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A defender most comfortable at right back but capable of filling on on the left, Hunt’s consistent performances in Richie Wellens’ League Two championship winning season of 2019/2020 made him a firm favourite with Town fans and led to him finishing third in the player of the season poll behind Eoin Doyle and Anthony Grant, despite the mid-season arrival of Paul Caddis shifting him to the left hand flank. Signed on a two-year contract from Oldham in the summer of 2019, Hunt had previously played under Wellens at Oldham and before that, had come through the academy at Brighton. The 2020/21 season was a more chastening one for both Town and Hunt - with injury issues and competition from Caddis, Akin Odimayo and - briefly - Kieron Freeman, he was restricted to twelve starts in the league as Town were relegated, including being substituted in the 37th minute of a 3-0 home defeat against Accrington and being red carded against Milton Keynes in December for a bad tackle. On Town’s return to League Two, Hunt was one of the eight players who stuck with the club through the summer’s ownership struggle, showing up for training without pay and without any certainty over the club’s future. His loyalty was rewarded with a regular role in the first team, although again he had competition at right back from Kaine Kesler-Hayden and at left back from Ellis Iandolo, leading to occasional appearances at centre back in a three. Whilst injury cut his season short before the playoffs, he still made 44 appearances in all competitions and returned to being Town’s Mr. Reliable. PLAYING RECORD:
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