SOCCER PLAYER

Jimmy Murphy

1910 - 1989

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James Patrick Murphy (8 August 1910 – 14 November 1989) was a Welsh footballer who made over 200 appearances for West Bromwich Albion and won 15 caps for the Wales national team, which he later managed. Murphy is most famous for being an influential figure at Manchester United from 1946 until the 1970s, as assistant manager, first-team coach, reserve team manager and a full-time scout, although he disliked the limelight and preferred to work quietly behind the scenes. Following the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958, Murphy temporarily took over as Manchester United manager until the end of the 1957–58 season, steering the club through its greatest crisis while Matt Busby recovered from his injuries, and put together a makeshift team in place of the players who had died or were recovering from their injuries. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy Murphy has received more than 6,183 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy Murphy is the 5,057th most popular soccer player (down from 3,581st in 2019), the 4,987th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,305th in 2019) and the 233rd most popular British Soccer Player.

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  • 43.47

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jimmy Murphy ranks 5,057 out of 21,273. Before him are Martin Max, Tiémoué Bakayoko, Alejandro Balde, Federico Edwards, Nenad Maslovar, and Dionizije Dvornić. After him are Nicolò Zaniolo, Dimas, Christopher Nkunku, Matthew Bingley, Estanislau de Figueiredo Pamplona, and Bjørn Rasmussen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Jimmy Murphy ranks 362. Before him are Lucky Dube, Peter Hirt, Mae Clarke, Herbert Adamski, Hilda Strike, and Charles Kieffer. After him are David Rose, Raya Dunayevskaya, Bill Pickering, Carlos Cillóniz, John Hunt, Baron Hunt, and Charles Olson. Among people deceased in 1989, Jimmy Murphy ranks 267. Before him are Frank Henry, György Kulin, Edvin Laine, Erich Herrmann, Joseph Van Ingelgem, and Hilda Strike. After him are Elaine de Kooning, Friederich Franzl, Ernesto Formenti, Woody Shaw, Lawrence Stevens, and Rebecca Schaeffer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jimmy Murphy ranks 4,987 out of 8,785. Before him are Terry Paine (1939), Chris Claremont (1950), Omid Djalili (1965), Gilbert White (1720), Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard (1873), and Duncan James (1978). After him are Laura Knight (1877), Zadie Smith (1975), W. H. R. Rivers (1864), Mary Peters (1939), Margaret Drabble (1939), and Claude Buckenham (1876).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Jimmy Murphy ranks 233. Before him are Billy Liddell (1922), Gary McAllister (1964), Bob Crompton (1879), Nicky Butt (1975), John Aldridge (1958), and Terry Paine (1939). After him are Claude Buckenham (1876), Daniel Sturridge (1989), Gil Merrick (1922), Steve Archibald (1956), Alan Hansen (1955), and Jimmy Murray (1933).

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