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Anthony Hunston
Personal information
Full name Anthony Hunston
Date of birth September 1902
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Date of death September 16, 1970
Place of death Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Inside-right
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
c. 1924 Brooklyn F.C.
International career
1924 Irish Free State 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony (Tony) Hunston was an Irish footballer who played for Brooklyn F.C. As an international he also played for the Irish Free State.

Career

Hunston is listed as having scored one goal for Brooklyn in the 1923–24 season. [1] He made his international debut for the Irish Free State on 16 June 1924 in a friendly against the United States. This game would be the Irish Free State's first-ever international match on home turf. A crowd of just under 4,000 spectators at Dalymount Park in Dublin witnessed Ed Brooks score a hat-trick in a 3–1 win for the home side. [2] This would be Hunston's only cap for Ireland at senior level.

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References

  1. "League Ireland Goalscorers 1922–23" (PDF). Historical Lineups. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. "Republic of Ireland v USA, 16 June 1924". 11v11. Retrieved 1 October 2019.