SOCCER PLAYER

Jimmy McIlroy

1931 - 2018

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James McIlroy (25 October 1931 – 20 August 2018) was a Northern Ireland international footballer, who played for Glentoran, Burnley, Stoke City and Oldham Athletic. He was regarded as one of Burnley's greatest players, having played 497 matches and scoring 131 goals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy McIlroy has received more than 174,058 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy McIlroy is the 7,830th most popular soccer player, the 6,286th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 418th most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

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  • 38.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jimmy McIlroy ranks 7,830 out of 21,273. Before him are Takahiro Kimura, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Ryan Gravenberch, Nebojša Krupniković, John Hollins, and Benjamin Henrichs. After him are Matija Nastasić, Hussein Abdulghani, Enzo Escobar, Niclas Jensen, Thomas Strakosha, and Wílmar Barrios.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Jimmy McIlroy ranks 602. Before him are Bina Rai, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Irfan Habib, William P. Clark Jr., Hal Linden, and James Grogan. After him are Margaret Heckler, Bob Clotworthy, Jack Clement, Tom Laughlin, Malcolm Williamson, and Charles Nelson Reilly. Among people deceased in 2018, Jimmy McIlroy ranks 568. Before him are Carlos Ezquerra, Arnaud Beltrame, Yuriy Kutsenko, Denis Ten, Mark E. Smith, and Oksana Shachko. After him are Margaret Heckler, Robert Bergland, Bob Clotworthy, Ken Dodd, Dave Morgan, and Liz Chase.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jimmy McIlroy ranks 6,286 out of 8,785. Before him are Leighton Baines (1984), Judy Grinham (1939), Marc Quinn (1964), Carl Fogarty (1965), Ross Barkley (1993), and John Hollins (1946). After him are Richard Norman Shaw (1831), Russell T Davies (1963), Andy Green (1962), Susannah Harker (1965), Jamie Redknapp (1973), and Christopher Dean (1958).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Jimmy McIlroy ranks 418. Before him are Aaron Ramsdale (1998), Ademola Lookman (1997), Shaka Hislop (1969), Leighton Baines (1984), Ross Barkley (1993), and John Hollins (1946). After him are Jamie Redknapp (1973), Wayne Bridge (1980), Dalian Atkinson (1968), Jack Kelsey (1929), Jeff Astle (1942), and Syd Owen (1922).

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