Ernie Hunt was an English football player. He was born in Swindon on 17 March, 1943. He was working for British Rail when he was spotted by Swindon Town F.C. He also played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Everton before joining Coventry City. See also Rail transport in Great Britain, National Rail, Network Rail This article is about the defunct entity "British Railways" Swindon Town Football Club is an English football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, who currently play in League One. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip is an association football club based in Coventry,
Hunt scored 45 goals in 146 league games for the Coventry City. He is world famed for the 'donkey kick' goal against Everton in 1970, when Willie Carr took a free kick by gripping the ball between his ankles and flicking it up for Ernie to volley home. William McInanny Carr (born 6 January 1950 in Glasgow) is a former Scottish international footballer. Luckily the match was televised on Match of the Day for the world to enjoy as at the end of the season the move was banned. Match of the Day (sometimes abbreviated as MOTD) is the BBC 's main football Television programme As it was the flick-up which made the goal unique, it is known as the "Willie Carr goal" even though it was scored by Ernie.
Ernie ended his football career with Bristol City. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol England, (the other being arch rivals Bristol Rovers)
Ernie now lives in Gloucester.
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