1929 - 1997
Ivor John Allchurch MBE (16 October 1929 – 10 July 1997) was a Welsh professional footballer who played for Swansea Town, Newcastle United and Cardiff City, as well as the Wales national football team. Known as the "Golden Boy of Welsh football", Allchurch played as an inside forward, and began his career playing for his hometown side Swansea Town where he spent over 10 years, captaining the side for several seasons and scoring over 100 goals in all competitions. He attracted attention from numerous clubs during his early years with Swansea but chose to remain with the club until the age of 28 when he joined First Division side Newcastle United. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ivor Allchurch has received more than 103,724 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Ivor Allchurch is the 3,561st most popular soccer player (down from 2,462nd in 2019), the 4,122nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,267th in 2019) and the 163rd most popular British Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Ivor Allchurch ranks 3,561 out of 16,923. Before him are Paride Tumburus, Yoko Takahagi, Federico Macheda, Eijun Kiyokumo, Anders Svensson, and Andries Jonker. After him are Michel Der Zakarian, Carlos Squeo, Daniel Sanabria, Mauro Zárate, Nicola Legrottaglie, and Gérard Janvion.
1939 - 2015
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 3,555
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 3,556
1991 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 3,557
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 3,558
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 3,559
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 3,560
1929 - 1997
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 3,561
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 3,562
1948 - 2019
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 3,563
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 3,564
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 3,565
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 3,566
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 3,567
Among people born in 1929, Ivor Allchurch ranks 387. Before him are Ilene Woods, Lyubov Kozyreva, Alfredo Lim, Richard Dysart, Clyde Lovellette, and Richard Rush. After him are Ahmed Kathrada, Jerry Hardin, Ken Henry, Dick Clark, LaVern Baker, and Red Amick. Among people deceased in 1997, Ivor Allchurch ranks 221. Before him are Jimmy Witherspoon, Laura Nyro, Sheldon Leonard, Henry Vestine, Owen Barfield, and Joanna Moore. After him are Red Skelton, Kåre Holt, Francis Johnson, Frank Parker, Robert Serber, and LaVern Baker.
1929 - 2010
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 381
1929 - 2015
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 382
1929 - 2020
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 383
1929 - 2015
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 384
1929 - 2016
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 385
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 386
1929 - 1997
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 387
1929 - 2017
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 388
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 389
1929 - 2009
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 390
1929 - 2012
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 391
1929 - 1997
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 392
1929 - 1995
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 393
1920 - 1997
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 215
1947 - 1997
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 216
1907 - 1997
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 217
1944 - 1997
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 218
1898 - 1997
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 219
1934 - 1997
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 220
1929 - 1997
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 221
1913 - 1997
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 222
1916 - 1997
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 223
1910 - 1997
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 224
1916 - 1997
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 225
1909 - 1997
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 226
1929 - 1997
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 227
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ivor Allchurch ranks 4,122 out of 6,924. Before him are Chris Irwin (1942), Virginia McKenna (1931), Stan Mortensen (1921), Topper Headon (1955), Richard Thompson (1949), and Hamilton Harty (1879). After him are Ricky Whittle (1981), Isaac Hempstead Wright (1999), Ian Charleson (1949), Mark Jones (1933), Bradley James (1983), and Augustus John (1878).
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 4,116
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 4,117
1921 - 1991
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 4,118
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 4,119
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 4,120
1879 - 1941
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 4,121
1929 - 1997
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 4,122
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 4,123
1999 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 4,124
1949 - 1990
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 4,125
1933 - 1958
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 4,126
1983 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 4,127
1878 - 1961
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 4,128
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Ivor Allchurch ranks 163. Before him are Dave Mackay (1934), Theo Walcott (1989), Cliff Bastin (1912), Frank Lampard (1948), Jesse Lingard (1992), and Stan Mortensen (1921). After him are Mark Jones (1933), Jadon Sancho (2000), Peter Taylor (1928), Ray Wilkins (1956), Les Ferdinand (1966), and Tony Adams (1966).
1934 - 2015
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 157
1989 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 158
1912 - 1991
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 159
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 160
1992 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 161
1921 - 1991
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 162
1929 - 1997
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 163
1933 - 1958
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 164
2000 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 165
1928 - 1990
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 166
1956 - 2018
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 167
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 168
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 169