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Geoff Pitcher

Geoffrey Pitcher is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Geoff Pitcher
Personal information
Full name Geoffrey Pitcher
Date of birth (1975-08-15) 15 August 1975
Place of birth Sutton, Berkshire, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Millwall 0 (0)
1994–1996 Watford 13 (2)
1996 Carshalton Athletic
1996–1997 Kingstonian
1997 Colchester United 1 (0)
1997–2001 Kingstonian 152 (30)
2001–2004 Brighton & Hove Albion 10 (0)
2002 → Woking (loan) 13 (2)
2002 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 1 (0)
2003 → Farnborough Town (loan) 10 (4)
2003 → Stevenage Borough (loan) 5 (0)
2003 → Woking (loan) 3 (0)
2003–2004 → Barnet (loan) 5 (1)
2004 → Farnborough Town (loan) 3 (0)
2004 → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 6 (0)
2004–2005 Havant & Waterlooville 22 (2)
2005–2006 Sutton United 14 (1)
2006 Kingstonian 5 (0)
2006–2007 Haywards Heath
2007 Burgess Hill Town
2007–2008 St Francis Rangers
2008–2009 Haywards Heath
2009–2010 St Francis Rangers
2010–2011 Tooting & Mitcham United 5 (3)
International career
England C 10
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Geoffrey Pitcher (born 15 August 1975) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Early career

Born in Sutton, Berkshire, Pitcher played in The Football League for Millwall, though he made no league first team appearances, and Watford, before being released after Watford's relegation to Division Two.1 He moved into non-league with Carshalton Athletic,1 before joining Kingstonian and making his debut for The K's on 16 November 1996 against Bishop's Stortford.2 He moved briefly back up to professional football with Colchester United, making one substitute appearance, before returning to Kingstonian in 1997.2 He contributed two goals to Kingstonian's 2000–01 FA Cup run in wins against Brentford and Southport, helping The K's reach the fourth round proper.34

Brighton & Hove Albion

He joined Brighton & Hove Albion after a three-year stint at Kingstonian, with the Second Division club reportedly paying a transfer fee somewhere between £25,000 and £50,000.56 The move marked a return to professional football, as Pitcher had been training at most two times a week with Kingstonian, while working as a builder.6 His career with Brighton started well, and he was involved in Bobby Zamora's goal in The Seagulls' 3–0 friendly win against Folkestone Invicta.7

He was eased into the squad by manager Micky Adams, making three substitute appearances before his full debut came away against Wrexham on Friday 14 September 2001, followed by another start against Stoke City the following Tuesday.6 He struggled with injuries during his time at Brighton, first suffering a recurrence of a wrist injury he had sustained at Kingstonian in November 2001,8 before a heel injury kept him out for a prolonged period of time.910

With the arrival of David Lee from Hull City, Pitcher saw his already-limited playing time further decrease, and he moved on loan to Woking in January 2002.11 After continuing to struggle with the persistent heel injury, Pitcher returned to reserve team football with Brighton briefly in November 2002,12 before being loaned to Dagenham & Redbridge in the same month13 – though he only managed one appearance due to injury, with Brighton manager Steve Coppell describing the loan as "a nonsense."14

A relatively successful loan spell with Farnborough Town was followed by less-successful loan stints at Stevenage Borough, Woking and Barnet,15 before a second loan spell Farnborough Town, where he only made three appearances. His last loan spell came in February 2004, when he joined Southern Football League club Havant & Waterlooville on a short-term deal.16 He was released by Brighton at the end of the 2003–04 season.17

Later career

Following his departure from Brighton, he joined Havant & Waterlooville on a permanent basis, but after being injured during the season, it was reported that he was close to mutually terminating his contract with the club.18 He joined Sutton United in 2005, marking his debut against Weston-super-Mare on 3 September with a goal in a 2–1 home loss.19 He briefly returned to Kingstonian, making five appearances.2 He then retired to focus on becoming a firefighter and property developer, while playing for amateur club Haywards Heath, before returning to the semi-professional game in February 2007 with Ryman League club Burgess Hill Town.20

He joined St Francis Rangers for the 2007–08 edition of the Sussex County Football League, before returning to Haywards Heath the following season.21 He spent the 2009–10 season back with St Francis Rangers, before moving to Tooting & Mitcham United in 2010, serving occasionally as captain as well as assistant manager to Mark Beard. He made at least five appearances, scoring three goals.22 The pair were sacked in December 2011.23

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cupa League Cupb Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Millwall 1993–94 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Watford 1994–95 First Division 13 2 2 0 2 0 — 17 2
1995–96 First Division
Colchester United 1996–97 Third Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Kingstonian 1997–982 Isthmian League 40 9 4 1 1 0 10c 1 55 10
1998–992 Football Conference 38 5 6 0 1 0 14d 3 59 8
1999–002 Football Conference 39 9 3 0 3 0 14e 4 59 13
2000–012 Football Conference 35 7 6 5 2 1 4f 3 47 16
Total 152 30 19 6 7 1 42 11 220 48
Brighton & Hove Albion 2001–02 Second Division 10 0 0 0 0 0 3g 1 13 1
2002–03 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13 1
Woking (loan) 2001–0224 Football Conference 13 2 0 0 0 0 — 13 2
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2002–0324 Football Conference 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Farnborough Town (loan) 2002–0324 Football Conference 10 4 0 0 0 0 — 10 4
Stevenage Borough (loan) 2003–0424 Football Conference 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
Woking (loan) 2003–0424 Football Conference 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
Barnet (loan) 2003–0424 Football Conference 5 1 0 0 0 0 — 5 1
Farnborough Town (loan) 2003–0424 Football Conference 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 2003–0425 Southern Football League 6 0 0 0 0 0 — 6 0
Havant & Waterlooville 2004–0526 Conference South 19 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 2
2005–0627 Conference South 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 28 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 30 2
Sutton United 2005–06 Conference South 14 1 0 0 0 0 – 14 1
Kingstonian 2005–062 Isthmian League 5 0 0 0 0 0 – 5 0
Tooting & Mitcham United 2010–11 Isthmian League 5 3 0 0 0 0 – 5 3
Career total 268 45 21 6 9 1 47 12 345 64
  1. Includes FA Cup and qualifying rounds
  2. Includes Football League Cup, Alan Turvey Trophy and the Bob Lord Trophy
  3. One appearance in the FA Trophy, two appearances in the FMC and seven appearances and one goal in the Surrey Senior Cup
  4. One appearance and one goal in the Charity Shield, eight appearances and one goal in the FA Trophy and five appearances and one goal in the Surrey Senior Cup
  5. One appearance in the Charity Shield, eight appearances and three goals in the FA Trophy and five appearances and one goal in the Surrey Senior Cup
  6. Three appearances and three goals in the FA Trophy and one appearance in the Surrey Senior Cup
  7. Appearances in the FA Trophy

Honours

Club

Millwall28
Kingstonian2930
  • FA Trophy Winner (2): 1998–99, 1999–2000
  • Conference League Cup Runner-up (1): 1999–2000
  • Conference Shield Winner (1): 1999–2000
  • Conference Shield Runner-up (1): 2000–2001
References

References

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  2. "Geoff Pitcher". K's Web. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  3. "Brentford 1-3 Kingstonian". BBC Sport. 18 November 2000. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  4. "Conference sides humble League opponents". Gazette and Herald. 11 December 2000. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  5. "Pitcher signs for Seagulls". The Argus. 19 June 2001. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  6. "Pitcher loves the high life". The Argus. 20 September 2001. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  7. "Zamora starts with double". The Argus. 19 July 2001. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  8. "Injuries mar first win for reserves". The Argus. 14 November 2001. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  9. "Albion fitness boost". The Argus. 26 September 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
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  11. "Lee promises to stick it out". The Argus. 24 May 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  12. "Kitson steps up battle". The Argus. 2 November 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  13. "Pitcher on loan". The Argus. 30 November 2002. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  14. "Wilkinson cuts short loan spell". The Argus. 4 January 2003. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  15. "December 20: Loan ranger Pitcher wants to make his mark". The Argus. 19 December 2003. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  16. "February 11: Albion boss defends Knight". The Argus. 11 February 2004. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  17. "Piercy gets short-term deal". BBC Sport. 2 June 2004. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  18. "Ex-Tottenham star is lined up to help out Hawks". Daily Echo. 14 January 2005. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  19. "2005/06 MATCH REPORTS". From the Lane. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  20. "Football: Geoff pitches in to lift Hillians". The Argus. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  21. "Pitcher scores four goals for Heath". The Argus. 28 October 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  22. "Isthmian Football League 2010/11". Mitoo. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  23. "Beard sacked by Tooting & Mitcham". Your Local Guardian. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  24. Geoff Pitcher at Soccerbase
  25. "2003–04 Statistics". Hawks Stats. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  26. "2004–05 Statistics". Hawks Stats. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  27. "2005–06 Statistics". Hawks Stats. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  28. "FA Youth Cup Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  29. "FA Trophy Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  30. "Other Award - Non League Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
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