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.
.jpg) Hurst signing autographs outside Upton Park in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geoffrey Charles Hurst[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1941[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Ashton-under-Lyne, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)[3] | ||
| Playing position | 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) |
| 1973 | → Cape 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 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | |||
| 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 States | League | |||
| 1976 | Seattle Sounders | North American Soccer League | 24 | 9 |
| Country | England | 529 | 212 | |
| United States | 24 | 9 | ||
| Total | 553 | 221 | ||
International career statistics
| England national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1966 | 11 | 7 |
| 1967 | 6 | 2 |
| 1968 | 6 | 2 |
| 1969 | 8 | 7 |
| 1970 | 11 | 3 |
| 1971 | 6 | 3 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 24 |
Geoff Hurst Media
Hurst's trading card from the Mexico 70 series issued by Panini.
World Cup Sculpture – Hurst second from left
A model shirt bearing Hurst's name at the London Stadium
References
- ↑ "Geoff Hurst". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ ,. ukwhoswho.com. Who's Who. Vol. 2015 (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc.
- ↑ "Geoff Hurst". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ Geoffrey Charles 'Geoff' Hurst – Goals in International Matches. The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/hurst-intlg.html.
- ↑ "Geoffrey Charles 'Geoff' Hurst - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.
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