Phil Gunter

Philip Edward Gunter (6 January 1932 – 13 July 2007) was an English footballer who played for Portsmouth and Aldershot.

Phil Gunter

Personal information
Full name	Philip Edward Gunter
Date of birth	(1932-01-06)6 January 1932
Place of birth	Portsmouth, England
Date of death	13 July 2007(2007-07-13) (aged 75)[1]
Place of death	Australia[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1951–1964	Portsmouth	321	(2)
1964–1966	Aldershot	78	(8)
Total		399	(10)
International career
1952	England B	1	(0)
1954	England U23	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Gunter spent most of his career with Portsmouth, making over 300 league appearances for the club between 1951 and 1964. He finished his career with Aldershot.

Gunter also represented his country at an international level, playing once each for England B and England under-23s.^[3][4]

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, who also played in the English Football League.^[1]