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England Players -

Joe Lofthouse
Blackburn Rovers FC, Accrington FC,
Blackburn Rovers FC

7 caps, 2 goals
71% successful
1885-90
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 630


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Joe Lofthouse Profile

Full name Joseph Morris Lofthouse
Popular name Joe Lofthouse
Born  14 April 1865 in Witton, Blackburn;
Died 10 June 1919
Height/Weight 5'8", 11st 12lbs [1891]

Club Career

Club(s) Played schoolboy football in Blackburn before joining King's Own FC and then Blackburn Rovers FC in 1882.  Joined Accrington FC in the close season of 1887, and rejoined Rovers two years later in cs 1889.  Joined Darwen FC in cs 1892 and then Walsall Town FC in December 1893.
Club honours FA Cup winner 1889-90, 1890-91;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None.

England Career

Player number One of five who became the 115th players to appear for England.
Position(s) Left/right-back;
First match No. 23, 28 February 1885, England 4 Ireland 0, a British Championship match at Manchester Football Ground, Whalley Range, Manchester. Age 19 years 320 days.
Last match No. 38, 15 March 1890, Ireland 1 England 9, a British Championship match at Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast. Age 24 years 335 days;
Major tournaments British Championship 1884-85, 1886-87, 1888-89, 1889-90;
Team honours British Championship winners 1889-90 (shared);
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None

Beyond England

Went overseas to pursue his football career by becoming a coach to the Magyar Athletic Club in Budapest, Hungary, in February 1902.  Returned in the 1902-03 season to become the trainer of New Brompton FC, then became the assistant trainer at Everton FC from August 1903. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.159

 

Joe Lofthouse - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps
Mins. Goals Gls Av. min Comp.
Goals
Capt. Disc.
7 7 7 630 2 315 min 2 None None

 

Joe Lofthouse - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 6 3 2 1 18 6 +12 0 2 3.00 1.00 66.7 +2
Away 1 1 0 0 9 1 +8 0 0 9.00 1.00 100.0 +1
All 7 4 2 1 27 7 +20 0 2 3.857 1.00 71.4 +3

 

Joe Lofthouse - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 7 4 2 1 27 7 +20 0 2 3.857 1.00 71.4 +3
All 7 4 2 1 27 7 +20 0 2 3.857 1.00 71.4 +3

 

Joe Lofthouse - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championships
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1884-85 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 0 1 2.00 0.667 66.7 +1
BC 1886-87 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 0 1 3.00 1.50 50.0 =0
BC 1888-89 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5 0 0 6.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC 1889-90 1 1 0 0 9 1 +8 0 0 9.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC All 7 4 2 1 27 7 +20 0 2 3.857 1.00 71.4 +3
All Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 7 4 2 1 27 7 +20 0 2 3.857 1.00 71.4 +3
All 7 4 2 1 27 7 +20 0 2 3.857 1.00 71.4 +3

 

Joe Lofthouse - Match History
Club: Blackburn Rovers F.C. - 5 caps
Coach: F.A. Committee - 7 caps
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
1 23 Ireland 28-Feb-1885 Manchester Football Ground, Whalley Range, Manchester BC 4 0 HW Start n/a
2 24 Wales 14-Mar-1885 Leamington Road, Blackburn BC 1 1 HD Start n/a
3 25 Scotland 21-Mar-1885 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London BC 1 1 HD Start n/a
4 30 Wales 26-Feb-1887 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London BC 4 0 HW Start n/a
5 31 Scotland 19-Mar-1887 Leamington Road, Blackburn BC 2 3 HL Start n/a
Club: Accrington F.C. - 1 cap
6 34 Ireland 02-Mar-1889 Anfield Road, Liverpool BC 6 1 HW Start
n/a
Club: Blackburn Rovers F.C. - 1 cap
7 38 Ireland 15-Mar-1890 Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast BC 9 1 AW Start
n/a

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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