Robert Rex Hunt (born 1 October 1942) is an English former

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who played as a forward in

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Career

Born in

Colchester Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian. Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colch ...

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, Hunt began his career with hometown club

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

in 1959, where he made 149 league appearances, scoring 81 goals. He was signed by

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...

in 1964 where he spent two season, scoring 10 goals in 40 league appearances. Hunt holds the record for the most goals in a Football League season for the U's, notching up 39 goals in one campaign. He formed a partnership with Martyn King, the two strikers regularly scoring over 20 goals a season during their time with the club. In 2008, Hunt was inducted into the Colchester United Hall of Fame. He moved to

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in 1966, scoring 13 in 43 league games, before moving to

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...

, with a record of just four goals in 26 appearances between 1968 and 1971, although he was part of the

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winning team of 1967–68. His next club was

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in ...

. During his time with Charlton, he scored 11 goals in 36 league games, and was also loaned to former club Northampton, where he scored three goals in five games. He left Charlton for

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in 1973 where he spent one year, making 16 appearances and scoring three goals. He finished his career with Maidstone United.

Honours

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* Football League Fourth Division Runner-up (1): 1961–62 ;

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Winner (1): 1967–68

Outside football

After retiring, Hunt worked in the commercial department at Colchester United. Hunt stood as an independent candidate in the 2012 elections to Colchester Council. He campaigned against the Council's proposed closure of Joyce Brooks House, a

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complex he currently lives in. He reached second place in the polls, receiving 194 votes, but failed to overtake the Labour incumbent Tina Dopson, who was re-elected with 926 votes.Results - Borough elections - Thursday 3 May 2012
, Colchester Borough Council website, 5 May 2012

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Bobby 1942 births Living people English footballers Sportspeople from Colchester Association football forwards Charlton Athletic F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Reading F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. (1897) players English Football League players Colchester United F.C. non-playing staff