SOCCER PLAYER

John Aston Sr.

1921 - 2003

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John Aston (3 September 1921 – 31 July 2003) was an English footballer. Like his son John Aston Jr., Prestwich-born Aston came through the Manchester United youth system and turned professional in December 1939. His debut for the club came almost seven years later, on 18 September 1946, against Chelsea. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Aston Sr. has received more than 41,198 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. John Aston Sr. is the 5,377th most popular soccer player (down from 5,047th in 2019), the 5,157th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,175th in 2019) and the 256th most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 41k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, John Aston Sr. ranks 5,377 out of 21,273. Before him are Go Oiwa, Andrey Zhelyazkov, Mbo Mpenza, Ante Budimir, José María Lavalle, and Jack Wilshere. After him are Moussa Sow, Ștefan Radu, Vidin Apostolov, Walter Junghans, Leopoldo Vallejos, and Federico Fazio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, John Aston Sr. ranks 428. Before him are Ion Negoițescu, Marie Maynard Daly, Erwin Hahn, Gene Saks, Beatrice Mintz, and Naomi Parker Fraley. After him are Kurt Marti, Donald Campbell, Joan Greenwood, Ian Raby, Gilbert Stork, and Marilyn Maxwell. Among people deceased in 2003, John Aston Sr. ranks 332. Before him are Pierre Blondiaux, Éva Janikovszky, Georgi Vladimov, Marie Maynard Daly, Vera Zorina, and Tony Thompson. After him are Rachel Corrie, Grigory Mkrtychan, Rajko Žižić, Trevor Ford, Sheb Wooley, and Edward F. Moore.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Aston Sr. ranks 5,157 out of 8,785. Before him are Nick Lowe (1949), William Paterson (1745), Antonia Thomas (1986), Rupert Keegan (1955), Cyril Burt (1883), and Jack Wilshere (1992). After him are Richard Doll (1912), John Lynch (1961), Bryan Sykes (1947), Gracie Fields (1898), Beryl Bainbridge (1932), and Sean Pertwee (1964).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, John Aston Sr. ranks 256. Before him are Brian Kidd (1949), Harvey Barnes (1997), Michael Robinson (1958), Jimmy Gallagher (1901), Alex Stepney (1942), and Jack Wilshere (1992). After him are Ruben Loftus-Cheek (1996), Dennis Wise (1966), Trevor Ford (1923), Andrew Robertson (1994), Horace Bailey (1881), and John Stones (1994).

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