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Tommy Lawton

1919 - 1996

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Thomas Lawton (6 October 1919 – 6 November 1996) was an English football player and manager. Born in Farnworth and raised in Bolton, he played amateur football at Rossendale United, before he turned professional at Burnley on his 17th birthday. He also played cricket for Burnley Cricket Club, before his potential as a footballer won him a £6,500 move to Everton in January 1937. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tommy Lawton has received more than 245,781 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Tommy Lawton is the 3,774th most popular soccer player (up from 4,833rd in 2019), the 4,447th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,822nd in 2019) and the 181st most popular British Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Tommy Lawton ranks 3,774 out of 16,880. Before him are Paulo Henrique Ganso, Viktor Onopko, Rubén Héctor Sosa, Tommy Docherty, Rafael, and Vasyl Rats. After him are Andreas Granqvist, Alberto Cardaccio, Alessandro Frigerio, Zvjezdan Misimović, Heinz Hornig, and Kostas Manolas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Tommy Lawton ranks 282. Before him are Slim Pickens, Vladimír Vašíček, Bill Nicholson, Fritz Schwab, George E. P. Box, and Erik Elmsäter. After him are Tim Holt, André Guelfi, Ross Bagdasarian, Lawrence Stone, Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, and Kaifi Azmi. Among people deceased in 1996, Tommy Lawton ranks 260. Before him are Latifa al-Zayyat, Swami Rama, Audrey Munson, George Kojac, Raymond Salles, and Garrett Birkhoff. After him are Christine Pascal, Otto Licha, Barney Ewell, Sarah Palfrey Cooke, Mavuba Mafuila, and Virginia Christine.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tommy Lawton ranks 4,447 out of 7,765. Before him are Tommy Docherty (1928), Margaret Archer (1943), Ran Laurie (1915), Tony Rolt (1918), Mark Catesby (1683), and Steve McClaren (1961). After him are Gilbert White (1720), Martin Whitmarsh (1958), Mary Adela Blagg (1858), David Storey (1933), C. H. Dodd (1884), and Molly Peters (1942).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Tommy Lawton ranks 181. Before him are Tony Cascarino (1962), Ray Wilkins (1956), David James (1970), Alan A'Court (1934), Michael Robinson (1958), and Tommy Docherty (1928). After him are Gerry Hitchens (1934), Gareth Barry (1981), Jack Wilshere (1992), David O'Leary (1958), Jimmy Gallagher (1901), and Ivor Allchurch (1929).

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