Jack Hunter

“ A good shot at goal with few equals in kicking from the corner flag…”

1851-1903

Sheffield Heely

Providence F.C

The Wednesday

Zulus*

Blackburn Olympic

Blackburn Rovers

Nether Hallamer, Half-Back Jack was one of the early games true innovators, coaching his…

Blackburn Olympic

…team in 1883 to become the first professional side to get their hands on the F.A Cup at the expense of those…

Old Etonians

…taking his motley crew of working men to Blackpool before the Final, for an unheard of couple of days of relaxation before taking on the perennially relaxed Public School boys…

“…15 years at Football & got the English Cup at the finish…! ”

…after which an Amateur team never gets its moneyed mitts on the famous ‘Little Tin Icon’ again…

Jack’s sorry International Years, here…