Geoff Horsfield
Geoffrey Malcolm Horsfield (born 1 November 1973) is an English former professional footballer and football coach. He made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a striker.
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Horsfield in 2003 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geoffrey Malcolm Horsfield | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Athersley Recreation | ||
| – | Worsbrough Bridge MW | ||
| 1992–1994 | Scarborough | 12 | (1) |
| 1994 | Halifax Town | 9 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Guiseley | 58 | (24) |
| 1995–1996 | Witton Albion | ||
| 1996–1998 | Halifax Town | 74 | (46) |
| 1998–2000 | Fulham | 59 | (22) |
| 2000–2003 | Birmingham City | 108 | (23) |
| 2003 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | (7) |
| 2003–2006 | West Bromwich Albion | 67 | (14) |
| 2006 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Leeds United (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2007 | → Leicester City (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | Lincoln City | 17 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Port Vale | 9 | (0) |
| 2013 | Alvechurch | ||
| Total | 471+ | (142+) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Port Vale (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was a "strong and forceful" player, able to hold the ball up in order to bring other players into the game. Horsfield made his Football League debut with Scarborough as a teenager. Released by the club, he returned to part-time football with Halifax Town, Guiseley and Witton Albion, before a second spell at Halifax saw him help the club regain their Football League status. He moved on to Fulham, with whom he achieved promotion to the First Division, before joining Birmingham City for a club record fee. He played in the final of the 2001 League Cup with Birmingham, and the following season helped them reach the Premier League.
After a short period at Wigan Athletic in 2003, he joined West Bromwich Albion, with whom he again won promotion to the Premier League. In 2006, he moved to Sheffield United, but much of his time there was spent on loan to other clubs, namely Leeds United, Leicester City and Scunthorpe United. Horsfield announced his retirement from football in 2008 after being diagnosed with testicular cancer, but after successful treatment he resumed his career, signing a six-month contract for Lincoln City in January 2009. In July of that year he was appointed player-assistant manager at Port Vale under Micky Adams, and the following summer he took up coaching full-time, before leaving the game completely in May 2012. In March 2013 he returned to playing football for Alvechurch.