Geoff Sleight

Geoff Sleight
Personal information
Full name	Geoffrey Sleight
Date of birth	20 June 1943 (age 80)
Place of birth	Barnsley, England
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1961–1962	Bolton Wanderers
1963–1964	Wigan Athletic
1965	Sydney Prague
	Stalybridge Celtic
	Buxton
1974–1977	Mossley
1977–1978	Droylsden
1978–1979	Mossley
	Frickley Athletic
International career
1965	Australia
Managerial career
	Frickley Athletic (player-manager)
	Goole Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Geoffrey "Geoff" Sleight (born 20 June 1943 in Barnsley, England) is a former Australian footballer who played as a winger.

He joined Bolton Wanderers after leaving school, and made his debut against Manchester City in September 1961.^[1] Sleight made just two appearances for the first-team before being released. He went on to play for Wigan Athletic,^[2] Buxton^[3] and Mossley.^[4] He was also a player-manager at Frickley Athletic, and guided the team to promotion to the Football Conference in 1980. After retiring, Sleight later became chief scout for Howard Wilkinson at Leeds United between 1993 and 1996.^[1]

Sleight also represented the Australia national team on two occasions, including an appearance in their first ever World Cup qualifying game against North Korea. North Korea won the match 6-1.^[5]

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