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Eddie Hopkinson

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Eddie Hopkinson
Personal information
Full name Edward Hopkinson
Date of birth (1935-10-29)29 October 1935
Place of birth Wheatley Hill, County Durham, England[1]
Date of death 25 April 2004(2004-04-25) (aged 68)
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1952 Oldham Athletic 3 (0)
1952–1970 Bolton Wanderers 519 (0)
Total 522 (0)
International career
1957–1959 England 14 (0)
Managerial career
1975 Stockport County
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Hopkinson (29 October 1935 – 25 April 2004) was an English footballer. He hold the club record for the most appearances for Bolton Wanderers with 578 games played. He was capped 14 times for England, and was the team's backup goalkeeper at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

Bolton Wanderers

References

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  1. ↑ "Eddie Hopkinson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  2. ↑ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354-09018-6.