October 1946 Lofthouse on the ball for Bolton against Charlton at The Valley. He was 20 years old at the time.
April 1951 Lofthouse (left) chases down Arsenal's Les Compton (elder brother of Denis) at Highbury.
October 1951 Lofthouse poses in his England kit.
November 1951 Austria goalkeeper Walter Zemen jumps to foil Lofthouse
May 1952 Lofthouse and Billy Wright, the England captain, training at Eastbourne for the Italy v England match to be played in Florence. England drew the game 1-1
May 1952 Lofthouse training at Eastbourne with England.
May 1952 Billy Wright, England's captain (left), and Lofthouse at Heathrow Airport after returning from a friendly international match against Switzerland. England won 3-0.
October 1953 Rest of the World goalkeeper Walter Zeman punches clear from Lofthouse. A thrilling game at Wembley ended 4-4
October 1953 Rest of the World goalkeeper Vladimir Beara watches as England's Lofthouse loops a header goalwards.
August 1955 A fit and tanned Lofthouse poses before Bolton's season-opening game at Chelsea.
August 1955 Lofthouse on the run for Bolton against Chelsea.
November 1955 Tom Finney -left- and Lofthouse at Stamford Bridge during an England training session.
April 1958 FA Cup finalists Bolton Wanderers jump to impress during a training session in preparation for the cup final at Wembley. They faced Manchester United in the final, winning 2-0. From left to right: Nat Lofthouse, Ralph Gubbins, Brian Birch, Dennis Stevens, Roy Hartle, Eddie Hopkinson, John Higgins, Brian Edwards, Doug Holden and Derek Hennin.
May 1958 Bolton captain Lofthouse kisses the FA Cup after scoring both goals in his team's 2-0 win against Man Utd in the final.
May 1958 Nat Lofthouse shows the FA Cup to the ecstatic Bolton fans.
May 1958 Lofthouse drinks from the FA Cup, with help from manager Bill Ridding in the dressing room at Wembley after Bolton had beaten Manchester United 2-0 in the final.
February 1959 Bolton captain Lofthouse helps team mate Dennis Stevens to exercise his injured leg at Burnden Park.
April 1970 Lofthouse, retired from playing for ten years, revisits Burnden Park, the scene of many goals and no little glory.
Nat Lofthouse, Bolton Wanderers