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The funeral time and place for Bolton Wanderers club legend, Nat Lofthouse, has just been announced on the Official Bolton Wanderers website.
The former England striker, who scored 30 goals in 33 appearances for his country, died on Saturday night, aged 85, after a glittering career at his one and only club, Bolton.
255 goals in over 450 appearances for the North West side will mean he is well remembered and there are set to be special tributes ahead of Bolton's home game with Chelsea on Monday.
It's a sad time for Wanderers fans, and a website has been set up here with information about the striker, who scored both goals against Manchester United in the 1958 FA Cup Final, after losing 4-3 to Blackpool three years earlier.
He made his debut for England against Yugoslavia, where he scored both goals in a 2-2 draw and had 15 successful years at a club he later went on to manage, and the East stand at the Reebok is still named after him.
Nat Lofthouse was a huge success throughout his career.
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His legendary status was supported by him being voted the club's best ever player in a 2006 poll at the club.
The mascot at the club, Lofty the Lion, was introduced in 1995, being named after the cult hero and the player is sure to have left his mark on a club that has come some way since.
Details regarding the funeral at this sad time can be found on the Bolton Wanderers website.
The mascot at the club, Lofty the Lion, was introduced in 1995, being named after the cult hero and the player is sure to have left his mark on a club that has come some way since.
Details regarding the funeral at this sad time can be found on the Bolton Wanderers website.
Did you ever see Nat play? What did you think of him as a player or man? Please discuss below.
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