Fergus Hunt

Who is Fergus Hunt?

Fergus Hunt was an English footballer, who played as a striker or right-winger.

Hunt started his career with Mexborough before he joined Second Division Middlesbrough Ironopolis in 1893, playing there for a single season and scoring 5 goals in 11 appearances; however, in the summer of 1894 Ironopolis were forced to disband after they were made homeless. Hunt spent a year out of the game before joining Darwen in 1895, and was an instant hit, being the club's top goalscorer in 1895-96 and 1896-97, scoring 27 goals in 57 league matches.

In May 1897 Hunt joined fellow Second Division side Woolwich Arsenal, and was just as successful as he had been at Darwen; he was Arsenal's top scorer with fifteen in both 1897-98 and 1898-99, as Arsenal finished fifth and seventh respectively. However, after Arsenal signed Frank Lloyd in the summer of 1899, Hunt had to be content with sharing his first-team place, and lost his form. In the summer of 1900, unhappy with his situation at Arsenal, he left to join Southern League West Ham United, and spent two seasons there.

In October 1902 he rejoined Woolwich Arsenal, but was unable to recapture his old form and only played three games before moving on to another Southern League club, Fulham, eight months after returning. Together in both spells, he scored 35 goals for Arsenal in 81 appearances. He later played for Burton United and then Shildon Athletic before retiring in 1907.