Robert Dennis "Bob" Latchford (born January 18, 1951 in Birmingham) is a football player who played for Birmingham City, Everton, Swansea and England."

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  • Bob Latchford, född 18 januari 1951 i Birmingham, är en före detta engelsk fotbollsspelare. Latchford var en centerforward som hade sina främsta kvaliteter i huvudspelet. Trots att han var storväxt, var han även relativt snabb, särskilt på korta sträckor. Latchford inledde karriären i Birmingham City i slutet av 1960-talet och gjorde 68 mål på 160 ligamatcher fram till februari 1974, då han värvades av Everton för 350 000 pund, vilket gjorde honom till den dyraste spelaren i Storbritannien. I Everton var han lagets bäste målskytt sex år i rad, och säsongen 1977/78 blev han skyttekung i division ett med sina 30 ligamål. Efter 106 mål på 236 ligamatcher lämnade han Everton sommaren 1981 för att avsluta karriären med tre säsonger i Swansea City. Latchford gjorde hattrick i debuten för Swansea och kom att göra 35 mål på 87 ligamatcher. Latchford gjorde landslagsdebut för England i en VM-kvalmatch mot Italien i november 1977. Hård konkurrens från andra spelare gjorde dock att han inte kom upp i mer än tolv landskamper och fem mål." (sv)
  • Robert Dennis "Bob" Latchford (born January 18, 1951 in Birmingham) is a football player who played for Birmingham City, Everton, Swansea and England. Latchford was the complete centre-forward: good in the air and on the ground. Despite his size - 6 feet (1,83m) tall - he was very fast over short distances, making him a great 'poacher' of goals and he also scored with some great diving headers. He was transferred from Birmingham City to Everton for £350,000, a British transfer record at the time (Howard Kendall and Archie Styles were transferred to Birmingham City as part of the same deal, with Birmingham being paid just £80,000). At Everton, Latchford was the top scorer for six successive seasons scoring 30 goals in the 1977-78 season. During the mid-seventies, Latchford was widely considered as one of the top English forwards of his generation. He earned his first full cap for England in a World Cup qualifier against Italy in 1977. In April 2006 a book was published telling the story of his 1977/78 season. Co-written with journalist Martin O'Boyle, the book supports Everton's former players charity. The closest he came to a winner's medal at Everton was a finalist in the League Cup in 1977. Latchford made 268 appearances (3 as substitute) for Everton scoring 138 goals. He was a great inspiration to a whole generation of Everton fans in the 1970s. Latchford left Everton for top-flight Swansea in 1981, scoring a hat-trick on his debut for the Swans. He later also played for Dutch NAC Breda (15 Appearances - 13 Goals) and Newport County. Latchford won 12 caps and scored 5 goals for England. External Links [http://www.boblatchford.com/ Personal website] (en)
  • Robert Dennis "Bob" Latchford (born January 18, 1951 in Birmingham) is a football player who played for Birmingham City, Everton, Swansea and England. Latchford was the complete centre-forward: good in the air and on the ground. Despite his size - 6 feet (1,83m) tall - he was very fast over short distances, making him a great 'poacher' of goals and he also scored with some great diving headers. He was transferred from Birmingham City to Everton for £350,000, a British transfer record at the time (Howard Kendall and Archie Styles were transferred to Birmingham City as part of the same deal, with Birmingham being paid just £80,000). At Everton, Latchford was the top scorer for six successive seasons scoring 30 goals in the 1977-78 season. During the mid-seventies, Latchford was widely considered as one of the top English forwards of his generation. He earned his first full cap for England in a World Cup qualifier against Italy in 1977. In April 2006 a book was published telling the story of his 1977/78 season. Co-written with journalist Martin O'Boyle, the book supports Everton's former players charity. The closest he came to a winner's medal at Everton was a finalist in the League Cup in 1977. Latchford made 268 appearances (3 as substitute) for Everton scoring 138 goals. He was a great inspiration to a whole generation of Everton fans in the 1970s. Latchford left Everton for top-flight Swansea in 1981, scoring a hat-trick on his debut for the Swans. He later also played for Dutch NAC Breda (15 Appearances - 13 Goals) and Newport County. Latchford won 12 caps and scored 5 goals for England. External Links [http://www.boblatchford.com/ Personal website]" (en)
  • Robert Dennis "Bob" Latchford (nacido el 18 de enero de 1951 en Birmingham) es un futbolista que jugó por el Birmingham City, Everton, Swansea City F.C. y la Selección nacional de fútbol de Inglaterra. Latchford era un completo centro-delantero: bueno en el juego aereo como en juego por tierra. En su paso por clubes, en particular en Everton, su juego era relativamente insatisfactorio, pero anotaba mucho. Sin importar su altura (más de 180 cm) era muy rápido en distancias cortas. Fue transferido del Birmingham City al Everton por £350.000, cifra récord en Inglaterra en esa época. En Everton, Latchford fue el goleador por seis temporadas seguidas, marcando 30 goles en la temporada 1977-78. Lo más cerca que estuvo de ganar una medalla en Everton fue siendo finalistas en la Premier League en 1977. Latchford jugó 268 partidos (3 como suplente) en Everton, anotando 138 goles. Dejó el Everton para irse al Swansea en 1981, marcando un hat-trick en su debut por los swans. Latchford, Bob Latchford, Bob Latchford Latchford Latchford" (es)
  • Robert Dennis «Bob» Latchford (født 18. januar 1951 i Birmingham i England) er en fotballspiller som tidligere har spilt for Birmingham City, Everton FC, Swansea City og det engelske landslaget. Latchford hadde sine fremste kvaliteter i luften, men var også god langs bakken. Dessuten var han rask, særlig på kortere distanser, til tross for at han var storvokst. Han opplevde aldri nevneverdig suksess i form av medaljer og trofeer i noen av klubbene han spilte for, men han betegnes som en hardtarbeidende spiller som scoret jevnt gjennom hele karrieren. Han startet karrieren i Birmingham City og lagde store overskrifter da han i 1974 ble solgt til Everton FC i en handel som tok senere Everton-manager Howard Kendall motsatt vei. Overgangssummen var på den gang svimlende £ 350 000, noe som gjorde ham til tidenes dyreste britiske spiller. På Goodison Park var Bob Latchford toppscorer i seks år på rad og i sesongen 1977/78 oppnådde han evig heltestatus i Merseyside-klubben da han ble toppscorer i engelsk 1. divisjon med hele 30 mål. «Fat Latch», som var ett av kallenavnene hans, gikk inn i historien som en spiller som aldri var med på å vinne noe som helst i løpet av en ellers suksessrik fotballkarriere. Det nærmeste han kom var en tapt finale i Ligacupen i 1977. Mange mener det er urettferdig at Latchford aldri fikk flere enn tolv landskamper for England, ettersom han var en av de fremste målscorerne i engelsk fotball på 70-tallet. Hans 30 ligamål i 1977/78-sesongen og hans totalt 138 mål vitner om nettopp dette. I 1981 trappet han ned og meldte overgang til Swansea City, hvor han i sin debutkamp scoret hattrick." (no)
  • Robert Dennis „Bob“ Latchford (* 18. Januar 1951 in Birmingham) ist ein ehemaliger englischer Fußballspieler. Latchford galt als Idealtyp eines Mittelstürmers, der sowohl in der Luft als auch am Boden gleich stark war. Er begann seine Karriere bei Birmingham City und erzielte mit 18 Jahren bei seinem Debüt direkt zwei Tore. Insgesamt spielte er 158 mal für Birmingham und erzielte 68 Tore. Er wurde dann für eine den damaligen britischen Transferrekord brechende Summe (350.000 £) an den FC Everton verkauft, wo er in 6 Spielzeiten der Top-Torjäger war. In 268 Spielen erzielte er dabei 138 Tore. Dabei kam ihm zugute, dass er trotz seiner Größe unheimlich schnell war, insbesondere auf den Kurzstrecken. Sein Club spielte in der englischen Liga allerdings eine eher untergeordnete Rolle, während Stadtrivale Liverpool Pokale am Fließband sammelte. Lediglich 1977 kam Latchford mit Everton bis ins Finale des Liga-Pokals. In der Saison 1977/1978 war Latchford mit 30 Treffern zudem Torschützenkönig der höchsten englischen Spielklasse. Da er nicht bei einem Top-Club spielte, kam er trotz seiner Torerfolge auch nur auf 12 Länderspiele, in denen er aber auch 5 Tore schoss. Doch der damalige Nationaltrainer Ron Greenwood bevorzugte mehr und mehr Paul Mariner. Sein erstes Länderspiel bestritt Latchford am 16. November 1977 gegen Italien. Sein Einsatz gegen Österreich am 13. Juni 1979 sollte sein letztes Länderspiel werden. Als Latchford Everton 1981 verließ und zu Swansea City wechselte war er mit 106 Liga-Toren der erfolgreichste Torjäger des FC Everton nach dem Krieg. Dieser Rekord wurde erst 1990 durch Graeme Sharp gebrochen. Für Swansea City erzielte er gleich bei seinem ersten Einsatz einen Hattrick. Später spielte er noch für das niederländische Team NAC Breda und Newport County." (de)
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  • Bob Latchford, född 18 januari 1951 i Birmingham, är en före detta engelsk fotbollsspelare." (sv)
  • Robert Dennis "Bob" Latchford (born January 18, 1951 in Birmingham) is a football player who played for Birmingham City, Everton, Swansea and England." (en)
  • Robert Dennis "Bob" Latchford (nacido el 18 de enero de 1951 en Birmingham) es un futbolista que jugó por el Birmingham City, Everton, Swansea City F.C. y la Selección nacional de fútbol de Inglaterra." (es)
  • Robert Dennis «Bob» Latchford (født 18. januar 1951 i Birmingham i England) er en fotballspiller som tidligere har spilt for Birmingham City, Everton FC, Swansea City og det engelske landslaget." (no)
  • Robert Dennis „Bob“ Latchford (* 18. Januar 1951 in Birmingham) ist ein ehemaliger englischer Fußballspieler." (de)
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