SOCCER PLAYER

Albert Quixall

1933 - 2020

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Albert Quixall (9 August 1933 – 12 November 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-forward. He joined Sheffield Wednesday as a youth and debuted in their professional side in 1951. He played almost 250 league games for Wednesday and became known as the "Golden Boy", also being capped five times for the England national team. Quixall joined Manchester United in 1958 for a record transfer fee, a signing made by Matt Busby to rebuild his team following the Munich air disaster. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Quixall is the 9,192nd most popular soccer player (up from 10,302nd in 2024), the 6,731st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,901st in 2019) and the 536th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among people born in 1933, Albert Quixall ranks 547. Before him are Tom Gola, Patricia Blair, Jean Carnahan, Peter Sillett, Paul Sarbanes, and Stan Anderson. After him are Richard Riley, and David Bellamy. Among people deceased in 2020, Albert Quixall ranks 844. Before him are Lucky Peterson, Dale Hawerchuk, Polad Hashimov, John Sessions, Tony Rice, and Ki Daophet Niuhuang. After him are Tom Coburn, Isidora Žebeljan, Howard Finkel, Sushant Singh Rajput, Vasili Kulkov, and Stan Kirsch.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Albert Quixall ranks 6,735 out of 8,785. Before him are Miranda Hart (1972), David Slade (1969), Mary Tamm (1950), Sebastian de Souza (1993), Luke Campbell (1987), Phil Jagielka (1982), Robson Green (1964), and Steven Mackintosh (1967). After him are Thomas Heatherwick (1970), Faye Marsay (1986), Jobe Bellingham (2005), and Jeff Walker (1969).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Albert Quixall ranks 536. Before him are Max Kilman (1997), Jamie Redknapp (1973), Ian Crook (1963), Zeki Fryers (1992), Kevin Campbell (1970), and Phil Jagielka (1982). After him are Jobe Bellingham (2005), Gordon McQueen (1952), Alessia Russo (1999), Stewart Downing (1984), Nigel Clough (1966), and Wayne Bridge (1980).

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