport. 25 January 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  5. "Magpies agree contracts with duo". BBC Sport. 19 June 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
  6. "Hunt agrees new Notts County deal". BBC Sport. 5 February 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
  7. "Curle Confirms Retained List". Notts county FC. 9 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  8. "Tier Four (League Two) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.


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