Geoff Hurst

Sir
Geoff Hurst
MBE

Hurst signing autographs outside Upton Park in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Geoffrey Charles Hurst
Date of birth	(1941-12-08) 8 December 1941
Place of birth	Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Height	5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)
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)
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	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 1968 Italy
Cricket information Batting Right-handed Role Wicket-keeper Domestic team information Years Team 1962 Essex Only First-class 30 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

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

Club statistics			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