Editing Roger Hunt (section)

{{short description|English footballer (1938–2021)}}
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| name = Roger Hunt <br /> <small>{{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=90%|commas=on|MBE}}</small>
| image = Roger Hunt.jpg
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| caption = Hunt in 2006
| full_name = 
| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|7|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Culcheth and Glazebury|Glazebury]], [[Lancashire]],<ref name="River Mersey 1974">Being north of the River Mersey, Glazebury was in Lancashire before 1 April 1974. <!--Please do not change--></ref> England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|9|27|1938|7|20|df=y}}
| death_place = England
| height = 
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = Croft Youth Club
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| clubs1 = [[Warrington Town F.C.|Stockton Heath]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 
| clubs2 = [[Devizes Town F.C.|Devizes Town]]
| caps2 = 
| goals2 = 
| years3 = 
| clubs3 = [[Warrington Town F.C.|Stockton Heath]]
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| goals3 = 
| years4 = 1958–1969
| clubs4 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| caps4 = 404
| goals4 = 244
| years5 = 1969–1972
| clubs5 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
| caps5 = 76
| goals5 = 24
| years6 = 1971
| clubs6 = → [[Hellenic F.C.|Hellenic]] (loan)
| caps6 = 6
| goals6 = 4
| totalcaps = 486
| totalgoals = 272
| nationalyears1 = 1962–1969
| nationalteam1 = [[England national football team|England]]
| nationalcaps1 = 34
| nationalgoals1 = 18
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
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{{Medal|Comp|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966 England]]|}}
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'''Roger Hunt''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (20 July 1938 – 27 September 2021) was an English professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]].

Eleven years with [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], he was the [[List of Liverpool F.C. records and statistics#Top goalscorers|club's record goalscorer]] with 285 goals until being overtaken by [[Ian Rush]]. Nonetheless, Hunt remains Liverpool's record league goalscorer with 244 goals. Under [[Bill Shankly]], Hunt won two [[List of English football champions|league title]]s and an [[FA Cup]]. In August 1964 he also scored the first ever goal seen on the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Match of the Day]]''. Regarded as one of Liverpool's greatest ever players, Hunt is referred to as ''Sir Roger'' by the club's fans, ranking 13th on the [[100 Players Who Shook the Kop]], an official fan poll.

Hunt was a member of the [[England national football team|England national team]] which won the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]], playing in all England's six games, [[Scoring in association football|scoring]] three times. Hunt was inducted into the [[English Football Hall of Fame]] in 2006.