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Dennis Wilshaw

1926 - 2004

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Dennis James Wilshaw (11 March 1926 – 10 May 2004) was an English international footballer. A forward, he scored 173 goals in 380 appearances in the Football League, and also scored ten goals in twelve appearances for the England national team (including one goal in the 1954 FIFA World Cup and four goals against Scotland at Wembley). He spent 13 years with Wolverhampton Wanderers from 1944 to 1957, where he won the First Division title in 1953–54. He spent 1946 to 1948 on loan at Walsall, and ended his career after playing for Stoke City between 1957 and 1961. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Dennis Wilshaw is the 7,393rd most popular soccer player (down from 7,145th in 2024), the 6,216th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,070th in 2019) and the 421st most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Dennis Wilshaw ranks 7,393 out of 21,273. Before him are Roméo Lavia, Bertrand Traoré, Luciano Galletti, Ha Seok-ju, Santiago Salcedo, and Erik Mykland. After him are Terry Medwin, Daniel Zítka, Sebastian Rudy, Bouna Sarr, Rory Delap, and Fabio Borini.

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Among people born in 1926, Dennis Wilshaw ranks 543. Before him are Lorenzo Wright, June Haver, James Lipton, Audrey Patterson, Paul Meister, and Sidney Drell. After him are Chuck Arnold, Lurleen Wallace, Pete Lovely, Narinder Singh Kapany, Art Bisch, and Hazel Court. Among people deceased in 2004, Dennis Wilshaw ranks 324. Before him are Beyers Naudé, Hiram Fong, Henry Cockburn, Suraiya, Raja Ramanna, and Brenda Fassie. After him are Pacita Abad, Virginia Capers, Ken Downing, Munir Said Thalib, Rodger Ward, and Max Abramovitz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dennis Wilshaw ranks 6,218 out of 8,785. Before him are William Lashly (1867), Laurie Hughes (1924), David Haye (1980), David Martin (1986), Jimmy Stewart (1931), and Esmond Knight (1906). After him are Terry Medwin (1932), Chris Larkin (1967), Rory Delap (1976), Ronald Firbank (1886), James Allison (1968), and Jayne Torvill (1957).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Dennis Wilshaw ranks 421. Before him are Eddie Hapgood (1908), Gil Merrick (1922), Mason Mount (1999), Mark Hateley (1961), Laurie Hughes (1924), and David Martin (1986). After him are Terry Medwin (1932), Rory Delap (1976), Joleon Lescott (1982), Mason Greenwood (2001), Matt Targett (1995), and Howard Wilkinson (1943).

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