Geoff Hurst (843) | englandstats.com - The England International Database 1872 - 2025.

Full Name:: Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst
Born:: 8th December 1941, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire
England Career:: 1966 - 1972
Positions:: Centre Forward and Left Forward
Clubs (and caps):: West Ham United (49)
FA Legacy Number:: 843
Career Summary:: Geoff Hurst (Born: 8th December 1941) 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 and Left Forward for his country.

Notes:: 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Withdrawn:: 2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

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
Captaincies

Home 24 16 0 0 0
Away 21 6 0 0 0
Neutral 4 2 0 0 0

Match Results
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Won 31 22 0 0 0
Drawn 12 1 0 0 0
Lost 6 1 0 0 0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Centre Forward 43 20 0 0 0
Left Forward 6 4 0 0 0

Managers
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Alf Ramsey 49 24 0 0 0

Totals
49
24
0
0
0

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23 Matches

Franny Lee
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Brian Labone
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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)
173 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, 22nd 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.