John Gunter was secretary-manager of Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...

 from February 1909 to June 1910.

Following the departure of Andy Aitken

Andy Aitken (footballer born 1877)

Andy "Daddler" Aitken was one of the early game's most prominent players.After playing for local Ayrshire sides, he signed for Second Division Newcastle United in 1895, then in only their third football league season...

 to Leicester Fosse, Boro were left without a manager in name for sixteen months, and so the responsibilities of management fell to secretary John Gunter.

Gunter joined the board in 1893, after Middlesbrough had reverted to amateur status. When he took over first team affairs in 1909, he guided the team from mid-table to finish ninth. However, his reign included heavy defeats, one being 7-3 to Bradford at home on Christmas Day and a 5-0 defeat to Bury

Bury F.C.

Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...

 at home six weeks later.

He stepped down in June 1910 to be replaced by Andy Walker

Andy Walker (football manager)

Andy Walker was manager of English football team Middlesbrough F.C. from June 1910 to January 1911.Following Andy Aitken's departure in February 1909, Boro had been managed by secretary-manager John Gunter for sixteen months before Walker signed on 1910-06-27....

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