Gerry Hitchens was an international footballer who represented England 7 times scoring 5 goals. His first cap was against Mexico on 10th May 1961 at 26 years old, and his last was vs Brazil on 10th June 1962 aged 27. Hitchens, born on 8th October 1934, in Rawnsley, Staffordshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 795 and played as a Centre Forward for his country.
Gerry Hitchens - 7 caps (5 goals)
- Full Name: Gerald Archibald Hitchens
- Born: 8th October 1934, Rawnsley, Staffordshire
- Died: 13th April 1983, Hope, Wales aged 48
- England Career: 1961 - 1962
- Positions whilst with England: Centre Forward
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Aston Villa (3) & Inter Milan (4)
- FA Legacy Number: 795
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Mexico (FR) on 10th May 1961 aged 26 years, 7 months, 2 days - Last Cap: v
Brazil (WCF) on 10th June 1962 aged 27 years, 8 months, 2 days - First Goal: v Mexico (FR) on 10th May 1961 aged 26 years, 7 months, 2 days
- Career Length: 1 year, 31 days
- Starts: 7
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 7
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 5
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup FinalsWCF
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Neutral
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 4
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Centre Forward
- 7
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 7
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Walter Winterbottom- 7
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Jimmy Armfield
- 7 Matches
- Bobby Charlton
- 7 Matches
- Ron Flowers
- 7 Matches
- Johnny Haynes
- 7 Matches
- Ron Springett
- 7 Matches
- Bryan Douglas
- 6 Matches
- Jimmy Greaves
- 6 Matches
- Ray Wilson
- 4 Matches
- Peter Swan
- 4 Matches
- Maurice Norman
- 3 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 22 sources from 7 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- BRA, 1 - 3, 10th Jun 1962 (WCF)
Inter Milan, Cap: 7.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 2 days. 
HUN, 1 - 2, 31st May 1962 (WCF) Inter Milan, Cap: 6.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 23 days.
PER, 4 - 0, 20th May 1962 (FR) Inter Milan, Cap: 5.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 12 days.
SUI, 3 - 1, 9th May 1962 (FR) Inter Milan, Cap: 4.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 1 day.
AUT, 1 - 3, 27th May 1961 (FR) Aston Villa, Cap: 3.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 19 days.
ITA, 3 - 2, 24th May 1961 (FR) Aston Villa, Cap: 2.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 16 days.- MEX, 8 - 0, 10th May 1961 (FR) Aston Villa, Cap: 1.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 2 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.