SOCCER PLAYER

Ian Porterfield

1946 - 2007

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John Ian Porterfield (11 February 1946 – 11 September 2007) was a Scottish professional footballer, and an experienced football coach who worked at both club and international level for almost 30 years. At the time of his death, he was the coach of the Armenia national football team. As a player, Porterfield scored the only goal of the 1973 FA Cup final as Sunderland memorably overcame the odds to beat Leeds United. He was the first manager to be sacked in the FA Premier League era, when he was fired by Chelsea. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Porterfield is the 8,222nd most popular soccer player (down from 7,010th in 2024), the 6,493rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,013th in 2019) and the 471st most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among soccer players, Ian Porterfield ranks 8,222 out of 21,273. Before him are Germán Denis, Santiago Ostolaza, Yuta Nakano, Jan Kromkamp, Rashid Rakhimov, and Daigo Imai. After him are Seiya Matsuki, Mathias Pogba, Lovre Kalinić, Cheick Tioté, Isidoro Sota, and Peter Madsen.

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Among people born in 1946, Ian Porterfield ranks 801. Before him are F. Drew Gaffney, Allen Lanier, King Sunny Adé, Bill Forsyth, Malcolm Rifkind, and Mike Doyle. After him are Suresh Oberoi, Bob Seagren, Ed Schafer, Jodi Rell, Manfred Stengl, and Christopher Malcolm. Among people deceased in 2007, Ian Porterfield ranks 418. Before him are Murat Nasyrov, John Inman, Laurie Bartram, Jack Valenti, Lucas Sang, and Moira Lister. After him are Cyprian Ekwensi, Siobhan Dowd, Phil O'Donnell, Jeroen Boere, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Maria Cioncan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Porterfield ranks 6,495 out of 8,785. Before him are Leighton Baines (1984), Kate Mosse (1961), Tommy Hutchison (1947), Alastair Sim (1900), Michelle Gomez (1966), and Jennifer Kendal (1934). After him are Michael Kiwanuka (1987), Tom Lockyer (1994), Kevin Macdonald (1967), Perrie Edwards (1993), Danny McGrain (1950), and Peter Cattaneo (1964).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Ian Porterfield ranks 471. Before him are Joe Corrigan (1948), Ryan Taylor (1984), Michail Antonio (1990), Bryan Douglas (1934), Leighton Baines (1984), and Tommy Hutchison (1947). After him are Tom Lockyer (1994), Danny McGrain (1950), Bobby Lennox (1943), Dominic Solanke (1997), Bill Eckersley (1925), and Mick McCarthy (1959).

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