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Bob
Latchford |
Everton FC
12 caps, 5 goals
P 12 W 8 D
3 L 1 F 27: A 11
*(actual F 20: A 9)
79% successful
1977-79
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 879 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Robert Dennis Latchford |
(*Actual
for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.) |
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Born |
18 January 1951
in King's Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire [registered in
Birmingham, March 1951]. |
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Married |
to Judith
Cresswell [registered in
Birmingham, March 1969]. |
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Height/Weight |
6'
0", 12st.
0lbs [1977]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Biographies |
x |
| |
x.
- A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999). |
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Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Played junior football up until he joined Birmingham City FC as an
apprentice, turning professional in August 1968. After 160 league
appearances and 68 goals, he joined Everton FC in February 1974 for a
�80,000 fee plus two players, although it is now deemed, retrospectively a
British Record Transfer Fee for �350,000, a fee repaid with 106
goals in 236 league appearances. Swansea City FC signed Latchford
in July 1981 for �125,000, 87 league matches followed, with
another 35 goals. Travelled to Netherlands in February 1984 to
play for NAC Breda (16 league appearances, 13 goals), but
returned before the summer to join Coventry City FC. After a season at
Highfield Road, twelve league goals and two goals, he
joined Lincoln City FC for another two goals in fifteen league
appearances. He was loaned to Newport County AFC, in January 1986,
where he played his final twenty league matches, scoring five times.
Turned out for Merthyr Tydfil FC in 1986-87. He retired in 1987. |
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Club honours |
FA Youth Cup
runners-up 1966-67; Football League Cup winners 1976-77;
Welsh Cup winners 1981-82, 1982-83, 1986-87; |
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Individual honours |
PFA
Division One Team of the Year 1974-75;
Football League (one appearance). |
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Distinctions |
None |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
933rd
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-forward |
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First match |
No. 517, 16 November 1977,
England 2 Italy 0, a World Cup qualification match at Wembley Stadium,
Wembley, substituted
(75), aged 26 years
302 days. |
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Last match |
No. 533, 13 June 1979, Austria
4 England 3, an end-of-season tour match at Praterstadion, Wien, substituted (ht), aged
28 years 209 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1977-78, 1978-79; |
|
Team honours |
British Championship winners 1977-78, 1978-79; |
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Individual honours |
England
U23 (six appearances), England Youth. |
|
Distinctions |
Brother
of Peter Latchford, West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper and England U23 and
teammate |
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Beyond England |
|
Now living in Germany with his family, Bob makes regular trips
back to England to speak on the after-dinner circuit and also has a
regular column on Everton independent website. |
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Bob Latchford - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Starts |
Sub on |
Sub off |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 15+ |
12 |
9 |
11 |
1 |
5 |
879 |
5 |
176
min |
5 |
None |
None |
|
Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Bob Latchford
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Home |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
+9 |
1 |
4 |
1.833 |
0.333 |
83.3 |
+4 |
|
Away |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
9 |
+7 |
0 |
2 |
2.667 |
1.50 |
75.0 |
+3 |
| All |
12 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
27 |
11 |
+16 |
1 |
6 |
2.25 |
0.917 |
79.2 |
+7 |
|
Bob Latchford
- Match Record - By Colour of Shirt |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
White |
9 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
6 |
+13 |
1 |
5 |
2.111 |
0.667 |
88.9 |
+7 |
|
Red |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
12 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
27 |
11 |
+16 |
1 |
6 |
2.25 |
0.917 |
79.2 |
+7 |
|
Bob Latchford
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
WCF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
| World Cup |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
ECP
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
4 |
+8 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
87.5 |
+3 |
|
ECF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
|
European Championship |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
4 |
+8 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
87.5 |
+3 |
|
British Championship |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
+9 |
1 |
2 |
2.75 |
0.50 |
87.5 |
+3 |
| Friendly |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
=0 |
0 |
1 |
1.667 |
1.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
12 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
27 |
11 |
+16 |
1 |
6 |
2.25 |
0.917 |
79.2 |
+7 |
|
Bob Latchford
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
World Cup Preliminary
Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP 1976-78 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
European Championship Preliminary
Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
ECP 1978-80 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
4 |
+8 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
87.5 |
+3 |
|
All |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
4 |
+8 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
87.5 |
+3 |
|
British Championship
Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1977-78 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
BC 1978-79 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
+7 |
1 |
2 |
2.667 |
0.333 |
83.3 |
+2 |
|
All |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
+9 |
1 |
2 |
2.75 |
0.50 |
87.5 |
+3 |
|
All
Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
EC |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
4 |
+8 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
87.5 |
+3 |
|
BC |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
+9 |
1 |
2 |
2.75 |
0.50 |
87.5 |
+3 |
|
All |
9 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
25 |
6 |
+19 |
1 |
4 |
2.778 |
0.667 |
88.9 |
+7 |
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Bob Latchford
- Match History |
|
Club: Birmingham
City F.C. -
0 full caps |
Coach: Alf Ramsey - 0
full capsx
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Age 22 |
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1 |
u23 |
13 November 1973 -
England U23 1 Denmark U23 1, Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
Fr |
HD |
Start
79 |
9 |
|
2 |
u23 |
16 January 1974 -
England U23 0 Wales U23 0, Ashton Gate, Bristol |
Fr |
HD |
Start |
9 |
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Age 23 |
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3 |
u23 |
13 March 1974 -
England U23 2 Scotland U23 0, St. James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Fr |
HW |
Start
48 |
9 |
|
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Coach: Joe Mercer - 0
full capsx
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4 |
u23 |
11 May 1974 -
Turkey U23 0 England U23 0, 19 Mayıs Stadyumu,
Ankara |
Fr |
AabD |
Start |
9 |
|
5 |
u23 |
15 May 1974 -
Yugoslavia U23 1 England U23 0, Stadion Karađorđev Park,
Zrenjanin |
Fr |
AL |
Start |
9 |
|
6 |
u23 |
19 May 1974 -
France U23 2 England U23 2,
Stade Georges Pompidou,
Valence |
Fr |
AD |
Start off |
9 |
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Club: Everton F.C. -
12 full caps |
Coach: Ron Greenwood - 12
full capsx
|
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Age 26 |
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1 |
517 |
16 November 1977 - England
2 Italy 0,
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
WCP |
HW |
Start off 75 |
9 |
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1-0 when substituted |
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Age 27 |
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2 |
519 |
19 April 1978 -
England 1 Brazil 1,
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
Fr |
HD |
Start |
9 |
|
3 |
520 |
13 May 1978 -
Wales 1 England 3,
Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff |
BC |
AW |
Start
8
inj. off 32 |
9 |
|
0-1 when substituted |
|
- |
521 |
16 May 1978 - England 1
Northern Ireland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
HW |
squad/unused sub? |
|
- |
522 |
20 May 1978 - Scotland 0
England 1, Hampden Park,
Mount Florida, Glasgow |
AW |
squad/unused sub? |
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4 |
524 |
20 September 1978 -
Denmark 3 England 4,
Idrætsparken, København |
ECP |
AW |
Start
51 |
9 |
|
5 |
525 |
25 October 1978 -
Republic of Ireland 1 England 1,
Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
ECP |
AD |
Start
8 |
9 |
|
6 |
526 |
29 November 1978 -
England 1 Czechoslovakia 0,
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
Fr |
HW |
sub 36 |
? |
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0-0 when substituting |
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Age 28 |
|
7 |
527 |
7 February 1979 -
England 4 Northern Ireland 0,
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London |
ECP |
HW |
Start

46, 63 |
9 |
|
8 |
528 |
19 May 1979 -
Northern Ireland 0 England 2,
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start |
9 |
|
9 |
529 |
23 May 1979 - England 0
Wales 0, Wembley
Stadium, Wembley, London |
HD |
Start off 68 |
9 |
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0-0 when substituted |
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10 |
530 |
26 May 1979 -
England 3 Scotland 1,
Wembley
Stadium, Wembley, London |
HW |
Start |
9 |
|
11 |
531 |
6 June 1979 -
Bulgaria 0 England 3,
Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija |
ECP |
AW |
Start off 65 |
9 |
|
0-1 when substituted |
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- |
532 |
10
June 1979 - Sweden 0 England 0,
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna kommun, Stockholms län |
Tour |
AD |
squad/ unused sub |
? |
|
12 |
533 |
13 June 1979 -
Austria 4 England 3,
Praterstadion, Wien |
AL |
Start off ht |
9 |
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3-1 when substituted |
Notes
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CG
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