Geoff Hurst was an international footballer who represented England 49 times scoring 24 goals. His first cap was against West Germany on 23rd February 1966 at 24 years old, and his last was vs West Germany on 29th April 1972 aged 30. Hurst, born on 8th December 1941, in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, has a FA Legacy Number of 843 and played as a Centre Forward for his country.
Geoff Hurst - 49 caps (24 goals)
- Full Name: Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst
- Born: 8th December 1941, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire
- England Career: 1966 - 1972
- Positions whilst with England: Centre Forward
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: West Ham United (49)
- FA Legacy Number: 843
- Scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World cup final ironically he would not have played if Jimmy Greaves was not injured.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
West Germany (FR) on 23rd February 1966 aged 24 years, 2 months, 15 days - Last Cap: v West Germany (ECQ) on 29th April 1972 aged 30 years, 4 months, 21 day
- First Goal: v
Scotland (HC) on 2nd April 1966 aged 24 years, 3 months, 25 days - Career Length: 6 years, 64 days
- Starts: 47
- Substitute:
2 - Withdrawn:
2 - Full Games: 45
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 23
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 8
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup FinalsWCF
- 6
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- European Championship QualifierECQ
- 11
- 7
- 0
- 0
- 0
- European Championship FinalsECF
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 26
- 18
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 24
- 16
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 21
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Neutral
- 4
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 31
- 22
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 12
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 6
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Centre Forward
- 49
- 24
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 49
- 24
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Alf Ramsey- 49
- 24
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Bobby Moore
- 44 Matches
- Martin Peters
- 41 Matches
- Alan Ball
- 38 Matches
- Gordon Banks
- 38 Matches
- Bobby Charlton
- 33 Matches
- Alan Mullery
- 28 Matches
- Keith Newton
- 23 Matches
- Franny Lee
- 23 Matches
- Brian Labone
- 21 Matches
- Roger Hunt
- 18 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- www.theyflysohigh.co.uk by Steve Marsh
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 167 sources from 49 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- FRG, 1 - 3, 29th Apr 1972 (ECQ)
West Ham United, Cap: 49.
Age: 30 years, 4 months, 21 day. 
GRE, 2 - 0, 1st Dec 1971 (ECQ) 
West Ham United, Cap: 48.
Age: 29 years, 11 month, 24 days.
SUI, 1 - 1, 10th Nov 1971 (ECQ) West Ham United, Cap: 47.
Age: 29 years, 11 month, 2 days.- SUI, 3 - 2, 13th Oct 1971 (ECQ) West Ham United, Cap: 46.
Age: 29 years, 10 months, 5 days. - SCO, 3 - 1, 22nd May 1971 (HC) West Ham United, Cap: 45.
Age: 29 years, 5 months, 14 days. 
WAL, 0 - 0, 19th May 1971 (HC) West Ham United, Cap: 44.
Age: 29 years, 5 months, 11 day.- GRE, 3 - 0, 21st Apr 1971 (ECQ) West Ham United, Cap: 43.
Age: 29 years, 4 months, 13 days. 
GDR, 3 - 1, 25th Nov 1970 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 42.
Age: 28 years, 11 month, 17 days.- FRG, 2 - 3, 14th Jun 1970 (WCF) West Ham United, Cap: 41.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 6 days. 
BRA, 0 - 1, 7th Jun 1970 (WCF) West Ham United, Cap: 40.
Age: 28 years, 5 months, 30 days.
ROU, 1 - 0, 2nd Jun 1970 (WCF) West Ham United, Cap: 39.
Age: 28 years, 5 months, 25 days.
ECU, 2 - 0, 24th May 1970 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 38.
Age: 28 years, 5 months, 16 days.
COL, 4 - 0, 20th May 1970 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 37.
Age: 28 years, 5 months, 12 days.- SCO, 0 - 0, 25th Apr 1970 (HC) West Ham United, Cap: 36.
Age: 28 years, 4 months, 17 days. 
NIR, 3 - 1, 21st Apr 1970 (HC) West Ham United, Cap: 35.
Age: 28 years, 4 months, 13 days.- WAL, 1 - 1, 18th Apr 1970 (HC) West Ham United, Cap: 34.
Age: 28 years, 4 months, 10 days. 
BEL, 3 - 1, 25th Feb 1970 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 33.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 17 days.
NED, 0 - 0, 14th Jan 1970 (FR) 
West Ham United, Cap: 32.
Age: 28 years, 1 month, 6 days.- NED, 1 - 0, 5th Nov 1969 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 31.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 28 days. - BRA, 1 - 2, 12th Jun 1969 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 30.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 4 days. 
URU, 2 - 1, 8th Jun 1969 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 29.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 0 days.
MEX, 0 - 0, 1st Jun 1969 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 28.
Age: 27 years, 5 months, 24 days.- SCO, 4 - 1, 10th May 1969 (HC) West Ham United, Cap: 27.
Age: 27 years, 5 months, 2 days. - NIR, 3 - 1, 3rd May 1969 (HC) West Ham United, Cap: 26.
Age: 27 years, 4 months, 26 days. 
FRA, 5 - 0, 12th Mar 1969 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 25.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 4 days.- ROU, 1 - 1, 15th Jan 1969 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 24.
Age: 27 years, 1 month, 7 days. 
BUL, 1 - 1, 11th Dec 1968 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 23.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 3 days.- ROU, 0 - 0, 6th Nov 1968 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 22.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 29 days. 
URS, 2 - 0, 8th Jun 1968 (ECF) West Ham United, Cap: 21.
Age: 26 years, 6 months, 0 days.- FRG, 0 - 1, 1st Jun 1968 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 20.
Age: 26 years, 5 months, 24 days. 
SWE, 3 - 1, 22nd May 1968 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 19.
Age: 26 years, 5 months, 14 days.- SCO, 1 - 1, 24th Feb 1968 (ECQ) West Ham United, Cap: 18.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 16 days. - URS, 2 - 2, 6th Dec 1967 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 17.
Age: 25 years, 11 month, 29 days. - NIR, 2 - 0, 22nd Nov 1967 (ECQ) West Ham United, Cap: 16.
Age: 25 years, 11 month, 14 days. - WAL, 3 - 0, 21st Oct 1967 (ECQ) West Ham United, Cap: 15.
Age: 25 years, 10 months, 13 days. 
AUT, 1 - 0, 27th May 1967 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 14.
Age: 25 years, 5 months, 19 days.
ESP, 2 - 0, 24th May 1967 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 13.
Age: 25 years, 5 months, 16 days.- SCO, 2 - 3, 15th Apr 1967 (ECQ) West Ham United, Cap: 12.
Age: 25 years, 4 months, 7 days. - WAL, 5 - 1, 16th Nov 1966 (ECQ) West Ham United, Cap: 11.
Age: 24 years, 11 month, 8 days. 
TCH, 0 - 0, 2nd Nov 1966 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 10.
Age: 24 years, 10 months, 25 days.- NIR, 2 - 0, 20th Oct 1966 (ECQ) West Ham United, Cap: 9.
Age: 24 years, 10 months, 12 days. - FRG, 4 - 2, 30th Jul 1966 (WCF) West Ham United, Cap: 8.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 22 days. 
POR, 2 - 1, 26th Jul 1966 (WCF) West Ham United, Cap: 7.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 18 days.
ARG, 1 - 0, 23rd Jul 1966 (WCF) West Ham United, Cap: 6.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 15 days.
DEN, 2 - 0, 3rd Jul 1966 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 5.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 26 days.
FIN, 3 - 0, 26th Jun 1966 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 4.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 18 days.
YUG, 2 - 0, 4th May 1966 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 3.
Age: 24 years, 4 months, 27 days.- SCO, 4 - 3, 2nd Apr 1966 (HC) West Ham United, Cap: 2.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 25 days. - FRG, 1 - 0, 23rd Feb 1966 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 1.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 15 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.