Alexander Forrest Hunter (1898 – 1981) was a Scottish

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who played as a full back (comfortable in either the right or left berth) for Hamilton Academical,

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and Bo'ness . Between 1921 and 1928 he played 200 times for hometown club Hamilton,Hunter, Sandy (1921)
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's top division throughout the period. He served a brief loan at Dumbarton in 1926 which consisted of one appearance in the Scottish Cup. After moving to ''Accies Lanarkshire derby rivals Motherwell in a swap deal involving winger Frank Wilson, Hunter was a regular in the defence for two seasons in which the club finished second then third in the league table, and took part in the

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which the ''Steelmen'' lost to

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after a replay, having led in the first match until the final minute, and was praised in press reports for his performance in both games. Technically he was also a member of the squad that won the league title in 1931–32, but he had fallen out favour at Fir Park and made only one appearance in that campaign before moving on to second-level Bo'ness mid-season; he then returned to Hamilton for a second spell as a veteran in a back-up role.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter, Sandy 1898 births 1981 deaths Date of death unknown Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire Scottish Junior Football Association players Men's association football defenders Larkhall Thistle F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Bo'ness F.C. players Scottish Football League players