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Bob LATCHFORD

Bob Latchford - Swansea City FC - League appearances.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 06 February 1983

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    • POSITION
      Forward
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Thursday, 18 January 1951
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Birmingham, England.
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • England
  • CLUBS
  • Birmingham City
    • Club Career Dates
      1968-1974
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 22nd March 1969 scoring twice in a 3-2 win at home to Preston North End (Aged: 18)
    • Club Career
      158 League apps (+2 as sub), 68 goals
  • Everton FC
    • Club Career Dates
      1974-1981
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 16th February 1974 in a 4-3 defeat at West Ham United (Aged: 23)
    • Club Career
      235 League apps (+1 as sub), 106 goals
  • Swansea City FC
    • Club Career Dates
      1981-1984
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 29th August 1981 scoring a hat-trick in a 5-1 win at home to Leeds United (Aged: 30)
    • Club Career
      87 League apps, 35 goals
  • Coventry City
    • Club Career Dates
      1984-1985
    • League Debut
      28th. August 1984 in 0-0 home draw with Norwich City.
    • Club Career
      12 League appearances 2 goals.
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Bob LATCHFORD - Swansea City FC - League appearances.

Bob Latchford is pictured during Swansea City's match against Watford .

 


Birmingham City:   1968-1969     Played   4     Scored   3   goals   (Division 2)
     1969-1970     Played   10     Scored   1   goal   (Division 2)
     1970-1971     Played   36     Scored   12   goals   (Division 2)
     1971-1972     Played   42     Scored   23   goals   (Division 2)
     1972-1973     Played   42     Scored   19   goals   (Division 1)
     1973-1974     Played   26     Scored   10   goals   (Division 1)
 

Transferred to Everton in February 1974 in a deal valued at £350, 000.

Howard Kendall and Archie Styles moved in the opposite direction and

Birmingham also received £80,000.

 
Everton:   1973-1974     Played   13     Scored   7   goals   (Division 1)
     1974-1975     Played   36     Scored   17   goals   (Division 1)
     1975-1976     Played   31     Scored   12   goals   (Division 1)
     1976-1977     Played   36     Scored   17   goals   (Division 1)
     1977-1978     Played   39     Scored   30   goals   (Division 1)
     1978-1979     Played   36     Scored   11   goals   (Division 1)
     1979-1980     Played   26     Scored   6   goals   (Division 1)
     1980-1981     Played   19     Scored   6   goals   (Division 1)
 
Transferred in July 1981
 
Swansea:   1981-1982     Played   31     Scored   12   goals   (Division 1)
     1982-1983     Played   38     Scored   20   goals   (Division 1)
     1983-1984     Played   18     Scored   3   goals   (Division 2)
 

 

Latchford played 12 times for England, scoring 5 goals.

He moved to Germany with his family but made regular trips back to England

to speak on the after-dinner circuit