Geoff Hunter (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geoffrey Hunter | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 3 June 2022 (aged 62) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1976 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1979 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 1979–1981 | Crewe Alexandra | 87 | (8) |
| 1981–1987 | Port Vale | 221 | (15) |
| 1987–1991 | Wrexham | 122 | (14) |
| Total | 430 | (37) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Geoffrey Hunter (27 October 1959 – 1 June 2022) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder. In a twelve-year career in the Football League, he played 507 league and cup games, scoring 40 goals.
He turned professional at Manchester United at the age of 17, then switched to Crewe Alexandra in 1979. He spent two seasons at Crewe, making 87 league appearances and winning a Player of the Year award, before he went to Port Vale for a £15,000 fee in August 1981. He helped the club to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1982–83 and was also named in the PFA Team of the Year. He helped the club to promotion out of the fourth tier again in 1985–86. After 221 league appearances for the "Valiants", he was allowed to sign with Wrexham in May 1987. He spent four years with the Welsh club, playing 122 league games, before he retired in 1991.