The first and last England amateur international caps awarded to the Rev. K.R.G. Hunt of Oxford University, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Corinthians,

The first and last England amateur international caps awarded to the Rev. K.R.G. Hunt of Oxford University, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Corinthians, two rose coloured caps bearing a rose emblem, the debut cap inscribed E v I 1906-7, the final cap inscribed E v F, 1919-20; sold with a cigarette card featuring the Rev. Hunt (3) The 1906-07 Ireland match is only the third fully recognised England amateur international match. The game was played at Dalymount Park, Dublin, 15th December 1006. Kenneth Hunt was still an undergraduate at Oxford University at the time of selection. The following year he began playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers. In 1908 he was a member of the gold medal winning Great Britain football team at the London 1908 Olympic Games. In 1909 he became a Clergyman and was ordained as a Deacon in the Church of England. The Rev Hunt also won two full senior caps for England and competed at a second Olympic Games at Antwerp in 1920. The last of his 16 England international caps was awarded for the match v France played in Rouen 5th April 1920. England won the game 5-0. Provenance: Consigned from the Bryan Horsnell Collection (lots 587 to 804).