Philip Edward Gunter (6 January 1932 – 13 July 2007) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played for

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in En ...

and

Aldershot Aldershot ( ) is a town in the Rushmoor district, Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme north-east corner of the county, south-west of London. The town has a population of 37,131, while the Farnborough/Aldershot built-up are ...

Career

Gunter spent most of his career with

, making over 300 league appearances for the club between 1951 and 1964. He finished his career with

. Gunter also represented his country at an international level, playing once each for England B and England under-23s.

Personal life

In the 1970s and 1980s Gunter taught PE and Games at Bedales School in Petersfield Hampshire. Gunter moved to Australia after retiring. He was the older brother of

David Gunter David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Damas ...

, who also played in the

English Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in Association football around the world, the w ...

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at Post War English & Scottish Football League Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Gunter, Phil 1932 births 2007 deaths Footballers from Portsmouth English men's footballers Men's association football defenders England men's B international footballers England men's under-23 international footballers Portsmouth F.C. players English Football League players Aldershot F.C. players 20th-century English sportsmen