Bob Langton (663) | The England International Database 1872 - 2025.

Full Name:: Robert Langton
Born:: 8th September 1918, Burscough, Lancashire
Died:: 13th January 1996, Burscough, Lancashire aged 77
England Career:: 1946 - 1950
Positions:: Outside Left
Clubs (and caps):: Blackburn Rovers (7), Preston North End (2) & Bolton Wanderers (2)
FA Legacy Number:: 663
Career Summary:: Bob Langton (8th September 1918 - 13th January 1996) was an international footballer who represented England 11 times scoring 1 goal. His first cap was against Ireland on 28th September 1946 at 28 years old, and his last was vs Ireland on 7th October 1950 aged 32. Langton, born on 8th September 1918, in Burscough, Lancashire, has a FA Legacy Number of 663 and played as a Outside Left for his country.

England Career Statistics

Debut:: v Ireland (HC) on 28th September 1946 aged 28 years, 0 months, 20 days
Last Cap:: v Ireland (HC) on 7th October 1950 aged 32 years, 0 months, 29 days
First Goal:: v Ireland (HC) on 28th September 1946 aged 28 years, 0 months, 20 days
Career Length:: 4 years, 9 days
Starts:: 11
Substitute:: 0
Withdrawn:: 0
Full Games:: 11

England Match Statistics

British Home ChampionshipHC 3 1 0 0 0
FriendlyFR 7 0 0 0 0
World Cup QualifierWCQ 1 0 0 0 0
Competitive 4 1 0 0 0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Away 7 1 0 0 0
Home 4 0 0 0 0

Match Results
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Won 8 1 0 0 0
Lost 2 0 0 0 0
Drawn 1 0 0 0 0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Outside Left 11 1 0 0 0

Managers
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Walter Winterbottom 11 1 0 0 0

Totals
11
1
0
0
0

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10 Matches

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9 Matches

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8 Matches

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8 Matches

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8 Matches

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8 Matches

George Hardwick
7 Matches

Raich Carter
6 Matches

Henry Cockburn
5 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
31 sources from 11 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

IRE, 4 - 1, 7th Oct 1950 (HC) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 11.
Age: 32 years, 0 months, 29 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 15th Apr 1950 (WCQ) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 10.
Age: 31 years, 7 months, 7 days.
SWE, 1 - 3, 13th May 1949 (FR) Preston North End, Cap: 9.
Age: 30 years, 8 months, 5 days.
DEN, 0 - 0, 26th Sep 1948 (FR) Preston North End, Cap: 8.
Age: 30 years, 0 months, 18 days.
SWE, 4 - 2, 19th Nov 1947 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 7.
Age: 29 years, 2 months, 11 day.
SUI, 0 - 1, 18th May 1947 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 6.
Age: 28 years, 8 months, 9 days.
FRA, 3 - 0, 3rd May 1947 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 5.
Age: 28 years, 7 months, 24 days.
NED, 8 - 2, 27th Nov 1946 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 4.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 19 days.
WAL, 3 - 0, 13th Nov 1946 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 3.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 5 days.
IRL, 1 - 0, 30th Sep 1946 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 2.
Age: 28 years, 0 months, 22 days.
IRE, 7 - 2, 28th Sep 1946 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 1.
Age: 28 years, 0 months, 20 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.