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Jim Leighton

1958 - Today

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James Leighton (born 24 July 1958) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Leighton started his career with Aberdeen, where he won seven domestic trophies and the 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup under the management of Alex Ferguson. Ferguson then signed Leighton for Manchester United in 1988, but dropped him after he conceded three goals in the 1990 FA Cup Final. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Leighton has received more than 625,291 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Jim Leighton is the 5,260th most popular soccer player (up from 5,694th in 2019), the 5,284th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,124th in 2019) and the 266th most popular British Soccer Player.

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  • 630k

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  • 39.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jim Leighton ranks 5,260 out of 16,880Before him are Rui Jorge, Stephan Lehmann, Džoni Novak, Branko Strupar, Luis Gabelo Conejo, and Tinga. After him are Eraldo Pecci, Kalu Uche, David Odonkor, Jonathan dos Santos, Aksel V. Johannesen, and Carlos Ruiz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Jim Leighton ranks 479Before him are Xavier Becerra, Mick Harvey, Pedro Uralde, Ellen Ochoa, Neville Southall, and Maria das Neves. After him are Thomas Dolby, Arsinée Khanjian, Margot Käßmann, Christian Clemenson, Christian Lindberg, and Neetu Singh.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jim Leighton ranks 5,284 out of 7,765Before him are Emily Bergl (1975), Simon Woods (1980), Mike Coughlan (1959), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (1997), Peter Westbury (1938), and Arthur Scargill (1938). After him are Richard Crashaw (1612), Thomas Dolby (1958), Jemima Kirke (1985), Lawrence Hargrave (1850), Zuleikha Robinson (1977), and Rupert Keegan (1955).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Jim Leighton ranks 266Before him are Derek Kevan (1935), Alan Hansen (1955), Mark Hateley (1961), Bobby Smith (1933), Neville Southall (1958), and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (1997). After him are Trevor Brooking (1948), Jonny Evans (1988), Alex McLeish (1959), Gary McAllister (1964), John Wark (1957), and Tom Whittaker (1898).