James Hunter (footballer, born 1898)

James Aiton Hunter, also known as James Semple (5 July 1898 – 1982) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left back.[3][4]

James Hunter
Personal information
Full name James Aiton Hunter[1]
Date of birth 5 July 1898
Place of birth Balfron, Scotland
Date of death 1982 (aged 83–84)
Place of death Campbeltown, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919 Newcastle United 0 (0)
1919 Motherwell 3 (0)
1919–1924 Falkirk 136 (1)
1924–1925 Newcastle United 10 (0)
1925–1930 New Bedford Whalers 170 (0)
Total 319 (1)
International career
1923 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

His first senior club at the end of World War I was Newcastle United, but before playing a first-team match he then signed for Motherwell while still registered as a Newcastle player; however it was decided that the transfer was acceptable with no fee due.[2][5] Hunter soon moved on to Falkirk at the end of 1919, spending the next four years with the Bairns[3] and being selected twice for the Scottish Football League XI in 1923.[6][4]

In January 1924 he returned to Newcastle for a free of £3,500[5] with the club anticipating the need to replace defender Frank Hudspeth who was then 33, but the veteran played on for several more years.[2] Hunter served as back-up until 1925, with a high asking price deterring clubs in Britain; instead he moved away to play in the American Soccer League with New Bedford Whalers,[5][4][7] where he played until 1930.[8]

References
  1. Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. Player Profile | James Alton Hunter, Toon1892
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Hunter James Image 1 Falkirk 1922, Vintage Footballers
  5. Jim Hunter, MotherWELLnet
  6. (SFL player) James Hunter, London Hearts Supporters Club
  7. New Bedford Has Never Won Game Here, The Globe-Times, 11 November 1926, via Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club]
  8. Jimmy Hunter, SoccerStats.us


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