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Jack Rowley

1920 - 1998

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John Frederick Rowley (7 October 1918 – 28 June 1998) was an English footballer who played as a forward from the 1930s to the 1950s, mainly remembered for a 17-year spell with Manchester United. He was nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his prolific goalscoring and explosive shooting, scoring 211 goals in 424 appearances for United. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Rowley has received more than 120,337 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Rowley is the 3,702nd most popular soccer player (down from 3,082nd in 2019), the 4,398th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,825th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular British Soccer Player.

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  • 120k

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  • 43.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jack Rowley ranks 3,702 out of 16,880Before him are Yuriko Shima, Roberto Telch, Leonardo Spinazzola, Silviu Lung, Tony Barton, and Jesse Marsch. After him are Miroslav Votava, Armand Forcherio, Carlos Roberto Gallo, Jia Xiuquan, Salah Assad, and Charles W. Alcock.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Jack Rowley ranks 340Before him are Lucidio Sentimenti, Nida Senff, Ragnhild Hveger, Bert Williams, Raymond Salles, and Denton Cooley. After him are Sammy Lee, Laraine Day, Jose Tomas Sanchez, Michael Bates, Man Mohan Adhikari, and Jean Dutourd. Among people deceased in 1998, Jack Rowley ranks 249Before him are James Lighthill, Richard Denning, Hilla Limann, Clark Clifford, Erling Evensen, and Eldridge Cleaver. After him are Jane Bell, Aleksey Spiridonov, Ran Laurie, Louis Hostin, Charles Sibley, and Jackie Blanchflower.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jack Rowley ranks 4,398 out of 7,765Before him are Tony Barton (1937), Joseph Barcroft (1872), Emma Thomas (1971), Nick Rhodes (1962), Cherie Blair (1954), and Leslie Marr (1922). After him are Mark Blundell (1966), Raymond Leppard (1927), Adam Godley (1964), Charles W. Alcock (1842), Allan Warren (1948), and Jonathan Lynn (1943).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Jack Rowley ranks 173Before him are Bill Nicholson (1919), Frank Swift (1913), Joe Mercer (1914), Bert Williams (1920), Daniel Sturridge (1989), and Tony Barton (1937). After him are Charles W. Alcock (1842), Tony Cascarino (1962), Ray Wilkins (1956), David James (1970), Alan A'Court (1934), and Michael Robinson (1958).