Anthony (Tony) Hunston was an Irish footballer[1] who played for Brooklyn F.C. As an international he also played for the Irish Free State.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Hunston | ||
| Date of birth | August 12, 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | September 16, 1970 | ||
| Place of death | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) |
Inside-right Inside-left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Jacobs F.C. | |||
| c. 1924 | Brooklyn F.C. | ||
| St James's Gate F.C. | |||
| c. 1924-1927 | Chelsea F.C. | ||
| Shamrock Rovers F.C. | |||
| International career | |||
| 1924 | Irish Free State | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editHunston is listed as having started his football career with Jacobs F.C. before moving to Brooklyn where he is recorded as scoring one goal in the 1923–24 season.[2] Hunston also represented Leinster at inter-provincial level. He made his international debut for the Irish Free State[3] on 16 June 1924 in a friendly against the United States. This game would be the Irish Free State's first-ever international match on home turf. A crowd of just under 4,000 spectators at Dalymount Park in Dublin witnessed Ed Brooks score a hat-trick in a 3–1 win for the home side.[4] This would be Hunston's only cap for Ireland at senior level; he was subsequently selected to play for Ireland against Italy at Lansdowne Road in April 1927 but was forced to withdraw after sustaining an injury days before the match.
References
edit- ^ "Anthony Hunston". /eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "League Ireland Goalscorers 1922–23" (PDF). Historical Lineups. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Squad for 1924 USA home game". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland v USA, 16 June 1924". 11v11. Retrieved 1 October 2019.