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Eddie Hopkinson

Bolton Wanderers FC

 14 appearances, 24 goals against
4 clean sheets, 1 penalty conceded

P 14 W 6 D 2 L 6 F 32: A 24
50% successful
1957-59

captain: none
minutes played: 1260

Timeline
  Edward Hopkinson
Birth 29 October 1935 in Wheatley Hill, County Durham [registered in Easington, December 1935].
Attended Bryon Street School and Royton Secondary Modern School, Royton
Death 25 April 2004 in Royton, Lancashire, aged 68 years 179 days [registered in Oldham, April 2004].

Source

 Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
Biographies x

x. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).

Club Career
Club(s) x
Club honours x
Individual honours x
Distinctions x
Height/Weight 5' 8¾", 11st. 7lbs [1959].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number One of three who became the 761st players (761) to appear for England.
Position(s) Goalkeeper; 78th goalkeeper to appear.
First match No. 315, 19 October 1957, Wales 0 England 4, a British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged 21 years 355 days.
Last match No. 336, 28 October 1959, England 2 Sweden 3, a friendly match at The Empire Stadium, Wembley Park, London, aged 23 years 364 days.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 1958; British Championship 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60;
Team honours British Championship shared 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60;
Individual honours England B (three appearances, May 1957), England U23 (three appearances, 1957-59)
Distinctions Became the youngest goalkeeper (22 years 8 days) to face a penalty kick on 6 November 1957.

Beyond England
x.  - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.


The Numbers
parties Apps Comp
Apps		 reserve minutes GA GA Av.
min		 Comp GA Clean
Sheets		 Cln
Sht Av		 cln sht best capt.
11 14 5 2 1260 24 53 min 4 4 29% 248 min none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
14 6 2 6 32 24 +8 2 4 2.286 1.714 57.1 =0

Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 6 3 1 2 13 9 +4 0 2 2.167 1.50 58.3 +1
Away 8 3 1 4 19 15 +4 2 2 2.375 1.875 43.8 -1

Competition Record

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 5 3 1 1 12 4 +8 0 3 2.40 0.80 70.0 +2
Friendly 9 3 1 5 20 20 =0 2 1 2.222 2.222 38.9 -2

Tournament Record

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1957-58 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 0 2 3.333 1.00 66.7 +1
BC 1958-59 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC 1959-60 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
BC All 5 3 1 1 12 4 +9 0 3 2.40 0.80 70.0 +2

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 5 3 1 1 12 4 +8 0 3 2.40 0.80 70.0 +2
5 3 1 1 12 4 +8 0 3 2.40 0.80 70.0 +2

Match History

Age 20 under 23  
reserve - Denmark September 1956
 
Age 21 B  
three appearances - Bulgaria, Romania & Czechoslovakia May 1957
under 23  
one appearance - Bulgaria September 1957.

 Club: Bolton Wanderers F.C. - fourteen full appearances (1260 min) 24ᵍᵃ manager: Walter Winterbottom - fourteen full appearances (1260 min) 24ᵍᵃx

apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

1 315 19 October 1957 - Wales 0 England 4
Ninian Park, Cardiff		 BC AW   1

one of three who became the 761st player (761) to appear for England.
the 21st Bolton Wanderers player to represent England
the 78th goalkeeper to represent England

Age 22
2 316 6 November 1957 - England 2 Northern Ireland 3
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 BC HL cs: 122 min
 32		 1
ᵍᵃog, mix-up & header

the seventeenth (& youngest so far) England goalkeeper to face a penalty kick
the thirteenth own goal conceded by England

3 317 27 November 1957 - England 4 France 0
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HW   1

under 23  
one appearance - Scotland January 1958

4 318 19 April 1958 - Scotland 0 England 4
Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow		 BC AW   1
5 319 7 May 1958 - England 2 Portugal 1
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HW cs: 248 min 1
ᵍᵃslammed in
6 320 11 May 1958 - Yugoslavia 5 England 0
Stadion JNA, Beograd
tour		 AW   1
ᵍᵃ20yd, 7yd, 2 strikes & 12yd
321 18 May 1958 - USSR 1 England 1, Lenin Stadium, Moskva AD reserve
 
WCF		 reserve gk 12x
322 8 June 1958 - England 2 USSR 2, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg ND
party member
323 11 June 1958 - Brazil 0 England 0, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg ND
324 15 June 1958 - Austria 2 England 2, Ryavallen Stadion, Borås ND
325 17 June 1958 - USSR 1 England 0, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg NL
  
327 22 October 1958 - England 5 USSR 0, Empire Stadium, Wembley Fr HW reserve
  

Age 23 under 23  
postponed - Scotland February 1959; one appearance - France March 1959


7 329 11 April 1959 - England 1 Scotland 0
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 BC HW   1
8 330 6 May 1959 - England 2 Italy 2
 Empire Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HD   1
ᵍᵃlob & angled
9 331 13 May 1959 - Brazil 2 England 0
Estádio Municipal, Rio
tour		 AL   1
ᵍᵃflashed & whistled
10 332 17 May 1959 - Peru 4 England 1
Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz, Lima 		AL   1
ᵍᵃ18yd, save, jab & tap
11 333 24 May 1959 - Mexico 2 England 1
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad de México		 AL   1
ᵍᵃheader & close
12 334 28 May 1959 - United States 1 England 8
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles		 AW   1
ᵍᵃshot
13 335 17 October 1959 Wales 1 England 1
Ninian Park, Cardiff		 BC AD   1
ᵍᵃheader
14 336 28 October 1959 - England 2 Sweden 3
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HL   1
ᵍᵃheader, 18yd & 12yd
  


  

 
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