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Bob Latchford

Everton FC

12 appearances, 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
captain:
none
minutes played:
8
79

Profile

Full name Robert Dennis Latchford (*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Born 18 January 1951 in Loveday Street Maternity Hospital, Birmingham, Warwickshire [registered in Birmingham, March 1951]. Third of four boys to Reg and Ada.
Brought up in King's Norton.
Married twice, firstly to Patricia Allen [first registeration not found, however, a re-registration was found in Coventry, December 1972]. Two children, Isobel Jane and Richard Anthony. Patricia died in 2000. Second marriage to Andrea.
Height/Weight 6' 0", 12st. 0lbs [1977].

Source

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

Biographies A Different Road - Bob Latchford (DeCoubertin Books Ltd., Liverpool, 17 September 2015)
 

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

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 pound fee plus two players, although it is now deemed, retrospectively a British Record Transfer Fee for 350,000 pound, a fee repaid with 106 goals in 236 league appearances. Swansea City FC signed Latchford in July 1981 for 125,000 pound, 87 league matches followed, with another 35 goals. Travelled to Netherlands in February 1984 to play for NAC Breda, making sixteen league appearances and scoring thirteen 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.
Club honours FA Youth Cup runners-up 1966-67; Football League Cup winners 1976-77; Welsh Cup winners 1981-82, 1982-83, 1986-87;
Individual honours PFA Division One Team of the Year 1974-75; Football League (one appearance).
Distinctions None

Source

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

England Career

Player number One of three who became the 932nd players (933) to appear for England.
Position(s) Centre-forward
First match No. 517, 16 November 1977, England 2 Italy 0, a World Cup qualification match at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, substituted (75), aged 26 years 302 days.
Last match No. 533, 13 June 1979, Austria 4 England 3, an end-of-season tour match at Praterstadion, Prater, Wien, substituted (ht), aged 28 years 146 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1977-78, 1978-79;
Team honours British Championship winners 1977-78, 1978-79;
Individual honours England U23 (six appearances), England Youth.
Distinctions Brother of Peter Latchford, West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper and England U23 and teammate

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.

 

Bob Latchford - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
15+ 12 9 11 1 5 879  5 176 min 5 none 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.

 

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 Competition
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
WCP All 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
European Championship Preliminary Competition
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
ECP All 4 3 1 0 12 4 +8 0 1 3.00 1.00 87.5 +3
British Championship Competition
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
BC All 4 3 1 0 11 2 +9 1 2 2.75 0.50 87.5 +3
All Competition
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

 

Bob Latchford - Match History
 Club: Birmingham City F.C. - 0 full appearances

manager: Alf Ramsey - 0 full capsx

Age 22
1 u23 13 November 1973 - England 1 Denmark 1, Fratton Park, Portsmouth Fr HD Start 79 9
2 u23 16 January 1974 - England 0 Wales 0, Ashton Gate, Bristol Fr HD Start 9
Age 23
3 u23 13 March 1974 - England 2 Scotland 0, St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne Fr HW Start 48 9
 

manager: Joe Mercer - 0 full capsx

4 u23 11 May 1974 - Turkey 0 England 0, 19 Mayıs Stadyumu, Ankara tour AabD Start 9
5 u23 15 May 1974 - Yugoslavia 1 England 0, Stadion Karađorđev Park, Zrenjanin AL Start 9
6 u23 19 May 1974 - France 2 England 2, Stade Georges Pompidou, Valence AD Start off 9
 Club: Everton F.C. - 12 full appearances

manager: Ron Greenwood - 12 full capsx

Age 26
1 517 16 November 1977 - England 2 Italy 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW Start off 75 9
1-0 when substituted
Age 27
2 519 19 April 1978 - England 1 Brazil 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HD Start 9
3 520 13 May 1978 - Wales 1 England 3, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC AW Start 8 inj. off 32 9
0-1 when subbed
- 521 16 May 1978 - England 1 Northern Ireland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HW injured squad member
- 522 20 May 1978 - Scotland 0 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow AW
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 Fr HW sub 36 ?
0-0 when substituting
Age 28
7 527 7 February 1979 - England 4 Northern Ireland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley 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 HD Start off 68 9
0-0 when substituted
10 530 26 May 1979 - England 3 Scotland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HW Start 9
11 531 6 June 1979 - Bulgaria 0 England 3, Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofija ECP AW Start off 65 9
0-1 when substituted
- 532 10 June 1979 - Sweden 0 England 0, Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna tour AD squad/
unused sub
12 533 13 June 1979 - Austria 4 England 3, Praterstadion, Wien AL Start off ht 9
3-1 when substituted

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