SOCCER PLAYER

Howard Wilkinson

1943 - Today

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Howard Wilkinson (born 13 November 1943) is an English former footballer and manager. Despite having a low-profile playing career, Wilkinson embarked on a successful managerial career. He won the First Division championship in 1992 with Leeds United, the final season before the creation of the Premier League. As FA Technical Director he was instrumental in the planning and development of English football's first National Football Centre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Howard Wilkinson is the 7,462nd most popular soccer player (up from 7,502nd in 2024), the 6,243rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,189th in 2019) and the 427th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Howard Wilkinson ranks 7,462 out of 21,273. Before him are Tino Costa, Taiten Sato, Stefano Colantuono, Adel Sellimi, Arthur Boka, and Dejan Kulusevski. After him are Roberto Bailey, Kenji Kitahara, Roman Eremenko, Hughie Gallacher, Peter Larsson, and Paolo Vanoli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Howard Wilkinson ranks 692. Before him are Rosemarie Frankland, Elaine Pagels, Valerie Leon, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Padma Subrahmanyam, and Bill Gosper. After him are Wayne Allard, Dennis Edwards, Samuel T. Durrance, Michael J. McCulley, Julie Ege, and Wendy Richard.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Howard Wilkinson ranks 6,245 out of 8,785. Before him are Stephen Norrington (1964), Walter D'Hondt (1936), Jodie Comer (1993), Mason Greenwood (2001), Matt Targett (1995), and Henry Banks (1913). After him are Hughie Gallacher (1903), Kelly Osbourne (1984), Lord Nicholas Windsor (1970), Steve Clarke (1963), James Wordie (1889), and Louise Brealey (1979).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Howard Wilkinson ranks 427. Before him are Dennis Wilshaw (1926), Terry Medwin (1932), Rory Delap (1976), Joleon Lescott (1982), Mason Greenwood (2001), and Matt Targett (1995). After him are Hughie Gallacher (1903), Steve Clarke (1963), George Armstrong (1944), Jack Wilshere (1992), Ben Foster (1983), and Peter Beardsley (1961).

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