Nat Lofthouse was an international footballer who represented England 33 times scoring 30 goals. His first cap was against Yugoslavia on 22nd November 1950 at 25 years old, and his last was vs Wales on 26th November 1958 aged 33. Lofthouse, born on 27th August 1925, in Bolton, has a FA Legacy Number of 702 and played as a Centre Forward for his country.
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1 - Withdrawn: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.