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Charlie Hurst
English footballer and manager
Charles Hurst (25 January 1919 – 23 January 1999) was an English footballer who played as a centre half for various clubs including Bristol Rovers, Oldham Athletic and Rochdale.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Hurst[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1919-01-25)25 January 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Denton, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 January 1999(1999-01-23) (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Chelmsford,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hyde United | |||
| 1938–1943 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| 1943–1946 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 1946–1947 | Rochdale | 4 | (1) |
| 1948–1950 | Chelmsford City | ||
| 1950–1951 | Sudbury Town | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1950–1951 | Sudbury Town | ||
| Halstead Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hurst was born in Denton, Lancashire[2] and started his football career with Hyde United[3] in the 1930s before playing for Bristol Rovers, Oldham Athletic and Rochdale. The Second World War, which took the best years of his footballing career, saw him serve in the British Army and he was one of the many soldiers rescued during the Dunkirk Evacuation in 1940.[4] After the war had finished he returned to play for Oldham and then Rochdale Scoring against New Brighton[5] before moving south, ending his footballing career playing non-league football for Chelmsford City[6] and Sudbury Town.[7]
He played in one match for Mossley, scoring a goal in the 1947–48 season.[8]
Hurst became player-manager of Sudbury Town in the 1950–51 season. He took the team to the final of the Suffolk Senior Cup and third place in the Essex & Suffolk Border League.[7]
Hurst was the father of England player and World Cup winner, Geoff Hurst.[9] After finishing playing football he worked as a toolmaker in Essex. He died two days before his 80th birthday in 1999.[10]
- "Charlie Hurst". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- Hurst, Geoff (2001). 1966 and all that. Headline Book Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 0-7472-4175-9.
- "Holker Street Newsletter 1394 – 17th September 2004". Barrowfc.com. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
- Hurst, Geoff (2001). 1966 and all that. Headline Book Publishing. p. 18. ISBN 0-7472-4175-9.
- Charlie Hurst at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Hurst, Geoff (2001). 1966 and all that. Headline Book Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 0-7472-4175-9.
- "HURST WILL BE ROOTING FOR A SUDBURY WIN". Non League Daily. 10 May 2003. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- Hurst, Geoff (2001). 1966 and all that. Headline Book Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 0-7472-4175-9.