Gus Hurdle

Augustus Athel Hurdle (born 14 October 1973) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Gus Hurdle
Personal information
Full name Augustus Athel Hurdle[1]
Date of birth (1973-10-14) 14 October 1973
Place of birth Kensington, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Fulham 0 (0)
1993–1994 Dorchester Town
1994–1998 Brentford 71 (0)
1998 Plymouth Argyle 0 (0)
1998–1999 Bognor Regis Town
1999 Whyteleafe
1999–2000 Basingstoke Town
1999 → Carshalton Athletic (loan) 19 (3)
2000 → Crawley Town (loan)
2000 St Albans City
2000–2001 Dulwich Hamlet
2001 Crawley Town
2001–2002 Yeading 5 (0)
2002–2003 Molesey
2003–2004 Egham Town
2004–2005 Walton & Hersham 2 (0)
National team
1996–2000 Barbados 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in England, he represented Barbados at international level.

Club career

Hurdle began his career with Fulham, but never made an appearance for the team.[2] After a year spent in non-league football with Dorchester Town, Hurdle signed for Brentford in 1994, making 90 appearances over the next four seasons.[2] After leaving Brentford in 1998, Hurdle signed for Plymouth Argyle, but never made a league appearance for the team and left after just a month,[2] moving to non-league side Bognor Regis Town.

Hurdle later played non-league football for Basingstoke Town.[3] While at Basingstoke, Hurdle spent a loan spell at Crawley Town.[4]

Hurdle also appeared for a number of other non-league sides, including Whyteleafe, Carshalton Athletic, St Albans City, Dulwich Hamlet, Yeading, Molesey, Egham Town and Walton & Hersham.[3][5]

International career

Hurdle represented Barbados at international level.[6] In March 2000, he turned down a chance to play internationally to help Crawley Town in their Southern Football League Premier Division relegation battle, stating he would prefer to play against Dorchester Town saying it was the "bigger game".[7] He said: "Crawley's need is far greater than that of Barbados. They'll be able to get a result without me, but it's big match for Crawley and a game we can't afford to lose".[7] He has also represented a Caribbean All Stars team in an exhibition game against Jamaica at the Giants Stadium, New Jersey in March 1999.[7]

Personal life

After leaving Fulham and prior to returning to professional football in 1994, Hurdle worked as a bus driver.[8] As of May 2011, he was working as a production manager in television.[8]

References
  1. "Gus Hurdle". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. "Gus Hurdle | Football Stats | No Club | Age 44 | 1992–2001 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. "Gus Hurdle". Non-League Daily. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  4. "Hurdle faces a pay cut". The Argus. 11 February 2000. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  5. "Stompond Lane becomes Hurdle's latest point of call". Non-League Daily. 28 January 2004. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  6. "Player x-ray :: Gus Hurdle :: Barbados :: thefinalball.com". www.thefinalball.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  7. "Hurdle turns down World Cup date". The Argus. 17 March 2000. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  8. "Brentford | News | Where Are They Now? | Where Are They Now? | WHERE ARE THEY NOW?". world.brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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