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Geoff Hurst

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
Geoff Hurst (2).jpg
Hurst signing autographs outside Upton Park in 2008
Personal information
Full nameGeoffrey Charles Hurst[1]
Date of birth8 December 1941 (aged 84)
Place of birthAshton-under-Lyne, England
Height5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)[2]
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1957–1959West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1958–1972West Ham United411(180)
1972–1975Stoke City108(30)
1973→ Cape Town City (loan)6(5)
1975–1976West Bromwich Albion10(2)
1976Cork Celtic3(3)
1976Seattle Sounders23(8)
1976–1979Telford United
Total561(228)
National team
1959England youth6(0)
1963–1964England U234(1)
1966–1972[3]England49(24)
1966–1972The Football League XI7(4)
Teams managed
1976–1979Telford United
1979–1981Chelsea
1982–1984Kuwait SC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4][5]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Ham United 1959–60 First Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
1960–61 First Division 6 0 0 0 0 0 — 6 0
1961–62 First Division 24 1 1 0 2 0 — 27 1
1962–63 First Division 27 13 0 0 2 2 — 29 15
1963–64 First Division 37 14 7 7 6 5 — 50 26
1964–65 First Division 42 17 1 2 1 0 10[a] 1 54 20
1965–66 First Division 39 23 4 4 10 11 6[b] 2 59 40
1966–67 First Division 41 29 2 3 6 9 — 49 41
1967–68 First Division 38 19 3 1 3 5 — 44 25
1968–69 First Division 42 25 3 2 3 4 — 48 31
1969–70 First Division 39 16 1 0 2 2 — 42 18
1970–71 First Division 39 15 0 0 2 0 — 41 15
1971–72 First Division 34 8 4 4 10 4 — 48 16
Total 411 180 26 23 47 42 16 3 500 248
Stoke City 1971–72 First Division 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1972–73 First Division 38 10 0 0 3 2 2[c] 1 43 13
1973–74 First Division 35 12 1 0 4 1 5[d] 2 45 15
1974–75 First Division 35 8 1 0 4 3 1[c] 0 38 8
Total 108 30 3 0 11 6 8 3 130 39
Cape Town City (loan) 1972–73 NFL 6 5 0 0 0 0 — 6 5
West Bromwich Albion 1975–76 Second Division 10 2 0 0 2 0 — 12 2
Cork Celtic 1975–76 League of Ireland 3 3 0 0 — — 3 3
Seattle Sounders 1976 NASL 23 8 — — — 23 8
Career total 561 228 29 23 60 48 24 6 674 299
  1. ↑ Nine appearances and goal in European Cup Winner's Cup and one appearance in Charity Shield
  2. ↑ Appearances in European Cup Winner's Cup
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. ↑ Two appearances in the Texaco Cup and three appearances and two goals in Watney Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
England 1966 11 7
1967 6 2
1968 6 2
1969 8 7
1970 11 3
1971 6 3
1972 1 0
Total 49 24
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hurst goal.
List of international goals scored by Geoff Hurst[7][8][9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 April 1966 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Scotland 1–0 4–3 1965–66 British Home Championship
2 23 July 1966 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Argentina 1–0 1–0 1966 FIFA World Cup
3 30 July 1966 Wembley Stadium, London, England  West Germany 1–1 4–2 (a.e.t) 1966 FIFA World Cup Final
4 3–2
5 4–2
6 16 November 1966 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Wales 1–0 5–1 1966–67 British Home Championship
7 2–0
8 15 April 1967 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Scotland 2–3 2–3 1966–67 British Home Championship
9 22 November 1967 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Northern Ireland 1–0 2–0 1967–68 British Home Championship
10 8 June 1968 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy  USSR 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1968
11 11 December 1968 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Bulgaria 1–1 1–1 Friendly
12 12 March 1969 Wembley Stadium, London, England  France 2–0 5–0 Friendly
13 3–0
14 5–0
15 3 May 1969 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 3–1 3–1 1968–69 British Home Championship
16 10 May 1969 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Scotland 2–0 4–1 1968–69 British Home Championship
17 3–1
18 8 June 1969 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay  Uruguay 2–1 2–1 Friendly
19 25 February 1970 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Belgium 2–0 3–1 Friendly
20 21 April 1970 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Northern Ireland 2–1 3–1 1969–70 British Home Championship
21 2 June 1970 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico [[File:{{{flag alias-1965}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Romania 1–0 1–0 1970 FIFA World Cup
22 21 April 1971 Wembley Stadium, London, England  Greece 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 1972 qualification
23 13 October 1971 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland  Switzerland 1–0 3–2 UEFA Euro 1972 qualification
24 1 December 1971 Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens, Greece  Greece 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1972 qualification

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Chelsea[10] 13 September 1979 23 April 1981 84 35 20 29 41.7
Total 84 35 20 29 41.7

Honours

West Ham

England

Individual

Orders

Geoff Hurst Media

References

  1. ↑ "Geoff Hurst". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ↑ "Geoff Hurst". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Geoffrey Charles 'Geoff' Hurst – Goals in International Matches. The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/hurst-intlg.html. 
  4. ↑ Geoff Hurst at the English National Football Archive (subscription needed)
  5. ↑ "Sir Geoff Hurst".
  6. ↑ Hurst, Geoff at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. ↑ "Hurst, Geoff". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "England – International Results 1960–1969 – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "England – International Results 1970–1979 – Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  10. ↑ Geoff Hurst management career statistics at Soccerbase
  11. ↑ "West Ham United 3 Preston North End 2". WHUFC. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "1964/65 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  13. ↑ "TSV Munchen 0-2 West Ham, European Cup Winners Cup final 1964-65". West Ham Stats. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "English League Cup Statistics". WorldFootball.net. 29 March 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  15. ↑ Rob Moore; Karel Stokkermans (21 January 2011). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "ERIC BATTY'S WORLD XI – THE SIXTIES". Retrieved 12 May 2016
  17. ↑ "1968 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. 1 April 2011. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7bd1acdd1f-b4b923dfd47f-1000--euro-1968-team-of-the-tournament/?iv=true. Retrieved 14 May 2020. 
  18. ↑ "1969-1970 British Team of the Season". BigSoccer. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  19. ↑ No. 47888. 26 June 1979. p. 9. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47888/supplement/9 
  20. ↑ No. 55155. 15 June 1998. p. 2. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/55155/supplement/2 



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