SOCCER PLAYER

Billy Bremner

1942 - 1997

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William John Bremner (9 December 1942 – 7 December 1997) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Leeds United, Hull City, and the Scotland national team. He also managed Doncaster Rovers (twice) and Leeds United. Regarded as one of football's great midfielders, Bremner combined precision passing skills with tenacious tackling and physical stamina. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Bremner has received more than 1,294,333 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Billy Bremner is the 1,959th most popular soccer player (down from 1,818th in 2019), the 2,873rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,024th in 2019) and the 88th most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Billy Bremner ranks 1,959 out of 21,273. Before him are Kakhi Asatiani, Goro Yamada, Rudolf Noack, Zygmunt Maszczyk, Marco Asensio, and Daley Blind. After him are Loris Karius, Otto Siffling, Andrija Anković, Henri Coppens, Vladimír Šmicer, and Agustín Gaínza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Billy Bremner ranks 361. Before him are Werner Teske, Doğu Perinçek, Gerben Karstens, Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, Gennady Sarafanov, and Sterling Morrison. After him are Hannelore Elsner, Pål Tyldum, Norberto Rivera Carrera, Juan Carlos Sarnari, Rosa von Praunheim, and Paula Kelly. Among people deceased in 1997, Billy Bremner ranks 178. Before him are Myrtle Bachelder, Tony Williams, Afonsinho, William Hickey, Tete Montoliu, and Shinichi Hoshi. After him are Juan Burgueño, Heikki A. Alikoski, Tamara Tyshkevich, Bozorg Alavi, James Krüss, and Alfredo II.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Billy Bremner ranks 2,873 out of 8,785. Before him are Mary Norton (1903), Damaris Cudworth Masham (1659), Eleanor Hibbert (1906), Cara Delevingne (1992), Jenson Button (1980), and Peter Pears (1910). After him are Brian Ferneyhough (1943), Joseph Morgan (1981), Sienna Guillory (1975), Stella McCartney (1971), Alfred Tysoe (1874), and Jonathan Bailey (1988).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Billy Bremner ranks 88. Before him are Ron Atkinson (1939), Harry Maguire (1993), Jordan Henderson (1990), Graeme Souness (1953), Don Revie (1927), and Chris Waddle (1960). After him are Nat Lofthouse (1925), Joe Jordan (1951), Reece James (1999), Francis Lee (1944), Alan Ball Jr. (1945), and Jimmy McGrory (1904).

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