Geoff Truett
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geoffrey Frederick Truett | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Forest Gate, County Borough of West Ham, England | ||
| Date of death | 5 January 2015 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Copthorne, England | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1952–1957 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| 1957–1962 | Crystal Palace | 38 | (5) |
| 1962–1970 | Tonbridge | ||
| 1970–1973 | Hastings United | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Geoffrey Frederick Truett (23 May 1935 – 5 January 2015) was an English professional footballer, who played as a winger.
Early and personal life
Geoffrey Frederick Truett was born on 23 May 1935,[1] in Forest Gate, Essex.[2] He was evacuated to Amersham, Buckinghamshire during World War II, and as a youth he was involved in athletics, competing in shotput and javelin.[2]
Truett was married with two children and five grandchildren.[2]
Career
Truett began playing for Wycombe Wanderers alongside brother Jim, scoring 63 goals in 114 appearances in all competitions between 1952 and 1957.[3] While playing with Wycombe, Truett won the Isthmian League in 1956 and 1957, and was a runner-up in the 1957 FA Amateur Cup.[3] Following interest from a number of professional clubs,[3] Truett was a member of the London XI team which played in Switzerland in 1957.[1] Truett then played in the Football League for Crystal Palace, scoring 5 goals in 38 league appearances between 1957 and 1962.[4] He later played for Tonbridge between 1962 and 1970, where he remains the club record appearance holder, with 517 in all competitions.[5][6] While playing with Tonbridge, Truett won the 1965 Kent Senior Cup and he was twice voted as the club's Player of the Year.[5] Truett finished his career with Hastings United, retiring in 1973 at the age of 38.[2][5][6] Truett combined his semi-professional playing career with working as a builder.[2]
Later life and death
After retiring as a player Truett worked as a buyer for a number of building firms in the Croydon area.[2] He died on 5 January 2015, aged 79, following a short illness.[2] At the time of his death he was living in Copthorne, West Sussex with his daughter, after his wife had moved into a nursing home.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Profile". World Football. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Tributes paid to former Crystal Palace winger". Croydon Advertiser. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 John D Taylor (8 January 2015). "R.I.P. Geoff Truett". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ "CRYSTAL PALACE : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 Chris Varney (9 January 2015). "Geoff Truett". Tonbridge Angels Online. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- 1 2 David Watters (9 January 2015). "Angels in mourning for legend Truett". Isthmian League. Retrieved 6 February 2015.