Geoff Hickson

Geoff Hickson
Personal information
Full name George Geoffrey Hickson
Date of birth 26 September 1939 (1939-09-26) (age 72)
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.

Playing career

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]

References

  1. ^ Stats at Neil Brown stat site
  2. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 135. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200.