Geoff Sleight
Australian soccer player
About Geoff Sleight
Born 1943. Geoff Sleight is an Australian association football player and association football coach.
Geoffrey "Geoff" Sleight (born 20 June 1943 in Barnsley, England) is an Australian former 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, where he briefly acted as caretaker manager in November and December 1976, winning four of his five matches in charge. After Howard Wilkinson was appointed as permanent manager, he left to join Droylsden, before returning to Mossley in 1978.
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Who is Geoff Sleight?
Australian soccer player
When was Geoff Sleight born?
Geoff Sleight was born on 20 June 1943 in Barnsley.
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Geoff Sleight is an association football player and association football coach.
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Geoff Sleight is Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Geoff Sleight. https://biography.guide/geoff-sleight/
MLA: "Geoff Sleight." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/geoff-sleight/.
Chicago: "Geoff Sleight." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/geoff-sleight/.
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