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 26,272 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). John Aston Sr. is the 4,188th most popular soccer player (down from 1,785th in 2019), the 4,513th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 201st most popular British Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, John Aston Sr. ranks 4,188 out of 16,923. Before him are Derek Kevan, Dele Alli, Jean-Marc Ferreri, Manuel Fernandes, Niclas Alexandersson, and Aleix Vidal. After him are Boris Tatushin, Adílson Batista, Miquel Soler, Nikola Jurčević, Viktor Shuvalov, and Alan Dzagoev.
1935 - 2013
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,182
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 4,183
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 4,184
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 4,185
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 4,186
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 4,187
1921 - 2003
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 4,188
1933 - 1998
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 4,189
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 4,190
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 4,191
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 4,192
1923 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 4,193
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 4,194
Among people born in 1921, John Aston Sr. ranks 338. Before him are Johnny Otis, François Picard, Art Clokey, Gene Saks, Susan Peters, and Marilyn Maxwell. After him are Erwin Hahn, Ron Greenwood, Ian Raby, Richard Wilbur, John Lindsay, and R. K. Laxman. Among people deceased in 2003, John Aston Sr. ranks 258. Before him are Suzy Parker, Andrey Kivilev, Carol Shields, Hank Ballard, David Kelly, and C. Douglas Dillon. After him are Vera Ralston, Rachel Corrie, Tranquilo Cappozzo, José María Jiménez, Malcolm Williamson, and Eddie Thomson.
1921 - 2012
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 332
1921 - 1996
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 333
1921 - 2010
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 334
1921 - 2015
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 335
1921 - 1952
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 336
1921 - 1972
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 337
1921 - 2003
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 338
1921 - 2016
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 339
1921 - 2006
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 340
1921 - 1967
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 341
1921 - 2017
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 342
1921 - 2000
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 343
1921 - 2015
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 344
1932 - 2003
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 252
1973 - 2003
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 253
1935 - 2003
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 254
1927 - 2003
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 255
1944 - 2003
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 256
1909 - 2003
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 257
1921 - 2003
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 258
1920 - 2003
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 259
1979 - 2003
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 260
1918 - 2003
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 261
1971 - 2003
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 262
1931 - 2003
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 263
1947 - 2003
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 264
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Aston Sr. ranks 4,513 out of 6,924. Before him are Anne Fine (1947), Harry Johnston (1858), Derek Kevan (1935), Arthur Owen (1915), Dele Alli (1996), and Tony Wilson (1950). After him are C. J. Sansom (1952), Justin Hayward (1946), John Butler Yeats (1839), Pat Fry (1964), Compton Mackenzie (1883), and David Mitchell (1969).
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,507
1858 - 1927
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,508
1935 - 2013
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 4,509
1915 - 2002
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 4,510
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 4,511
1950 - 2007
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 4,512
1921 - 2003
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 4,513
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 4,514
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 4,515
1839 - 1922
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 4,516
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 4,517
1883 - 1972
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 4,518
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 4,519
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, John Aston Sr. ranks 201. Before him are Graham Taylor (1944), Andrew Robertson (1994), Joe Spence (1898), Francis Lee (1944), Derek Kevan (1935), and Dele Alli (1996). After him are Wes Brown (1979), Ron Greenwood (1921), Adam Lallana (1988), John Connelly (1938), David Platt (1966), and Billy Liddell (1922).
1944 - 2017
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 195
1994 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 196
1898 - 1966
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 197
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 198
1935 - 2013
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 199
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 200
1921 - 2003
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 201
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 202
1921 - 2006
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 203
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 204
1938 - 2012
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 205
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 206
1922 - 2001
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 207