Nat Lofthouse

Nat Lofthouse
OBE

Personal information
Full name	Nathaniel Lofthouse
Date of birth	(1925-08-27)27 August 1925
Place of birth	Bolton, England
Date of death	15 January 2011(2011-01-15) (aged 85)
Place of death	Bolton, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-forward
Youth career
1939–1946	Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1960	Bolton Wanderers	452	(255)
National team
1950–1958[2]	England	33	(30)
Teams managed
1968–1971	Bolton Wanderers
1985	Bolton Wanderers (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nat Lofthouse (27 August 1925 – 15 January 2011) was an English footballer. He played for the England national team. He was born in Bolton, and died there on 15 January 2011 at 85 years old.^[3]

Club career statistics

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Club statistics			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
England			League
1946–47	Bolton Wanderers	First Division	40	16
1947–48			34	18
1948–49			22	7
1949–50			35	10
1950–51			38	21
1951–52			38	18
1952–53			36	22
1953–54			32	17
1954–55			31	15
1955–56			36	32
1956–57			36	28
1957–58			31	17
1958–59			37	29
1959–60			0	0
1960–61			6	3
Country	England		452	253
Total			452	253

International career statistics

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England national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1950	1	2
1951	3	3
1952	7	9
1953	8	6
1954	3	3
1955	7	4
1956	2	2
1957	0	0
1958	2	1
Total	33	30

References

1. "Nat Lofthouse at PES Stats Database". Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
2. "Nathaniel Lofthouse - Goals in International Matches". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
3. "Former England, Bolton striker Nat Lofthouse dies in sleep at 85". USA Today. London. 2011-01-16. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
4. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Nat Lofthouse". www.national-football-teams.com.
5. "Nathaniel Lofthouse - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.