Roger Hunt

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Birthdate: 20.07.1938
Birthplace: Golborne, England
Other clubs: Bolton
Bought from: Local
Signed for LFC: £0 Professional July 1958
International debut: 04.04.1962 vs. Austria
International caps: England 34/18
Liverpool debut: 09.09.1959
Debut goal: 09.09.1959
Contract expiry: 1969
LFC league games/goals: 404 / 245
Total LFC games/goals: 492 / 286

Player Notes:
Roger Hunt joined Liverpool after serving in the air force. He made his debut against Scunthorpe at Anfield in the absence of Billy Liddell. Roger had only played 5 reserve matches but he played like a seasoned pro, scoring with a great shot from outside the penalty area which went in off the bar. Hunt's partnership with Hickson worked well, but when Ian St John arrived in promotion season 1961/62, Hunt started to fire on all cylinders. He scored no less than 41 goals in 41 league matches, including 5 hat-tricks. Hunt made his England debut that spring and went with the team to the World cup in 1962, but did not play a single match. Better was to come four years later when Hunt played all 6 games, scoring 3 goals, when England won the world cup.

Hunt was Liverpool's top goalscorer 8 years in a row from 1962-1969 and on the 18th of January 1969 he broke Gordon Hodgson's scoring record for Liverpool. His league tally of 245 goals is still a LFC record. Hunt was a perfect striker. He was quick, strong, skilful and possessed a rocket of a shot. He never gave up and worked his socks off for the team. Hunt was finally knighted in 2000, though he observed it was just being made official as he had been called "Sir Roger", by the Kop for a quarter of a century.