Geoff Hurst

SIR GEOFF HURST. English former professional footballer. A striker, he became the first man to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final and be on the winning team when England recorded a 4–2 victory over West Germany at Wembley Stadium in 1966. He began his career with West Ham United where he scored 242 goals in 500 first team appearances. There he won the FA Cup in 1964 and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1965. He was sold to Stoke City in 1972 for £80,000. After three seasons with Stoke (where he won the Watney Cup in 1973) he finished his Football League career with West Bromwich Albion in 1976