Charlie Hurst

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| name = Charlie Hurst

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| fullname = Charles Hurst{{Hugman|9758|accessdate=14 August 2016}}

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}

| birth_date = {{birth date|1919|1|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Denton, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|1|23|1919|1|25|df=y}}

| death_place = Chelmsford, England

| position = Centre half

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| clubs1 = Hyde United

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| years2 = 1938–1943

| clubs2 = Bristol Rovers

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| years3 = 1943–1946

| clubs3 = Oldham Athletic

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| years4 = 1946–1947

| clubs4 = Rochdale

| caps4 = 4

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 1947–1948

| clubs5 = Mossley

| caps5 = 1

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 1948–1950

| clubs6 = Chelmsford City

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| years7 = 1950–1951

| clubs7 = Sudbury Town

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| manageryears1 = 1950–1951

| managerclubs1 = Sudbury Town

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| managerclubs2 = Halstead Town

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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.

Playing career

Hurst was born in Denton, Lancashire{{cite book |last=Hurst |first=Geoff |title=1966 and all that|year=2001 |publisher=Headline Book Publishing| isbn=0-7472-4175-9 |page=17}} and started his football career with Hyde United{{cite web|url=http://barrowfc.com/index.php?inc=hsn&version=1394 |title=Holker Street Newsletter 1394 – 17th September 2004 |publisher=Barrowfc.com |accessdate=2010-06-01}} 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.{{cite book |last=Hurst |first=Geoff |title=1966 and all that|year=2001 |publisher=Headline Book Publishing| isbn=0-7472-4175-9 |page=18}} After the war had finished he returned to play for Oldham and then Rochdale Scoring against New Brighton{{NeilBrownPlayers|player5/charliehurst}} before moving south, ending his footballing career playing non-league football for Chelmsford City{{cite book |last=Hurst |first=Geoff |title=1966 and all that|year=2001 |publisher=Headline Book Publishing| isbn=0-7472-4175-9 |page=19}} and Sudbury Town.{{cite web|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=10155|title=HURST WILL BE ROOTING FOR A SUDBURY WIN|date=2003-05-10|accessdate=2010-10-06|publisher=Non League Daily|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001022639/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=10155|archivedate=1 October 2012}}

He played in one match for Mossley, scoring a goal in the 1947–48 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.mossleyweb.com/PlayersAZ/AZH.htm|title=Complete A-Z of Mossley Players|work=Mossley Web|accessdate=22 November 2019|archive-date=3 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203030416/http://www.mossleyweb.com/PlayersAZ/AZH.htm|url-status=dead}}

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.

Personal life

Hurst was the father of England player and World Cup winner, Geoff Hurst.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2409369/My-Sport-Sir-Geoff-Hurst.html My Sport: Sir Geoff Hurst]

After finishing playing football he worked as a toolmaker in Essex. He died two days before his 80th birthday in 1999.{{cite book |last=Hurst |first=Geoff |title=1966 and all that|year=2001 |publisher=Headline Book Publishing| isbn=0-7472-4175-9 |page=20}}