| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Hunt | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-06-09)9 June 1970 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | West Thurrock,Essex, England | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Kettering Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Newcastle United | 43 | (11) |
| 1993 | →West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 9 | (9) |
| 1993–1998 | West Bromwich Albion | 202 | (67) |
| 1998–2000 | Charlton Athletic | 86 | (35) |
| Total | 341 | (124) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andrew Hunt (born 9 June 1970) is an English former professionalfootballer who played as astriker.
Born inWest Thurrock,Essex, Hunt started his career innon-league football, whilst training in business and tourism management, withKing's Lynn andKettering Town before being signed by then managerJim Smith forNewcastle United in early 1991. Smith departed soon after, and Hunt continued to play under his successorOssie Ardiles.
However, this was not a successful time for the Magpies, who had fallen into the Second Division in 1989 and failed to make even the playoffs in the1990-91 season. Ardiles reshaped the side for the1991–92 season by drafting in more young players and adopting a very attacking style of football, but things failed to improve and by the end of October in 1991 the Magpies were bottom of the Second Division.
Ardiles was sacked on 5 February 1992 and replaced byKevin Keegan, who choseDavid Kelly andMicky Quinn as his first choice attacking force. Hunt was on the sidelines for much of the next 12 months before departing toWest Bromwich Albion, where Ardiles was now the manager. Hunt scored a hat-trick on his home debut for Albion in March 1993 against Brighton.[1] He scored the first goal in theSecond Division play-off final in 1993 atWembley as West Brom beatPort Vale 3–0 to gain promotion.
Hunt was a regular over the next five seasons, creating an effective partnership withBob Taylor, but West Brom failed to gain another promotion. In 1998, he joinedCharlton Athletic, who had just been promoted to thePremier League, on a free transfer. A highlight in his first season at Charlton was scoring twice as they drew 2-2 away atTottenham Hotspur,[2] however Charlton were relegated at the end of the season.[3] In his second season Hunt scored twenty four goals as Charlton wonDivision One to win promotion back to the Premiership, scoring three hat-tricks in the process againstNorwich City andStockport County (twice).[4][5][6] However, after scoring in what turned out to be his final game for Charlton againstCoventry City[7] he retired early from football during the2000–01 season due tochronic fatigue syndrome. Hunt returned to Charlton briefly in 2003 to try to earn another contract, and played in three reserve games, but was not offered a contract.[citation needed]
Hunt now runs the Belize Jungle Dome and Green Dragon Adventure Travel, a pair ofadventure travel companies inBelize, with his wife, formerMTV presenterSimone Angel.
West Brom
Charlton Athletic
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