Eddie Hopkinson (761) | The England International Database 1872 - 2025.

Full Name:: Edward Hopkinson
Born:: 29th October 1935, Wheatley Hall, County Durham
Died:: 25th April 2004, aged 68
England Career:: 1957 - 1959
Positions:: Goalkeeper
Clubs (and caps):: Bolton Wanderers (14)
FA Legacy Number:: 761
Career Summary:: Eddie Hopkinson (29th October 1935 - 25th April 2004) was an international footballer who represented England 14 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 19th October 1957 at 21 years old, and his last was vs Sweden on 28th October 1959 aged 23. Hopkinson, born on 29th October 1935, in Wheatley Hall, County Durham, has a FA Legacy Number of 761 and played as a Goalkeeper for his country.

England Career Statistics

Debut:: v Wales (HC) on 19th October 1957 aged 21 years, 11 month, 21 day
Last Cap:: v Sweden (FR) on 28th October 1959 aged 23 years, 11 month, 30 days
Career Length:: 2 years, 8 days
Starts:: 14
Substitute:: 0
Withdrawn:: 0
Full Games:: 14

England Match Statistics

British Home ChampionshipHC 5 0 0 0 0
FriendlyFR 9 0 0 0 0
Competitive 5 0 0 0 0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Away 8 0 0 0 0
Home 6 0 0 0 0

Match Results
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Won 6 0 0 0 0
Lost 6 0 0 0 0
Drawn 2 0 0 0 0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Goalkeeper 14 0 0 0 0

Managers
Caps
Goals
Captaincies

Walter Winterbottom 14 0 0 0 0

Totals
14
0
0
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Ronnie Clayton
14 Matches

Don Howe
14 Matches

Johnny Haynes
12 Matches

Billy Wright
12 Matches

Bobby Charlton
11 Matches

Ron Flowers
8 Matches

Bryan Douglas
7 Matches

Derek Kevan
7 Matches

Doug Holden
5 Matches

Tom Finney
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)
34 sources from 14 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List

SWE, 2 - 3, 28th Oct 1959 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 14.
Age: 23 years, 11 month, 30 days.
WAL, 1 - 1, 17th Oct 1959 (HC) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 13.
Age: 23 years, 11 month, 19 days.
USA, 8 - 1, 28th May 1959 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 12.
Age: 23 years, 6 months, 30 days.
MEX, 1 - 2, 24th May 1959 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 11.
Age: 23 years, 6 months, 26 days.
PER, 1 - 4, 17th May 1959 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 10.
Age: 23 years, 6 months, 19 days.
BRA, 0 - 2, 13th May 1959 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 9.
Age: 23 years, 6 months, 15 days.
ITA, 2 - 2, 6th May 1959 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 8.
Age: 23 years, 6 months, 8 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 11th Apr 1959 (HC) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 7.
Age: 23 years, 5 months, 13 days.
YUG, 0 - 5, 11th May 1958 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 6.
Age: 22 years, 6 months, 13 days.
POR, 2 - 1, 7th May 1958 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 5.
Age: 22 years, 6 months, 9 days.
SCO, 4 - 0, 19th Apr 1958 (HC) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 4.
Age: 22 years, 5 months, 21 day.
FRA, 4 - 0, 27th Nov 1957 (FR) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 3.
Age: 22 years, 0 months, 29 days.
NIR, 2 - 3, 6th Nov 1957 (HC) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 2.
Age: 22 years, 0 months, 8 days.
WAL, 4 - 0, 19th Oct 1957 (HC) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 1.
Age: 21 years, 11 month, 21 day.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.