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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian Porterfield has received more than 240,999 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Porterfield is the 7,011th most popular soccer player (down from 6,309th in 2019), the 6,014th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,684th in 2019) and the 360th most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ian Porterfield ranks 7,011 out of 21,273. Before him are Yevhen Seleznyov, Bojan Jokić, Hartmut Schade, Lieke Martens, Saguier Carreras, and Lucas Severino. After him are Lucas Bernardi, Phil O'Donnell, Matteo Politano, Davide Zappacosta, Iván Kaviedes, and Alfredo Tena.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Ian Porterfield ranks 782. Before him are Ben Vereen, Aruna Roy, Uli Vos, Nigel Hitchin, Leo Rossi, and Im Shung-hwi. After him are Mike Beebe, Allen Lanier, Joe Kinnear, Rosanna Marani, Mark Metcalf, and Sandy Duncan. Among people deceased in 2007, Ian Porterfield ranks 405. Before him are Tony Wilson, Kelly Johnson, John Compton, Dorrit Hoffleit, Willye White, and John Woodruff. After him are Phil O'Donnell, Janet Blair, Joe Rantz, Burkhard Gantenbein, Moira Lister, and Jeroen Boere.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Porterfield ranks 6,014 out of 8,785. Before him are Evelyn Glennie (1965), Jessica Brown Findlay (1989), Simon Wells (1961), Sheila Jeffreys (1948), Simon Singh (1964), and Victoria Hislop (1959). After him are Phil O'Donnell (1972), Tamzin Merchant (1987), Tom Burke (1981), Jodie Marsh (1978), Colin Morgan (1986), and Rose Tremain (1943).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Ian Porterfield ranks 360. Before him are Eric Caldow (1934), Ken Green (1924), Martin Keown (1966), Nick Pope (1992), Doug Livingstone (1898), and Stuart Williams (1930). After him are Phil O'Donnell (1972), Mick Mills (1949), Gary Bailey (1958), Gordon McQueen (1952), Roy Chipolina (1983), and Sandy Jardine (1948).

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