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John Sheridan

1964 - Today

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John Joseph Sheridan (born 1 October 1964) is an Irish former football player and manager. A midfielder, he began his playing career with Manchester City and then moved to Leeds United, where he scored 47 league goals in 230 appearances. He played for Nottingham Forest briefly, under the management of Brian Clough, and then joined Sheffield Wednesday, for whom he scored the winning goal in the 1991 Football League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. Near the end of his time with the club, he played for Birmingham City and Bolton Wanderers on loan before joining the latter permanently. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. John Sheridan is the 15,353rd most popular soccer player (down from 12,771st in 2024), the 7,831st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,318th in 2019) and the 811th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, John Sheridan ranks 15,353 out of 21,273. Before him are Martin Hongla, Gakuya Horii, Harun Tekin, David Siradze, Yoshito Matsushita, and Anthony Lozano. After him are Amer Abdulrahman, Philipp Hosiner, Nicolas Kühn, Mike Jensen, Hidetoshi Wakui, and Max Carrasco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, John Sheridan ranks 1,169. Before him are Craig Levein, Quinton Flynn, Andrew Maynard, Jennifer Gillom, Armen Gilliam, and Marti Noxon. After him are Ross Kemp, Eric Bina, Steve McCrory, Roy Wegerle, Abdul Rashid Ghazi, and Davis Love III.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Sheridan ranks 7,833 out of 8,785. Before him are Michael Jung (null), Nell Hudson (1990), Rafi Gavron (1989), Roger Black (1966), Megan Burns (1986), and Jorja Smith (1997). After him are Jonny Bairstow (1989), Claire Rushbrook (1971), Duncan Goodhew (1957), Kevin Kilbane (1977), Ross Kemp (1964), and David McCreery (1957).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, John Sheridan ranks 811. Before him are Ola Aina (1996), Craig Levein (1964), Frank Sinclair (1971), Nathan Tella (1999), Paul Konchesky (1981), and Jak Alnwick (1993). After him are Kevin Kilbane (1977), David McCreery (1957), Kieran Richardson (1984), Tom Huddlestone (1986), Phil Younghusband (1987), and Ellie Roebuck (1999).

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