Editing Geoff Hurst (section)

===Later career===
Hurst signed for [[Cork Celtic F.C.|Cork Celtic]] in January 1976, and remained in Ireland for one month.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sir Geoff Hurst, MBE |url=https://www.pressreader.com/spain/costa-blanca-news-9A60/20211210/282484302060155 |access-date=2022-05-26 | newspaper=Costa Blanca News | date=10 December 2021 |via=PressReader}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Network |first=Dean Murray for These Football Times, part of the Guardian Sport |date=2014-08-20 |title=Remembering George Best's forgettable spell with Cork Celtic in 1976 |url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/these-football-times/2014/aug/20/george-best-cork-celtic-manchester-united-1976-ireland |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

He signed for the [[Seattle Sounders (1974–1983)|Seattle Sounders]] of the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|NASL]] in 1976. Hurst rapidly proved his worth, and became a valuable member of the Sounders team. He was the team's second-leading scorer, helping the Sounders make it to the play-offs for the first time in their brief history, with eight goals and four assists in 23 regular season games, and one goal in the play-offs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sir Geoff Hurst |url=https://geoffhurst.com/career.html |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=geoffhurst.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1976 Seattle Sounders soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com |url=https://www.statscrew.com/soccer/stats/t-NASEA/y-1976 |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=www.statscrew.com |language=en}}</ref>