Full name Geoffrey Sleight 1961–1962 Bolton Wanderers Place of birth Barnsley, England Name Geoff Sleight | Playing position Role Footballer Years Team Position Midfielder | |
Date of birth (1943-06-20) 20 June 1943 (age 72) | ||
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. Sleight made just two appearances for the first-team before being released. He went on to play for Wigan Athletic, Buxton and Mossley. 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.
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.