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English footballer (1947–2024)

John Hurst
Personal information
Date of birth	(1947-02-06)6 February 1947
Place of birth	Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Date of death	18 January 2024(2024-01-18) (aged 76)
Position(s)	Wing half
Youth career
	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1976	Everton	349	(29)
1976–1981	Oldham Athletic	170	(2)
Total		519	(31)
International career
1967–1969	England U23	9	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Hurst (6 February 1947 – 18 January 2024) was an English professional footballer. Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, Hurst joined the youth system for Everton, making his first team debut in the 1965–66 season. Originally a striker, Everton manager Harry Catterick made Hurst into a centre-half, a position in which he appeared in the 1968 FA Cup Final. He formed a defensive partnership with Brian Labone, the club captain of Everton at the time. Following the introduction of substitutes to English football in 1965 (for injury only) Hurst became Everton's first ever substitute replacing Fred Pickering at Stoke City's Victoria Ground in August 1965. Everton won the league title in the 1969–70 season and Hurst was an ever-present during this campaign, making 42 appearances and contributing 5 goals. He also won the 1970 FA Charity Shield with Everton. Hurst was transferred to Oldham Athletic following the 1975–76 season.

After his playing career Hurst remained in the game, working as a coach at Everton, and as a scout for Manchester City, then managed by his former teammate, Joe Royle.

Hurst died on 18 January 2024, at the age of 76.

Honours

Everton

FA Cup runner-up: 1967–68

Sources

John Hurst at Everton Stats

References

"EVERTONFC.COM: | History | Players | Everton Legends | Everton Legends E-H". Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
"Everton players: League Division One 1970".
"1970/71 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
"RIP, John Hurst". Everton F.C. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN 0354-09018-6.

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