On 3 May 1958 , almost five years to the day after losing the 1953 final , Lofthouse captained Bolton in the 1958 FA Cup Final against Manchester United . There was a national wave of sympathy for United , who three months earlier had suffered grievously in the Munich air disaster . Bolton won the game 2 – 0 with Lofthouse scoring both goals , the second of which was highly controversial and remains a talking point to this day . Lofthouse went into a challenge with the United keeper Harry Gregg and barged him into the net to score . Shoulder charging the goalkeeper was a legitimate tactic at the time , but Lofthouse later admitted that his challenge was a foul
Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
Nat Lofthouse