[3][4] His first senior club at the end of World War I was Newcastle United, but before playing a first-team match he then signed for Motherwell while still registered as a Newcastle player; however it was decided that the transfer was acceptable with no fee due.
[2][5] Hunter soon moved on to Falkirk at the end of 1919, spending the next four years with the Bairns[3] and being selected twice for the Scottish Football League XI in 1923.
[6][4] In January 1924 he returned to Newcastle for a free of £3,500[5] with the club anticipating the need to replace defender Frank Hudspeth who was then 33, but the veteran played on for several more years.
[2] Hunter served as back-up until 1925, with a high asking price deterring clubs in Britain; instead he moved away to play in the American Soccer League with New Bedford Whalers,[5][4][7] where he played until 1930.
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