SOCCER PLAYER

Jeff Astle

1942 - 2002

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Jeffrey Astle (13 May 1942 – 19 January 2002) was an English professional footballer who played the majority of his career as a centre-forward for West Bromwich Albion. Nicknamed "the King" by the club's fans, he played 361 games for them and scored 174 goals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeff Astle has received more than 335,065 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jeff Astle is the 8,009th most popular soccer player (down from 6,418th in 2019), the 6,333rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,722nd in 2019) and the 423rd most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jeff Astle ranks 8,009 out of 21,273. Before him are Daniel Gygax, Julio dos Santos, Thiago Cionek, Adlène Guedioura, Fabián Cancelarich, and Choi Sung-yong. After him are Miguel Ángel Neira, Teemu Tainio, Lewis Holtby, Julio César Cáceres, Syd Owen, and Facundo Roncaglia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Jeff Astle ranks 710. Before him are Ellen Meiksins Wood, Muriel Day, Mac Davis, Richard M. Daley, Adrian Metcalfe, and Sharon Olds. After him are Harvey Atkin, Letta Mbulu, Peter Thompson, Thomas Menino, Dick Pound, and Norman Lamont. Among people deceased in 2002, Jeff Astle ranks 357. Before him are Jim Crawford, Patsy Mink, Boris Alexandrov, Arthur Owen, Glenn Quinn, and Timothy Findley. After him are Teresa Graves, Dina Pathak, Paul Fannin, Bob Said, Joan Littlewood, and Howard K. Smith.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jeff Astle ranks 6,333 out of 8,785. Before him are Noel Streatfeild (1895), Lenny Henry (1958), Rosemary Leach (1935), Sebastian Faulks (1953), Jamie Staff (1973), and Nicola Walker (1970). After him are Hugh Padgham (1955), Syd Owen (1922), Adam Yates (1992), Joey Barton (1982), Louis MacNeice (1907), and Simon Yates (1992).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Jeff Astle ranks 423. Before him are John Hollins (1946), Jimmy McIlroy (1931), Jamie Redknapp (1973), Wayne Bridge (1980), Dalian Atkinson (1968), and Jack Kelsey (1929). After him are Syd Owen (1922), Joey Barton (1982), Cole Palmer (2002), John Lundstram (1994), Mick Jones (1945), and Tommy Hutchison (1947).

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