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 Hurst signing autographs outside Upton Park in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geoffrey Charles Hurst | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashton-under-Lyne, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) | ||
| 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 | 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 | |||
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.
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