Geoff Vowden
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geoffrey Alan Vowden | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
Geoffrey Alan 'Geoff' Vowden is a former English professional footballer who played as a striker.
Vowden was born on April 4, 1941 in Barnsley, Yorkshire and raised in Jersey. When he was 17 he came over to England to join Nottingham Forest, where he signed professional forms two years later. After scoring 40 goals in 90 games for Forest, he was sold to Birmingham City for £25,000.
He spent seven seasons at Birmingham, scoring at a rate of a goal every three games, and finished as their leading goalscorer three seasons running, from 1964–65 to 1966–67. On September 7, 1968, playing for Birmingham against Huddersfield Town in the Second Division, he became the first substitute to score a hat-trick in a Football League game.[1]
In March 1971 Vowden joined Aston Villa for a fee of £12,500.[2] In his first full season at Aston Villa he scored 11 goals which contributed to the club winning the Third Division championship.
In the summer of 1974 he played for New York Cosmos in the NASL.[3] On his return he joined Kettering Town as player/assistant manager under Ron Atkinson, whom he succeeded as manager in December 1974.[4] He later coached domestically and in Saudi Arabia.
Honours
- With Aston Villa
- Third Division champions 1972.
References
Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.
Notes
- ^ Thomson, Doug (September 2, 2006). "Caught in time 1968" (reprint via www.highbeam.com). Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Aston Villa Player Database". Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ^ "All-Time Player Roster". New York Cosmos Sports Club. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ^ "Kettering Town Football Club Managers". PoppiesFans.com (a Kettering Town supporters site). Retrieved 2007-08-03.