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Geoff Hurst

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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 84)
Place of birth Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Height 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)[2]
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)
International career
1959 England youth 6 (0)
1963–1964 England U23 4 (1)
1966–1972[3] England 49 (24)
1966–1972 The Football League XI 7 (4)
Managerial career
1976–1979 Telford United
1979–1981 Chelsea
1982–1984 Kuwait SC
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  England
FIFA World Cup
Winner1966 England
UEFA European Championship
Third place1968 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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4][5]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 1959–60 First Division 30000030
1960–61 First Division 60000060
1961–62 First Division 2411020271
1962–63 First Division 271300222915
1963–64 First Division 371477655026
1964–65 First Division 4217121010[a]15420
1965–66 First Division 39234410116[b]25940
1966–67 First Division 412923694941
1967–68 First Division 381931354425
1968–69 First Division 422532344831
1969–70 First Division 391610224218
1970–71 First Division 391500204115
1971–72 First Division 348441044816
Total 41118026234742163500248
Stoke City 1971–72 First Division 0010000010
1972–73 First Division 381000322[c]14313
1973–74 First Division 351210415[d]24515
1974–75 First Division 35810431[c]0388
Total 10830301168313039
Cape Town City (loan) 1972–73 NFL 65000065
West Bromwich Albion 1975–76 Second Division 1020020122
Cork Celtic 1975–76 League of Ireland 330033
Seattle Sounders 1976 NASL 238238
Career total 56122829236048246674299
  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. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. Two appearances in the Texaco Cup and three appearances and two goals in Watney Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 1966117
196762
196862
196987
1970113
197163
197210
Total4924
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
12 April 1966Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Scotland1–04–31965–66 British Home Championship
223 July 1966Wembley Stadium, London, England Argentina1–01–01966 FIFA World Cup
330 July 1966Wembley Stadium, London, England West Germany1–14–2 (a.e.t)1966 FIFA World Cup Final
43–2
54–2
616 November 1966Wembley Stadium, London, England Wales1–05–11966–67 British Home Championship
72–0
815 April 1967Wembley Stadium, London, England Scotland2–32–31966–67 British Home Championship
922 November 1967Wembley Stadium, London, England Northern Ireland1–02–01967–68 British Home Championship
108 June 1968Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy Soviet Union2–02–0UEFA Euro 1968
1111 December 1968Wembley Stadium, London, England Bulgaria1–11–1Friendly
1212 March 1969Wembley Stadium, London, England France2–05–0Friendly
133–0
145–0
153 May 1969Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland3–13–11968–69 British Home Championship
1610 May 1969Wembley Stadium, London, England Scotland2–04–11968–69 British Home Championship
173–1
188 June 1969Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay2–12–1Friendly
1925 February 1970Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Belgium2–03–1Friendly
2021 April 1970Wembley Stadium, London, England Northern Ireland2–13–11969–70 British Home Championship
212 June 1970Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico Romania1–01–01970 FIFA World Cup
2221 April 1971Wembley Stadium, London, England Greece2–03–0UEFA Euro 1972 qualification
2313 October 1971St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland  Switzerland1–03–2UEFA Euro 1972 qualification
241 December 1971Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens, Greece Greece1–02–0UEFA Euro 1972 qualification

Managerial statistics

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Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Chelsea[10] 13 September 1979 23 April 1981 84352029041.7
Total 84352029041.7

West Ham

England

Individual

Orders

References

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  2. "Geoff Hurst". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  3. "Geoffrey Charles 'Geoff' Hurst – Goals in International Matches". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013.
  4. Geoff Hurst at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  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. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  18. "1969-1970 British Team of the Season". BigSoccer. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  19. "No. 47888". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1979. p. 9.
  20. "No. 55155". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 1998. p. 2.