During his time on the List he was based in Leicester, where he worked as a university lecturer.
[1] He refereed regularly abroad, including two European Championships qualifying games - the Netherlands against Switzerland on 28 March 1979,[2] and the USSR versus Portugal on 27 April 1983.
[3] He also took charge of the FIFA World Cup qualifying match for the 1982 tournament between Nigeria and Tunisia on 12 July 1980.
[4] Domestically, he was appointed to Home International Championship matches, such as the meeting between Northern Ireland and Scotland at Windsor Park, Belfast, on 28 April 1982.
[5] Outside football, Hunting is a freemason, one of five said to have refereed the FA Cup Final.