Thomas Hunt was a footballer, born in West Bromwich in 1908 and died in West Bromwich in 1975.Canary Citizens, p.180 Hunt played as a centre-forward for

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and scored in nine of his first ten starts. Hunt played in Norwich's club-record victory, 10–2 over

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,Canary Citizens, p.265. on 15 March 1930, scoring five goals. The half-time score was 4–0, meaning the 8,230 supporters saw eight second half goals Hunt was the subject of a contractual wrangle between Norwich and

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, with the latter claiming he was "their" player, on loan at Norwich. "The City Directors and Supporters got together to buy him back but he did not reproduce his early brilliance". When his playing career ended in 1932, he went on to work in the steel industry.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Thomas 1908 births 1975 deaths Footballers from West Bromwich English men's footballers Norwich City F.C. players Men's association football players not categorized by position