SOCCER PLAYER

Eddie Hopkinson

1935 - 2004

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Edward Hopkinson (29 October 1935 – 25 April 2004) was an English football goalkeeper. He was born in Wheatley Hill, near Peterlee, County Durham. During his club career he played for Oldham Athletic and Bolton Wanderers, the latter from August 1952 to November 1969, where he holds the club record for appearances (578 matches). He earned 14 caps for the England national football team from 1957 to 1959, and was England's reserve goalkeeper at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Eddie Hopkinson is the 6,760th most popular soccer player (down from 6,462nd in 2024), the 5,941st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,744th in 2019) and the 392nd most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Eddie Hopkinson ranks 6,763 out of 21,273. Before him are Vilhelm Wolfhagen, Juan Carlos Ablanedo, Valeri Sarychev, Paul Bosvelt, Masakiyo Maezono, Karim Bagheri, Teerasil Dangda, Fandi Ahmad, and Francisco Uría. After him are Acácio, Ken Yorii, and Rolando Chilavert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Eddie Hopkinson ranks 523. Before him are John Spencer, Jon Henricks, Ron Springett, Usha Mangeshkar, Dorothy Provine, and Erich Kunzel. After him are Kofi Awoonor, Irma P. Hall, Billy Boy Arnold, Rosemary Leach, Alex Karras, and Manuel Aaron. Among people deceased in 2004, Eddie Hopkinson ranks 317. Before him are Kristian Henriksen, Paul Klebnikov, Kurt Dossin, Paul Nitze, Albert Paulsen, and June Maston. After him are Beyers Naudé, Hiram Fong, Henry Cockburn, Suraiya, Raja Ramanna, and Brenda Fassie.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eddie Hopkinson ranks 5,949 out of 8,785. Before him are Arnold Wolfendale (1927), Sarita Choudhury (1966), Tim Henman (1974), Rose Tremain (1943), Michael Foale (1957), Eric Brandon (1920), Holmes Herbert (1882), Binnie Barnes (1903), Helen Sharman (1963), Christopher Fairbank (1953), Edward St Aubyn (1960), and Miles Mander (1888).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Eddie Hopkinson ranks 392. Before him are Ron Springett (1935), Bill McGarry (1927), John Stones (1994), Laurie Scott (1917), Malcolm Allison (1927), and Peter Broadbent (1933). After him are James Wilson (1995), Aaron Lennon (1987), Luke Shaw (1995), Archie Gemmill (1947), Norman Whiteside (1965), and Joey Barton (1982).

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