Bob Langton was an international footballer who represented England 11 times scoring 1 goal. His first cap was against Ireland on 28th September 1946 at 28 years old, and his last was vs Ireland on 7th October 1950 aged 32. Langton, born on 8th September 1918, in Burscough, Lancashire, has a FA Legacy Number of 663 and played as a Outside Left for his country.
Bob Langton - 11 caps (1 goal)
- Full Name: Robert Langton
- Born: 8th September 1918, Burscough, Lancashire
- Died: 13th January 1996, Burscough, Lancashire aged 77
- England Career: 1946 - 1950
- Positions whilst with England: Outside Left
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Blackburn Rovers (7), Preston North End (2) & Bolton Wanderers (2)
- FA Legacy Number: 663
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Ireland (HC) on 28th September 1946 aged 28 years, 0 months, 20 days - Last Cap: v Ireland (HC) on 7th October 1950 aged 32 years, 0 months, 29 days
- First Goal: v Ireland (HC) on 28th September 1946 aged 28 years, 0 months, 20 days
- Career Length: 4 years, 9 days
- Starts: 11
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 11
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 7
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 4
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 7
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 8
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Outside Left
- 11
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 11
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Walter Winterbottom- 11
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Billy Wright
- 11 Matches
- Neil Franklin
- 10 Matches
- Wilf Mannion
- 9 Matches
- Tom Finney
- 8 Matches
- Tommy Lawton
- 8 Matches
- Laurie Scott
- 8 Matches
- Frank Swift
- 8 Matches
- George Hardwick
- 7 Matches
- Raich Carter
- 6 Matches
- Henry Cockburn
- 5 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 23 sources from 11 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- IRE, 4 - 1, 7th Oct 1950 (HC) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 11.
Age: 32 years, 0 months, 29 days. 
SCO, 1 - 0, 15th Apr 1950 (WCQ) Bolton Wanderers, Cap: 10.
Age: 31 years, 7 months, 7 days.
SWE, 1 - 3, 13th May 1949 (FR) Preston North End, Cap: 9.
Age: 30 years, 8 months, 5 days.
DEN, 0 - 0, 26th Sep 1948 (FR) Preston North End, Cap: 8.
Age: 30 years, 0 months, 18 days.- SWE, 4 - 2, 19th Nov 1947 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 7.
Age: 29 years, 2 months, 11 day. 
SUI, 0 - 1, 18th May 1947 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 6.
Age: 28 years, 8 months, 9 days.
FRA, 3 - 0, 3rd May 1947 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 5.
Age: 28 years, 7 months, 24 days.
NED, 8 - 2, 27th Nov 1946 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 4.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 19 days.
WAL, 3 - 0, 13th Nov 1946 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 3.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 5 days.
IRL, 1 - 0, 30th Sep 1946 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 2.
Age: 28 years, 0 months, 22 days.- IRE, 7 - 2, 28th Sep 1946 (HC)
Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 1.
Age: 28 years, 0 months, 20 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.