21 Facts About Roger Hunt

Roger Hunt was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.

Nonetheless, Hunt remains Liverpool's record league goalscorer with 244 goals.

Under Bill Shankly, Roger Hunt won two league titles and an FA Cup.

Roger Hunt was a member of the England national team which won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, playing in all England's six games, scoring three times.

Roger Hunt was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

Roger Hunt was signed for Liverpool by manager Phil Taylor in July 1958, joining from Stockton Heath.

Roger Hunt however was retained and was a major factor in the Reds' success in the 1960s.

Roger Hunt's goals helped propel Liverpool to a comfortable eight point title win over runners-up Leyton Orient and included five hat-tricks, coming against Leeds United, Walsall, Swansea Town, former club Bury and Middlesbrough.

Roger Hunt scored four times in a cup run that saw West Bromwich Albion, Stockport County, Bolton Wanderers, Leicester City and Chelsea all defeated as Liverpool reached the final for the first time since 1950.

Roger Hunt became Liverpool's record goalscorer on 7 November 1967 in an Inter-Cities Fairs Cup tie against TSV 1860 Munich of West Germany, in which he scored his 242nd goal for the club.

Roger Hunt held the record of scoring 100 top-flight goals in fewer games than any player in Liverpool history, until Mohamed Salah reached the milestone in one game less in September 2021.

Roger Hunt retired in 1972, and had a testimonial with Liverpool in April 1972, attended by 56,000 people.

Roger Hunt was capped 34 times for his country, with his debut given to him by Walter Winterbottom whilst he was still a Second Division player on 4 April 1962, in a friendly against Austria at Wembley.

Roger Hunt was part of the England squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile, but was not selected to play.

Roger Hunt was one of three forwards selected for the tournament.

Roger Hunt initially partnered Tottenham Hotspur striker Jimmy Greaves up front, but following a leg injury to Greaves he played alongside Geoff Hurst of West Ham United.

Roger Hunt continued to be known as "Sir" Roger Hunt by the Liverpool supporters, despite the absence of a formal knighthood.

Roger Hunt was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006, recognising his achievements in the English game.

Roger Hunt was voted at number 13 by Liverpool fans on the official Liverpool Football Club in the 100 Players Who Shook The Kop poll, in 2006.

Roger Hunt was married in 1959 to Patricia O'Brien and they had two children.

Roger Hunt lived with his second wife Rowan, near Warrington.