Nat Lofthouse - 33 Caps (30 Goals)

Full Name: Nathaniel Lofthouse
Born: 27th August 1925, Bolton
Died: 15th January 2011, Bolton aged 85
England Career: 1950 - 1958
Positions whilst with England: Centre Forward
Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Bolton Wanderers (33)
FA Legacy Number: 702

England Career Statistics

Debut: v Yugoslavia (FR) on 22nd November 1950 aged 25 years, 2 months, 26 days
Last Cap: v Wales (HC) on 26th November 1958 aged 33 years, 2 months, 30 days
First Goal: v Serbia & Montenegro (FR) on 22nd November 1950 aged 25 years, 2 months, 26 days
Career Length: 8 years, 4 days
Starts: 32
Substitute: 1
Withdrawn: 2
Full Games: 30

England Match Statistics

Match Type
Caps
Goals
Capt

FriendlyFR
19
17
0
0
0

British Home ChampionshipHC
10
7
0
0
0

World Cup QualifierWCQ
2
3
0
0
0

World Cup FinalsWCF
2
3
0
0
0

Competitive
14
13
0
0
0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Capt

Home
12
13
0
0
0

Away
19
14
0
0
0

Neutral
2
3
0
0
0

Match Result
Caps
Goals
Capt

Drawn
11
6
0
0
0

Won
16
23
0
0
0

Abandoned
1
0
0
0
0

Lost
5
1
0
0
0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Capt

Centre Forward
33
30
0
0
0

Total
33
30
0
0
0

England Managers

Manager
Caps
Goals
Capt

England Walter Winterbottom
33
30
0
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Billy Wright
32 Matches

Jimmy Dickinson
27 Matches

Tom Finney
22 Matches

Gil Merrick
18 Matches

Alf Ramsey
17 Matches

Bill Eckersley
12 Matches

Roger Byrne
12 Matches

Stanley Matthews
10 Matches

Jack Froggatt
10 Matches

Ivor Broadis
10 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)
62 sources from 33 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

WAL, 2 - 2, 26th Nov 1958 (HC) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 33.
Age: 33 years, 2 months, 30 days.
URS, 5 - 0, 22nd Oct 1958 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 32.
Age: 33 years, 1 month, 26 days.
FIN, 5 - 1, 20th May 1956 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 31.
Age: 30 years, 8 months, 24 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 14th Apr 1956 (HC) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 30.
Age: 30 years, 7 months, 18 days.
ESP, 4 - 1, 30th Nov 1955 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 29.
Age: 30 years, 3 months, 3 days.
WAL, 1 - 2, 22nd Oct 1955 (HC) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 28.
Age: 30 years, 1 month, 26 days.
DEN, 5 - 1, 2nd Oct 1955 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 27.
Age: 30 years, 1 month, 6 days.
POR, 1 - 3, 22nd May 1955 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 26.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 26 days.
ESP, 1 - 1, 18th May 1955 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 25.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 22 days.
FRA, 0 - 1, 15th May 1955 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 24.
Age: 29 years, 8 months, 19 days.
SCO, 7 - 2, 2nd Apr 1955 (HC) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 23.
Age: 29 years, 7 months, 6 days.
NIR, 2 - 0, 2nd Oct 1954 (HC) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 22.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 6 days.
URU, 2 - 4, 26th Jun 1954 (WCF) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 21.
Age: 28 years, 9 months, 30 days.
BEL, 4 - 4, 17th Jun 1954 (WCF) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 20.
Age: 28 years, 9 months, 21 day.
NIR, 3 - 1, 11th Nov 1953 (WCQ) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 19.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 15 days.
UEFA, 4 - 4, 21st Oct 1953 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 18.
Age: 28 years, 1 month, 25 days.
WAL, 4 - 1, 10th Oct 1953 (WCQ) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 17.
Age: 28 years, 1 month, 14 days.
USA, 6 - 3, 8th Jun 1953 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 16.
Age: 27 years, 9 months, 12 days.
URU, 1 - 2, 31st May 1953 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 15.
Age: 27 years, 9 months, 4 days.
CHI, 2 - 1, 24th May 1953 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 14.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 28 days.
ARG, 0 - 0, 17th May 1953 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 13.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 21 day.
SCO, 2 - 2, 18th Apr 1953 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 12.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 22 days.
BEL, 5 - 0, 26th Nov 1952 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 11.
Age: 27 years, 2 months, 30 days.
WAL, 5 - 2, 12th Nov 1952 (HC) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 10.
Age: 27 years, 2 months, 16 days.
IRE, 2 - 2, 4th Oct 1952 (HC) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 9.
Age: 27 years, 1 month, 8 days.
SUI, 3 - 0, 28th May 1952 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 8.
Age: 26 years, 9 months, 1 day.
AUT, 3 - 2, 25th May 1952 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 7.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 29 days.
ITA, 1 - 1, 18th May 1952 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 6.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 22 days.
SCO, 2 - 1, 5th Apr 1952 (HC) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 5.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 9 days.
AUT, 2 - 2, 28th Nov 1951 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 4.
Age: 26 years, 3 months, 1 day.
IRE, 2 - 0, 14th Nov 1951 (HC) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 3.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 18 days.
WAL, 1 - 1, 20th Oct 1951 (HC) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 2.
Age: 26 years, 1 month, 24 days.
YUG, 2 - 2, 22nd Nov 1950 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 1.
Age: 25 years, 2 months, 26 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.