| Date of Death | 15/01/2011 |
| Location | Bolton |
| Visitors | 371 |
| Creator | Dee MGA |
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I am Nat's ....
In Memory of Nat Lofthouse
Bolton
2011
RIP Nat
Lofty one of the Greatest The Lion of Vienna
Nat (short for Nathaniel) Lofthouse was a classic English centre-forward who nearly averaged a goal a game during an eight year stint as England’s No 9. Scoring thirty goals in thirty-three matches for England he also scored 255 goals in 452 appearances for Bolton Wanderers, the only club he played for.
His most memorable performance for England was during a match in Vienna, against the Austrian national side, in 1952. He had opened the scoring with a driven left-footed volley but was then badly hurt on two occasions by some tough ‘tackles’ from the Austrian defence. But the no-nonsense striker played on and in the 82nd minute, with the score at 2-2, he got the ball near the halfway line and galloped all the way to score the winner colliding with the keeper as he released the shot.
Playing for Bolton Wanderers throughout his career he has been honoured with the office of life president and has one of the stands at the Reebok Stadium named after him.
God Bless.
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