1921 - 2003
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 35,236 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. John Aston Sr. is the 5,071st most popular soccer player (down from 4,185th in 2019), the 5,187th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,505th in 2019) and the 248th most popular British Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, John Aston Sr. ranks 5,071 out of 16,880. Before him are Brandão, Martin Laursen, Óscar Ramírez, Rubén Castro, Kazumi Kishi, and Giuseppe Sabadini. After him are Mokhtar Naili, Francisco Pavón, Hugo Rodallega, Simone Pepe, Nicolás Gaitán, and José Manuel Ochotorena.
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 5,065
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 5,066
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 5,067
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 5,068
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 5,069
1949 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 5,070
1921 - 2003
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 5,071
1953 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 5,072
1980 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 5,073
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 5,074
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 5,075
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 5,076
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 5,077
Among people born in 1921, John Aston Sr. ranks 392. Before him are Spartaco Bandinelli, Art Clokey, Horace Gould, John Lindsay, Harold Camping, and Alan Hale Jr.. After him are Monty Hall, Vivian Blaine, Janet Blair, Cliff Barker, Peter Sallis, and Ian Raby. Among people deceased in 2003, John Aston Sr. ranks 293. Before him are C. Douglas Dillon, Eddie Thomson, Philip Slone, Hank Ballard, Rachel Corrie, and David Kelly. After him are Tony Thompson, Juha Tiainen, Malik Meraj Khalid, Road Warrior Hawk, Rajko Žižić, and Trevor Ford.
1921 - 1997
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 386
1921 - 2010
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 387
1921 - 1968
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 388
1921 - 2000
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 389
1921 - 2013
HPI: 40.07
Rank: 390
1921 - 1990
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 391
1921 - 2003
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 392
1921 - 2017
HPI: 39.48
Rank: 393
1921 - 1995
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 394
1921 - 2007
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 395
1921 - 1998
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 396
1921 - 2017
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 397
1921 - 1967
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 398
1909 - 2003
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 287
1947 - 2003
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 288
1907 - 2003
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 289
1927 - 2003
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 290
1979 - 2003
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 291
1944 - 2003
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 292
1921 - 2003
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 293
1954 - 2003
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 294
1955 - 2003
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 295
1915 - 2003
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 296
1957 - 2003
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 297
1955 - 2003
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 298
1923 - 2003
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 299
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Aston Sr. ranks 5,187 out of 7,765. Before him are Roger Taylor (1960), David Hobbs (1939), James Bowen (1979), Calum Scott (1988), Jamie Bamber (1973), and Jamie Cullum (1979). After him are Timothy Gowers (1963), Anna Neagle (1904), Pat Rice (1949), George Peele (1556), Lalla Ward (1951), and David Jacobs (1888).
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 5,181
1939 - Present
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 5,182
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 5,183
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 5,184
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 5,185
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 5,186
1921 - 2003
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 5,187
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 5,188
1904 - 1986
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 5,189
1949 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 5,190
1556 - 1596
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 5,191
1951 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 5,192
1888 - 1976
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 5,193
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, John Aston Sr. ranks 248. Before him are Gerry Byrne (1938), Hughie Gallacher (1903), Billy Liddell (1922), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (1993), Bertie Auld (1938), and George Eastham (1936). After him are Pat Rice (1949), Norman Whiteside (1965), Steve Archibald (1956), Laurie Scott (1917), Gary Speed (1969), and David Jack (1898).
1938 - 2015
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 242
1903 - 1957
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 243
1922 - 2001
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 244
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 245
1938 - 2021
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 246
1936 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 247
1921 - 2003
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 248
1949 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 249
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.60
Rank: 250
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 251
1917 - 1999
HPI: 39.52
Rank: 252
1969 - 2011
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 253
1898 - 1958
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 254