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Gerry Hitchens scored his first international goal in his debut match on 10 May 1961

Football player Gerry Hitchens

Gerald Archibald Hitchens

Gerry Hitchens

Born on 8 October 1934
Died on 13 April 1983, Holywell (aged 48)

National team appearances of Gerry Hitchens

Team	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
England	1961 - 1962	7				5		0.714
Total:		7				5		0.714

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballer	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Aston Villa FC, Birmingham	10 May 1961 - 27 May 1961	3				3		1.000
FC Inter, Milano	09 May 1962 - 10 Jun 1962	4				2		0.500

Player stats by competition

Competition

Played

Goals

Goals/ Caps

World Cup final tournament (WC)

0.500

Friendly matches and other tournaments

0.800

Total:

0.714

Career highlights

Match date	Opponent team	Event	Age
10 May 1961	Mexico	debut; first goal	26 years 7 months 2 days
10 Jun 1962	Brazil	last appearance	27 years 8 months 2 days

Record of Gerry Hitchens's goals by opponent team

Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	Matches by goals in a match				Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	1	2	3	>3	Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Italy	2		1		1			2.000	1	2.000
Mexico	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Switzerland	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Brazil	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
(+) other teams									3
Total:	5		4	3	1	0	0	1.250	7	0.714

Record of national team matches played by Gerry Hitchens

National team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Winning Percentage
England national football team	7	4	0	3	21	11	57.2

Gerry Hitchens's international caps

as player of Aston Villa FC, Birmingham:

debut age, age when scoring first goal - 26 years 7 months 2 days

10 May 1961 15:00 (+1:00)

Wembley, British Empire Exhibition Stadium

8-0

England vs Mexico

Friendly International

1х

24 May 1961 16:00 (+1:00)

Rome, Stadio Olimpico

2-3

Italy vs England

Friendly International

2х

27 May 1961 16:30 (+1:00)

Vienna, Praterstadion (Wiener Stadion)

3-1

Austria vs England

Friendly International

as player of FC Inter, Milano:

09 May 1962 15:00 (+1:00)

Wembley, British Empire Exhibition Stadium

3-1

England vs Switzerland

Friendly International

1х

20 May 1962

Lima , Estadio Nacional

0-4

Peru vs England

Friendly International

31 May 1962 15:00 (+4:00)

Rancagua, Estadio Braden Copper Co.

1-2

England vs Hungary

1962 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group 4

10 Jun 1962 14:30 (+4:00)

Viña del Mar, Estadio Sausalito

3-1

Brazil vs England

1962 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Quarterfinal

1х

Comments

ku Poland - Additional information posted on 31 January 2012 at 10:30:46

Gerry Hitchens = Gerald Archibald (Gerry) Hitchens, b. 8.10.1934, d. 13.4.1983 (link:

)

Soproni Démon Hungary - Other notes posted on 18 February 2013 at 14:35:27 - 1

Correct name:
Gerald Archibald Hitchens
(link:

)

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Gerry Hitchens's most often teammates

Jimmy Armfield (1961 - 1962) - 7 games
Bobby Charlton (1961 - 1962) - 7 games
Ron Springett (1961 - 1962) - 7 games
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