| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geoffrey Pitcher | ||
| Date of birth | 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.
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. He moved into non-league with Carshalton Athletic, before joining Kingstonian and making his debut for The K's on 16 November 1996 against Bishop's Stortford. He moved briefly back up to professional football with Colchester United, making one substitute appearance, before returning to Kingstonian in 1997. 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.
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. 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. 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.
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. 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, before a heel injury kept him out for a prolonged period of time.
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. After continuing to struggle with the persistent heel injury, Pitcher returned to reserve team football with Brighton briefly in November 2002, before being loaned to Dagenham & Redbridge in the same month – though he only managed one appearance due to injury, with Brighton manager Steve Coppell describing the loan as "a nonsense."
A relatively successful loan spell with Farnborough Town was followed by less-successful loan stints at Stevenage Borough, Woking and Barnet, 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. He was released by Brighton at the end of the 2003–04 season.
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. 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. He briefly returned to Kingstonian, making five appearances. 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.
He joined St Francis Rangers for the 2007–08 edition of the Sussex County Football League, before returning to Haywards Heath the following season. 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. The pair were sacked in December 2011.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | 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 | 1997–98 | Isthmian League | 40 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 55 | 10 |
| 1998–99 | Football Conference | 38 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 59 | 8 | |
| 1999–00 | Football Conference | 39 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 59 | 13 | |
| 2000–01 | Football Conference | 35 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 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 | 3 | 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) | 2001–02 | Football Conference | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) | 2002–03 | Football Conference | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Farnborough Town (loan) | 2002–03 | Football Conference | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 4 | |
| Stevenage Borough (loan) | 2003–04 | Football Conference | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Woking (loan) | 2003–04 | Football Conference | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Barnet (loan) | 2003–04 | Football Conference | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| Farnborough Town (loan) | 2003–04 | Football Conference | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | 2003–04 | Southern Football League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Havant & Waterlooville | 2004–05 | Conference South | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 2005–06 | 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 | 2005–06 | 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 | ||