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)
International career
1950–1958[2] England 33 (30)
Managerial career
1968–1971 Bolton Wanderers
1985 Bolton Wanderers (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nathaniel Lofthouse OBE (27 August 1925 – 15 January 2011) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Bolton Wanderers for his entire career. He won 33 caps for England between 1950 and 1958, scoring 30 goals, with one of the highest goals-per-game ratios of any England player.

  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.