Geoff Hurst

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Geoff Hurst
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Personal information
Full name Geoffrey Charles Hurst
Date of birth (1941-12-08) 8 December 1941 (age 81)
Place of birth Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
Position(s) Striker (retired)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959-1972
1972-1975
1975-1976
1976
West Ham United
Stoke City
West Bromwich Albion
Seattle Sounders
National team
1966-1972 England
Teams managed
1979-1981 Chelsea
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

Club career statistics[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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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[change | change source]

  1. "Geoffrey Charles 'Geoff' Hurst - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.