SOCCER PLAYER

Jimmy Ross

1866 - 1902

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James Daniel Ross (28 March 1866 – 12 June 1902) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward. Born in Edinburgh, in the beginning of his career Ross played for Edinburgh's St Bernard's; he came to prominence as part of the Preston North End team known as "The Invincibles", who won the Football League during its first and second seasons, the first one being a double of the league and the FA Cup. Nicknamed the "Little Demon", Ross's older brother Nick was also a footballer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy Ross has received more than 3,703 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy Ross is the 5,854th most popular soccer player (down from 4,460th in 2019), the 5,436th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,830th in 2019) and the 286th most popular British Soccer Player.

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  • 3.7k

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  • 41.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jimmy Ross ranks 5,854 out of 21,273. Before him are Marcelo Grohe, Néstor Fabbri, Ivan Radeljić, Walter Dietrich, Andy Auld, and Tony Popovic. After him are Rolando Fonseca, Gregg Berhalter, Osamu Maeda, Jan Fiala, Denis Suárez, and Davit Mujiri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1866, Jimmy Ross ranks 155. Before him are Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin, Alice Austen, E. W. Hornung, Saliamonas Banaitis, Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman, and Eugène Grisot.  Among people deceased in 1902, Jimmy Ross ranks 84. Before him are Juan Bautista Egusquiza, Hans von Pechmann, William McGonagall, Ludwig von Brenner, Mikhail Clodt von Jürgensburg, and John Henry Twachtman. After him is Wade Hampton III.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jimmy Ross ranks 5,436 out of 8,785. Before him are James Dunn (1939), George Eastham (1936), Henry Vaughan (1621), Peter Chelsom (1956), Alexander Albon (1996), and Andy Auld (1900). After him are William Fox (1812), William Ames (1576), Joe Calzaghe (1972), Frederick Humphreys (1878), Andrew Morton (1959), and William Roscoe (1753).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Jimmy Ross ranks 286. Before him are Paul Mariner (1953), Bukayo Saka (2001), Walter Smith (1948), Peter Reid (1956), George Eastham (1936), and Andy Auld (1900). After him are Roy Evans (1948), Laurie Scott (1917), Wes Brown (1979), Ronnie Allen (1929), Archie Gemmill (1947), and Declan Rice (1999).

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