Johnny Hunter

Johnny Hunter

Personal information
Born	(1925-07-21)21 July 1925 Kogarah, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Died	1980 (aged 54–55) England
Playing information
Position	Fullback
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1945–46	Easts (Sydney)	21	5	0	0	15
1947–57	Huddersfield	332	74	3		228
	Total	353	79	3	0	243
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1949–52	Other Nationalities	8	0	1	0	2
Source:

Johnny Hunter (21 July 1925 – 1980) was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s. He played in Sydney's NSWRFL Premiership for the Eastern Suburbs club. The 1945 NSWRFL season was his first, and at the end of it he played at centre in Easts' Grand Final victory.

In January 1947 Hunter, along with Eastern Suburbs teammate Lionel Cooper signed to play with English club Huddersfield.

Hunter scored 16-tries during the 1948-49 Northern Rugby Football League season, breaking the record for a fullback set by Jim Sullivan.

Hunter played a fullback in Huddersfield's 2–20 defeat by Wigan in the Rugby Football League Championship final during the 1949–50 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 13 May 1950.

Johnny Hunter played Fullback in Huddersfield's 15-10 victory over St. Helens in the 1953 Challenge Cup final during the 1952-53 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 25 April 1953, having been stretchered from the field in the 63rd minute after a "stiff-arm" from St. Helens' winger Steve Llewellyn, he later returned to the field.

Also while in England, Hunter played eight matches for the Other Nationalities rugby league team, and one match for the British Empire.

Johnny Hunter played Fullback in Huddersfield's 18-8 victory over Batley in the 1952 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1952–53 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 15 November 1952.

Hunter played for Huddersfield until 1955.

He died in 1980.

External links

• Johnny Hunter at rugbyleagueproject.org