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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 222,657 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Porterfield is the 6,310th most popular soccer player (up from 6,454th in 2019), the 5,697th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,322nd in 2019) and the 345th most popular British Soccer Player.

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  • 220k

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  • 36.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ian Porterfield ranks 6,310 out of 16,880Before him are Jefferson, Souleymanou Hamidou, David Lafata, Ken Green, Pável Pardo, and Titi Camara. After him are Dodô, Scott Parker, Kakhaber Tskhadadze, Joakim Mæhle, Alexandre Gallo, and Gerardo Torrado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Ian Porterfield ranks 687Before him are Pacita Abad, Rosanna Marani, Allan Clarke, Mike Beebe, Claudia Goldin, and Alexandra Bastedo. After him are Christopher Malcolm, F. Drew Gaffney, Suresh Oberoi, Felicity Kendal, Shujaat Hussain, and Debbi Wilkes. Among people deceased in 2007, Ian Porterfield ranks 361Before him are John Compton, Richard Jeni, Hughie Thomasson, Satymkul Dzhumanazarov, William Ferguson, and Natasja Saad. After him are Craig L. Thomas, Moira Lister, Seung-Hui Cho, Laurie Bartram, Sherri Martel, and Phil O'Donnell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Porterfield ranks 5,697 out of 7,765Before him are Elyes Gabel (1983), Clemence Dane (1888), Charles Stross (1964), John Oliver (1977), Ken Green (1924), and Andy Bell (1970). After him are Andy Green (1962), Scott Parker (1980), Virginia Field (1917), Tommy Smith (1945), Miranda Hart (1972), and Chris Cunningham (1970).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Ian Porterfield ranks 345Before him are Peter Reid (1956), Eddie Hopkinson (1935), Mick McCarthy (1959), Adam Johnson (1987), Paul Dummett (1991), and Ken Green (1924). After him are Scott Parker (1980), Tommy Smith (1945), Aaron Ramsdale (1998), Ben Chilwell (1996), Japhet Tanganga (1999), and Ivor Broadis (1922).