Full Name:
Gerald Archibald Hitchens
Born:
8th October 1934, Rawnsley, Staffordshire
Died: 13th April 1983, Hope, Wales aged 48 England Career:
1961 - 1962
Positions:
Centre Forward
Clubs (and caps):
Aston Villa (3) &
Inter Milan (4) FA Legacy Number:
795
Career Summary:
Gerry Hitchens (8th October 1934 - 13th April 1983) 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.
England Career Statistics
Debut: v 10th May 1961 aged 26 years, 7 months, 2 days Last Cap: v 10th June 1962 aged 27 years, 8 months, 2 days First Goal: v 10th May 1961 aged 26 years, 7 months, 2 days Career Length: 1 year, 31 days Starts: 7
Substitute: Withdrawn: Full Games: 7
England Match Statistics
Friendly FR 5
4
0
0
0
World Cup Finals WCF 2
1
0
0
0
Competitive
2
1
0
0
0
Home
2
2
0
0
0
Away
3
2
0
0
0
Neutral
2
1
0
0
0
Won
4
4
0
0
0
Lost
3
1
0
0
0
Walter Winterbottom
7
5
0
0
0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
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) 24 sources from 7 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
Inter Milan, Cap: 7. Inter Milan, Cap: 6. Inter Milan, Cap: 5. Inter Milan, Cap: 4. Aston Villa, Cap: 3. Aston Villa, Cap: 2. Aston Villa, Cap: 1. * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.
Mexico (FR) on 10th May 1961 aged 26 years, 7 months, 2 days
Brazil (WCF) on 10th June 1962 aged 27 years, 8 months, 2 days
0
0
HUN, 1 - 2, 31st May 1962 (WCF) 
PER, 4 - 0, 20th May 1962 (FR) 
SUI, 3 - 1, 9th May 1962 (FR) 
AUT, 1 - 3, 27th May 1961 (FR) 
ITA, 3 - 2, 24th May 1961 (FR)