Bolton have announced they will build a statue to former player Nat Lofthouse outside the Reebok Stadium.<br /><br />Lofthouse OBE, who is regarded as the club's greatest ever player, died a year ago at the age of 85.<br /><br />He played more than 500 games and scored 285 times for the Trotters between 1946 and 1960 and also won 33 England caps, scoring 30 goals.<br /><br />His son, Jeff, told the club's website: "Dad would be very humbled and honoured by the idea of a statue."<br /><br />Lofthouse played for only one club and worked for Wanderers in a number of roles after hanging up his boots, including being chief coach, chief scout, caretaker and club president.<br /><br />Bolton chairman Phil Gartside said: "The statue will be a fitting tribute to Nat and all that he accomplished for Bolton Wanderers and I am delighted that it will be located here at the Reebok Stadium."<br /><br />Lofthouse captained Bolton in two FA Cup finals, the first in 1953 when Sir Stanley Matthews led Blackpool to a memorable 4-3 victory over their Lancashire rivals at Wembley.<br /><br />Five years later, Lofthouse won a winner's medal after scoring both goals in the 2-0 win over Manchester United, three months after the Munich air disaster.<br /><br />He earned the nickname "The Lion of Vienna" after scoring a winning goal against Austria in 1952.<br /><br />/football on Youtube brings you the latest football news, transfer rumours and footballing gossip from the English Premier League and European Champions League.
