SOCCER PLAYER

Malcolm Allison

1927 - 2010

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Malcolm Alexander Allison (5 September 1927 – 14 October 2010) was an English football player and manager. Nicknamed "Big Mal", he was one of English football's most flamboyant and intriguing characters because of his panache, fedora and cigar, controversies off the pitch and outspoken nature. Allison's managerial potential become apparent while in his youth at West Ham United, where he became a reliable defender and acted as a mentor to the younger players including future England World Cup winning captain Bobby Moore. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Malcolm Allison has received more than 484,448 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Malcolm Allison is the 5,755th most popular soccer player (down from 5,488th in 2019), the 5,385th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,361st in 2019) and the 277th most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 480k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Malcolm Allison ranks 5,755 out of 21,273. Before him are Manolo, Tarik Elyounoussi, Paul Bosvelt, Foto Strakosha, Antonio Munguía, and Eduardo Bonvallet. After him are Gabriel Martinelli, Alfonso Portugal, Charlie Buchan, Matteo Ferrari, Sérgio Oliveira, and Dimitar Largov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Malcolm Allison ranks 447. Before him are Annapurna Devi, Krishan Kant, Vince Boryla, Hugo Budinger, Sada Thompson, and Abby Mann. After him are Porter Wagoner, Alan Geldard, Cleo Laine, Hank Ballard, Beatrice Ohanessian, and Sahana Pradhan. Among people deceased in 2010, Malcolm Allison ranks 427. Before him are Harvey Pekar, Arne Nordheim, Sammy Baird, Giovanni Pettenella, Ed Thigpen, and June Havoc. After him are Maciej Płażyński, Edwin Valero, Charlie Hickcox, Maureen Forrester, Dick Gibson, and Mitch Miller.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Malcolm Allison ranks 5,385 out of 8,785. Before him are Phyllida Lloyd (1957), Andrea Riseborough (1981), Lascelles Abercrombie (1881), Kathy Kirby (1938), Steve-O (1974), and Carmen Ejogo (1973). After him are Nick Griffin (1959), George Hutson (1889), Charlie Buchan (1891), Caryl Churchill (1938), Edwin Montagu (1879), and Steve Sumner (1955).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Malcolm Allison ranks 277. Before him are Sammy Baird (1930), Eddie Thomson (1947), Jordan Pickford (1994), Ron Flowers (1934), Adrian Alston (1949), and Alan Mullery (1941). After him are Charlie Buchan (1891), Steve Sumner (1955), Paul Mariner (1953), Bukayo Saka (2001), Walter Smith (1948), and Peter Reid (1956).

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