Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Geoffrey Hickson | ||
Date of birth | 26 September 1939 | ||
Place of birth | Crewe, England | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Coventry City | |||
Liverpool | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) | |
1959–1961 | Stoke City[1] | 11 | (0) |
1962–1968 | Crewe Alexandra | 114 | (0) |
1968 | → Port Vale (loan) | 17 | (0) |
Southport | |||
→ Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 0 | (0) | |
1969 | Cape Town City | ||
Total | 142+ | (0+) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
George Geoffrey (Geoff) Hickson (born 26 September 1939) is an English former footballer.
Hickson played for Coventry City, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Stoke City and Crewe Alexandra. Whilst at Crewe he was loaned to Fourth Division Port Vale in August 1968. He played in the clubs next twenty matches, but was recalled by Crewe in November that year. He is one of six post-war players to have played for both the Potteries clubs as well as Crewe Alexandra. He later played for Southport and had a loan spell with Shrewsbury Town, before moving to South Africa to play for Cape Town City.[2]