World Cup winner Sir Geoff Hurst is coming to Darlington!

Sir Geoff Hurst, the man who scored a memorable hat trick in the 1966 World Cup final, is coming to Darlington Football Club for the Marathon Bet #NonLeagueChallenge Legends game on Sunday.

Sir Geoff scored the goal in the last minute of extra time on that famous day against West Germany which immortalised commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme’s words; “There are people on the pitch …. They think it’s all over … It is now!” which meant that England won the final 4-2 and lifted the World Cup. People from that generation still talk about that famous day!

Sir Geoff will be the manager of the Legends team, which includes the following as confirmed by our friends at Marathon Bet:

Kieron Dyer – ex Ipswich and Newcastle; 33 England caps

Danny Mills – ex Leeds and Middlesbrough; 19 England caps

Luke Young – ex Charlton, Tottenham and Middlesbrough; 7 England caps

Alan Stubbs – ex Bolton, Celtic and Everton

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Chris Waddle – ex Newcastle and Tottenham; 62 England caps

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Julio Arca -- ex Sunderland and Middlesbrough

George Boateng -- ex Aston Villa and Middlesbrough; 4 Holland caps

Jay-Jay Okacha -- ex Bolton Wanderers and Paris St Germain, 75 Nigeria caps, 7 times African Footballer of the Year

Jeremie Aliadiere -- ex Arsenal and Middlesbrough

Marco Gabbiadini -- ex Sunderland and Darlington, and Darlington legend

Muzzy Izzet -- ex Leicester, played in 2002 World Cup semi final, 9 caps for Turkey

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David Preece -- former Darlington and Aberdeen keeper

Russell Hoult -- former Derby County, West Brom and Darlington keeper

Ruel Fox -- ex Norwich, Newcastle, Spurs and West Brom

Clinton Morrison -- ex Crystal Palace, Birmingham and Coventry

Manager: Sir Geoff Hurst – ex West Ham and Stoke, 49 England caps

It will certainly be a fantastic day to remember!

The match kicks off at 2pm, and with a big crowd expected, we recommend that fans turn up early. The warm ups begin at 1.15, so it will be a great chance to welcome the Marathonbet #NonLeagueChallenge legends -- and the Darlo legends -- to Blackwell Meadows.

It is also recommended that you are in the car park for 1.30, as spaces will be very limited after this time.

The Darlington Legends team is:

Craig Liddle

Robbie Painter

Amar Purewal

Liam Hatch

Alan White

Tommy Wright

Graeme Armstrong

Leon Scott

Chris Moore

Peter Jameson

Chris Senior

Micky Cummins

Jamie Chandler

Plus two fans who successfully bid for places:

Michael Barrass

Michael Matthews

The match kicks off at 2pm, and you can pay on the gate! £10 adults, £5 for concessions and Under 16s, free for Under 5s