SOCCER PLAYER

Laurie Cunningham

1956 - 1989

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Laurence Paul Cunningham (8 March 1956 – 15 July 1989) was an English professional footballer who played as a left winger. He notably played in England, France, and Spain, where he became the first-ever British player to sign for Real Madrid. Cunningham had signed a schoolboy contract with Arsenal in 1970, but was released in 1972 as his style of play was deemed incompatible with the Gunners' "give and go" tactics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laurie Cunningham has received more than 1,086,426 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Laurie Cunningham is the 2,902nd most popular soccer player (up from 4,136th in 2019), the 3,592nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,642nd in 2019) and the 121st most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Laurie Cunningham ranks 2,902 out of 21,273. Before him are Héctor De Bourgoing, Jean Thissen, Tibor Kemény, Pedro Vallana, Bruno Mora, and Abdelkrim Merry. After him are Franz Cisar, Egisto Pandolfini, José Luis Romero, Eric Brook, Anderson, and Alexia Putellas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Laurie Cunningham ranks 307. Before him are Ilie Balaci, Anne Veski, Marin Alsop, Mima Jaušovec, Li Xi, and Berit Aunli. After him are Margarita Robles, Oscar Garré, Hal Finney, Rüdiger Abramczik, Bruno Giordano, and Koffi Olomide. Among people deceased in 1989, Laurie Cunningham ranks 211. Before him are George Robledo, Fred Agabashian, Roy Eldridge, Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Ernst Andersson, and Erik Persson. After him are Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston, Franco Luambo, Edgar Sanabria, Cláudio Santoro, Bas Paauwe, and Ray McAnally.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Laurie Cunningham ranks 3,592 out of 8,785. Before him are Colin Groves (1942), Robin Cook (1946), Sam Houser (1972), Ian Livingstone (1949), Shirley Manson (1966), and Carlos Raúl Villanueva (1900). After him are Piers Anthony (1934), John Christie (1899), Eric Brook (1907), John Paul Young (1950), Edward Pigott (1753), and Doug Bradley (1954).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Laurie Cunningham ranks 121. Before him are Graham Potter (1975), George Cohen (1939), Joe Cole (1981), Giuseppe Wilson (1945), Norman Hunter (1943), and Peter Withe (1951). After him are Eric Brook (1907), Phil Neal (1951), Eddie Colman (1936), Joe Hart (1987), Paul Ince (1967), and Sid Kimpton (1887).

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