Player #11
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Career Status:
1879-80
1882-83
Retired
Andy Hunter
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1879-83 🕒 11 | ⚽ 6 | 🔥 5 | #11 |
Season :
1879-80 | 1880-81 | 1881-82 | 1882-83 |
Age :
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Division :
FAC | FAC | FAC | FAC |
Squad # :
# | # | # | # |
Appearances :
2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Starts :
2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Substitute :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals :
1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Assists :
1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Involvements :
2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Games / Goal :
2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 |
Bookings :
- | - | - | - |
Sendings Off :
- | - | - | - |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Andrew Hunter
Birth Date
August 1864
Birth Place
Joppa
Birth Country
Scotland
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
Scotland
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
Ayr Thistle
Third Lanark
Vale of Leven FC
Original Transfer
Aged
15
From
Vale of Leven FC
For
Free
On
1879
Under
Management Committee
Returning Transfer 1
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Returning Transfer 2
Aged
n/a
From
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For
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On
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Under
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Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
18
Retired
Released
1883
Management Committee
Transfer Out 2
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Transfer Out 3
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
Retired
Died
12 June 1888, Aged 23
Andy Hunter
Villa Career
1879-83 | Free |
🕒 11 | ⚽ 6 | 🔥 5 | #11 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Management Committee 1879-83
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
13 December 1879
Under
Management Committee
First Squad
13 December 1879
Manager
Management Committee
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1879-80
13 December 1879
Stafford Road (a), FA Cup
15
Management Committee
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1882-83
3 March 1883
Notts County (a), FA Cup
18
Management Committee
Final Squad
3 March 1883
Manager
Management Committee
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
Not selected
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Not selected
Caps with Villa
Andy Hunter
Player #11 for Aston Villa, Andrew Hunter, known as Andy Hunter played as a forward for the club. Andy made his debut in the 1879-80 FA Cup campaign - Villa’s first entry into the competition.
Andy was born in Joppa, Scotland on 1st August 1864 and was the brother of Villa legend Archie Hunter.
Andy made his debut as a 15 year old on the 13th December 1879 after Villa had signed him from Vale of Leven FC and he went on to represent the club for four successive seasons from 1879-80 to 1882-83.
Andy became Villa’s first goalscorer in the FA Cup when he netted in the 1-1 draw in the FA Cup tie with Stafford Road on Saturday, 13 December 1879. Andy was also Villa’s youngest ever goalscorer - just 15 years old.
Andy’s final game came on 3rd March 1883 having reached a career best 5th Round of the FA Cup that season before having to retire from football through illness and a thigh injury aged just 18.
Andy in a tragic twist of fate passed away of a heart attack on 12th June 1888 aged just 23 after emigrating to Australia. His older brother Archie would similarly suffer a heart attack less than two years later on 4th January 1890 in the 7-0 loss to Everton during which he suffered the heart attack having been believed at half time to have just fainted.