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Nat Lofthouse was a male association football player and coach from the United Kingdom. Born in Bolton on August 27, 1925, he played as a forward for Bolton Wanderers F.C. and the England men's national association football team. His professional career spanned from 1946 to 1960. He also served as a coach for Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Lofthouse participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup and received the award of Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Standing 1.76 meters tall, he spoke English. He authored two works, including *Goals galore* and *'The lion of Vienna'*. He died in Bolton on January 15, 2011.
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Key facts
- 1985
- Bolton Wanderers (caretaker)
- 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)
- Position
- Centre-forward
- 1939 1946
- Bolton Wanderers
- Years
- Team
- 1946 1960
- Bolton Wanderers
- 1950 1958
- England
- 1968 1971
- Bolton Wanderers
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Bolton
- Place of death
- Bolton
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1954 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- England men's national association football team
- Position played
- forward
- Country for sport
- England
- Image
- Nat Lofthouse statue.jpg
- Height
- 1.76
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1925-08-27
- date of death
- 2011-01-15
- coach of sports team
- Bolton Wanderers F.C.
- end of work period
- 1960-00-00
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
- name in native language
- Nat Lofthouse
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Playing career
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nat Lofthouse” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.