Geoff Hurst

English footballer (born 1941)

Geoff Hurst (born 8 December 1941) is an English retired professional footballer. He was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire and moved to Chelmsford, Essex when he was eight. He played football for West Ham United F.C. over 400 times. He also played for the England national football team and scored a hat trick (three goals) in the 1966 World Cup final which England won 4–2.

Sir
Geoff Hurst
MBE
Hurst signing autographs outside Upton Park in 2008
Personal information
Full name Geoffrey Charles Hurst[1]
Date of birth (1941-12-08) 8 December 1941 (age 83)[2]
Place of birth Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Height 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1957–1959 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1972 West Ham United 411 (180)
1972–1975 Stoke City 108 (30)
1973Cape Town City (loan) 6 (5)
1975–1976 West Bromwich Albion 10 (2)
1976 Cork Celtic 3 (3)
1976 Seattle Sounders 23 (8)
1976–1979 Telford United
Total 561 (228)
National team
1959 England youth 6 (0)
1963–1964 England U23 4 (1)
1966–1972[4] England 49 (24)
1966–1972 The Football League XI 7 (4)
Teams managed
1976–1979 Telford United
1979–1981 Chelsea
1982–1984 Kuwait SC
Honours
Men's football
Representing  England
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1966 England
UEFA European Championship
Third place 1968 Italy

Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1962Essex
Only First-class30 May 1962 Essex v Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 0*
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricInfo, 21 October 2016
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics

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Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
EnglandLeague
1959–60 West Ham United First Division 3 0
1960–61 6 0
1961–62 24 1
1962–63 27 13
1963–64 37 14
1964–65 42 17
1965–66 39 23
1966–67 41 29
1967–68 38 19
1968–69 42 25
1969–70 39 16
1970–71 39 15
1971–72 34 8
1972–73 Stoke City First Division 38 10
1973–74 35 12
1974–75 35 8
1975–76 West Bromwich Albion Second Division 10 2
United StatesLeague
1976 Seattle Sounders North American Soccer League 24 9
Country England 529 212
United States 24 9
Total 553 221

International career statistics

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England national team
YearAppsGoals
1966 11 7
1967 6 2
1968 6 2
1969 8 7
1970 11 3
1971 6 3
1972 1 0
Total 49 24

References

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  1. "Geoff Hurst". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ,. Who's Who. Vol. 2015 (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)  
  3. "Geoff Hurst". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. "Geoffrey Charles 'Geoff' Hurst – Goals in International Matches". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013.
  5. "Geoffrey Charles 'Geoff' Hurst - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.