2007-12-24 18:20:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ German Football
Nat Lofthouse who played for Bolton Wanderers.
'The Lion of Vienna' is a well known Bolton pub, named in honour of Nat Lofthouse. The pub is situated on Chorley New Road, opposite Bolton School.
Lofthouse still resides in Bolton and now lives in retirement in Bromley Cross.
(Should have asked this in the English soccer section)
2007-12-24 18:23:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nat Lofthouse who played for Bolton Wanderers for his whole entire career in football was nicknamed the Lion of Vienna.
2007-12-25 18:18:05 · answer #2 · answered by JCam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lofthouse
Born in Bolton, Lancashire, in 1925, Lofthouse joined the town's main club on September 4, 1939 and made his debut in a 5-1 win against Bury on March 22, 1941 when he scored two goals. It was then more than five years until he made his league debut for the club, but he eventually played against Chelsea on August 31, 1946, when he scored twice in a 4-3 defeat. Lofthouse would go on to play 33 games for England but his debut on November 22, 1950 made him 25 when he finally broke into the team. He perhaps justified a claim to an earlier call-up by scoring both goals in a 2-2 draw against Yugoslavia at Highbury on his debut.
On May 25, 1952, Lofthouse earned the title 'Lion of Vienna' by scoring twice in England's 3-2 victory over Austria. Back from national team duty, he then scored six goals in a game between the English Football League and the Irish League on September 24, 1952.
In 1953, he was declared English Footballer of the Year and on May 2 of that year, he scored a goal - but was on the losing side - in the famous FA Cup final of 1953 (aka 'The Matthews Final'), having previously scored in each round. That season he topped the First Division goalscoring charts with 30 goals. On May 20, 1956, Lofthouse broke Steve Bloomer's 49-year-old England goalscoring record by netting his 29th goal in a 5-1 win against Finland in Helsinki.
2007-12-25 23:37:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anand 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The legend Nat Lofthouse
2007-12-25 16:35:21 · answer #4 · answered by GSH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Nat Lofthouse dude.
2007-12-25 03:59:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nat Lofthouse...
2007-12-25 20:34:09 · answer #6 · answered by cowok insyaf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CC, Nat Lofthouse. The guy b4 me beat me to the answer. Oh well... Life goes on!!!
2007-12-25 02:32:14 · answer #7 · answered by "Johns" 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Lofthouse
2007-12-26 08:41:02 · answer #8 · answered by Hope Solo Fan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nat Lofthouse
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-12-25 02:43:33 · answer #9 · answered by John 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋