Ralph Hunt (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ralph Arthur Robert Hunt | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Date of death | 17 December 1964 (aged 31) | ||
| Place of death | Grantham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Portsmouth | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1953 | Portsmouth | 5 | (0) |
| 1953–1955 | Bournemouth | 33 | (7) |
| 1955–1958 | Norwich City | 124 | (67) |
| 1958–1959 | Derby County | 24 | (10) |
| 1959–1961 | Grimsby Town | 53 | (39) |
| 1961 | Swindon Town | 21 | (13) |
| 1961–1962 | Port Vale | 14 | (6) |
| 1962–1964 | Newport County | 83 | (37) |
| 1964 | Chesterfield | 17 | (5) |
| Total | 374 | (184) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ralph Arthur Robert Hunt (14 August 1933 – 17 December 1964) was an English footballer. A prolific forward, he scored 205 goals in 404 league and cup games in a 14-year career in the Football League.
He began his career at Portsmouth, before moving on to Bournemouth in 1953. Two years later he transferred to Norwich City, and set a club record with 33 goals in a single season. He joined Derby County in 1958, before moving on to Grimsby Town the following year. He switched to Swindon Town in June 1961, before being sold to Port Vale for £3,500 in December 1961. He was sold on to Newport County for a £2,000 fee in July 1962. He joined Chesterfield in 1964, but was killed in a car crash in December 1964. Despite his record of scoring a goal every two games in the lower divisions, he never won any major honours and was never promoted.
Hunt began his career at his hometown club Portsmouth, where he only made five First Division appearances in the 1952–53 season. Manager Eddie Lever did not keep him on at Fratton Park, and Hunt moved on to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in February 1954. Jack Bruton's "Cherries" finished 19th in the Third Division South in 1953–54 and then 17th in 1954–55.
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