NAT Lofthouse has thanked Sam Allardyce and his table-toppers for making his day.

The revered Wanderers' president could not have wished for a better way to celebrate his 76th birthday than seeing his beloved team sitting proudly on top of the Premier League.

"It was my birthday and I was a bit under the weather with a heavy cold," said the famous Lion of Vienna. "But that result picked me up.

"I felt 10 feet tall seeing Bolton Wanderers on top of the table."