Editing Geoff Hurst (section)

{{Short description|English footballer (born 1941)}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2019}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name           = <small>{{nobold|[[Sir]]}}</small><br>Geoff Hurst<br /><small>{{nobold|{{postnom|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}}}}</small>
| image          = Geoff Hurst (2).jpg
| caption        = Hurst signing autographs outside [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]] in 2008
| fullname       = Geoffrey Charles Hurst<ref>{{Hugman|9760|access-date=2 January 2019}}</ref>
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1941|12|8|df=y}}<ref name=whoswho>{{Who's Who |title=HURST, Sir Geoffrey Charles  |id= U21299 |volume=2015 |edition=online [[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref>
| height         = {{height|ft=5|in=11.5}}<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersH/BioHurstGC.html |title=Geoff Hurst |website=englandfootballonline.com |accessdate=1 November 2023}}</ref>
| birth_place    = [[Ashton-under-Lyne]], England
| position       = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1    = 1957–1959| youthclubs1 = [[West Ham United F.C. Reserves and Academy|West Ham United]]
| years1         = 1958–1972| clubs1 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]           |caps1 = 411|goals1 = 180
| years2         = 1972–1975| clubs2 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]                     |caps2 = 108|goals2 = 30
| years3         = 1973     | clubs3 = → [[Cape Town City F.C. (NFL)|Cape Town City]] (loan) |caps3 = 6  |goals3 = 5
| years4         = 1975–1976| clubs4 = [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] |caps4 = 10 |goals4 = 2
| years5         = 1976     | clubs5 = [[Cork Celtic F.C.|Cork Celtic]]                   |caps5 = 3  |goals5 = 3
| years6         = 1976     | clubs6 = [[Seattle Sounders (1974–83)|Seattle Sounders]]    |caps6 = 23 |goals6 = 8
| years7         = 1976–1979| clubs7 = [[Telford United F.C.|Telford United]]
| totalcaps      = 561| totalgoals = 228
| nationalyears1 = 1959| nationalteam1 = England youth| nationalcaps1 = 6| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1963–1964| nationalteam2 = [[England national under-23 football team|England U23]]| nationalcaps2 = 4| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 1966–1972<ref>{{Cite news |title=Geoffrey Charles 'Geoff' Hurst&nbsp;– Goals in International Matches |publisher=The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/hurst-intlg.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015134656/https://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/hurst-intlg.html |archive-date=15 October 2013}}</ref>| nationalteam3  = [[England national football team|England]]| nationalcaps3  = 49| nationalgoals3 = 24
| nationalyears4 = 1966–1972| nationalteam4  = [[The Football League XI]]| nationalcaps4  = 7| nationalgoals4 = 4
| manageryears1  = 1976–1979| managerclubs1  = [[Telford United F.C.|Telford United]]
| manageryears2  = 1979–1981| managerclubs2  = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| manageryears3  = 1982–1984| managerclubs3  = [[Kuwait SC]]
| medaltemplates      = 
{{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|ENG}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966 England]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[UEFA Euro 1968|1968 Italy]]|}}
| module = {{Infobox cricketer
| child = yes
| batting = Right-handed
| role = [[Wicket-keeper]]
| club1 = [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]]
| year1 = 1962
| type1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| onetype1 = yes
| debutdate1 = 30 May
| debutyear1 = 1962
| debutfor1 = Essex
| debutagainst1 = [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]]
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 0
| bat avg1 = 0.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 0[[not out|*]]
| hidedeliveries = true
| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
| date = 21 October
| year = 2016
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/14322.html CricInfo
}}}}
'''Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst''' (born 8 December 1941)<ref name=whoswho/> is an English former professional [[Association football|footballer]]. A [[Striker (association football)|striker]], he became the first player to score a [[Hat-trick#Association football|hat-trick]] in a [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] final, as [[England national football team|England]] recorded a [[1966 FIFA World Cup final|4–2 victory]] over [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] in [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]. With the death of [[Bobby Charlton|Sir Bobby Charlton]] in October 2023, Hurst became the last living player from the team that won the 1966 final.

Hurst began his career with [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], where he scored 242 goals in 500 first team appearances. There he won the [[FA Cup]] in [[1964 FA Cup Final|1964]] and the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[1965 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1965]]. He was sold to [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] in 1972 for £80,000. After three seasons with Stoke, where he won the [[Watney Cup]] in 1973,<ref>{{ cite web | url = https://worldfootballindex.com/2018/08/stoke-city-and-the-watney-cup/ | title = Stoke City And The Watney Cup| website = World Football Index | date = 18 August 2018 | access-date = 25 June 2022 }}</ref> he finished his [[The Football League|Football League]] career with [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] in 1976. Hurst went to play football in Ireland ([[Cork Celtic F.C.|Cork Celtic]]) and the United States ([[Seattle Sounders (1974–1983)|Seattle Sounders]]), before returning to England to manage non-league [[Telford United F.C.|Telford United]]. He also coached in the England set-up before a two-year stint as [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] manager from 1979 to 1981. He later coached [[Kuwait SC]], before leaving the game to concentrate on his business commitments.

In total, Hurst scored 24 goals in 49 England appearances, and as well as success in the 1966 World Cup he also appeared at [[UEFA Euro 1968]] and the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]]. He also had a brief [[cricket]] career, making one [[First-class cricket|first-class]] appearance for [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]] in 1962, before concentrating on football.