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John Aldridge

1958 - Today

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John William Aldridge (born 18 September 1958) is a former footballer and manager. Nicknamed "Aldo", he was a prolific, record-breaking striker. His tally of 329 Football League goals is the sixth-highest in the history of English football. During his early career, he worked his way up through the lower leagues, playing in every league from the old Fourth Division to the old First Division. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). John Aldridge is the 5,998th most popular soccer player (down from 5,031st in 2024), the 5,567th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,968th in 2019) and the 342nd most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, John Aldridge ranks 5,998 out of 21,273. Before him are Tsuyoshi Kitazawa, Bent Christensen Arensøe, Andrejs Prohorenkovs, Delfí Geli, Nicolae Dică, and Gregor Kobel. After him are William Saliba, Ted Burgin, Neville Southall, Satoshi Yoshioka, Takahiro Shimada, and Julien Faubert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, John Aldridge ranks 514. Before him are Sergio Omar Almirón, Oscar Nunez, Julio César Uribe, José Luis Clerc, Jean Charest, and Victor Salva. After him are Neville Southall, Louise Ritter, Betsy DeVos, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Boris Kagarlitsky, and James Wilby.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Aldridge ranks 5,569 out of 8,785. Before him are Terry Paine (1939), Willie Collum (1979), Lascelles Abercrombie (1881), Ingrid Newkirk (1949), Darren Fletcher (1984), and Alastair Reynolds (1966). After him are Ted Burgin (1927), Malcolm Gladwell (1963), Neville Southall (1958), Michaela Coel (1987), Tulisa (1988), and Neil Sloane (1939).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, John Aldridge ranks 342. Before him are Stevie Chalmers (1935), Tom Whittaker (1898), Daniel Sturridge (1989), Tommy Lawton (1919), Terry Paine (1939), and Darren Fletcher (1984). After him are Ted Burgin (1927), Neville Southall (1958), Justin Fashanu (1961), Charlie Buchan (1891), David Kelly (1965), and Don Howe (1935).

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