Anthony (Tony) Hunston was an

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who played for Brooklyn F.C. As an international he also played for the

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Career

Hunston is listed as having started his football career with

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before moving to Brooklyn where he is recorded as scoring one goal in the 1923–24 season. Hunston also represented Leinster at inter-provincial level. He made his international debut for the

on 16 June 1924 in a friendly against the

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. This game would be the Irish Free State's first-ever international match on home turf. A crowd of just under 4,000 spectators at

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in Dublin witnessed Ed Brooks score a hat-trick in a 3–1 win for the home side. This would be Hunston's only cap for Ireland at senior level; he was subsequently selected to play for Ireland against

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in April 1927 but was forced to withdraw after sustaining an injury days before the match.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huntson, Tony League of Ireland players Irish Free State men's association footballers Men's association football players not categorized by position Irish Free State men's international footballers 1902 births 1970 deaths