Eddie Hopkinson

Eddie Hopkinson

Personal information
Full name	Edward Hopkinson
Date of birth	29 October 1935(1935-10-29)
Place of birth	Wheatley Hill, County Durham, England
Date of death	25 April 2004(2004-04-25) (aged 68)
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1951–1952	Oldham Athletic	3	(0)
1952–1970	Bolton Wanderers	519	(0)
National team
1957–1959	England	14	(0)
Teams managed
1975	Stockport County
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Edward Hopkinson (29 October 1935 – 25 April 2004) was an English football goalkeeper. He was born in Wheatley Hill, near Peterlee, County Durham.

During his club career he played for Oldham Athletic and Bolton Wanderers, the latter from 1952 to 1970, where he holds the club record for appearances. He earned 14 caps for the England national football team from 1957 to 1959, and was England's reserve goalkeeper at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.