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George Eastham

1936 - 2024

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George Edward Eastham, OBE (23 September 1936 – 20 December 2024) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder or inside forward for Newcastle United, Arsenal and Stoke City, as well as being a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad. He is also notable for his involvement in a 1963 court case which proved a landmark in improving players' freedom to move between clubs. Eastham began his career with Northern Irish side Ards before moving back to England to play for Newcastle United in 1956. He became an inside forward for them but then demanded a move away which Newcastle rejected. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Eastham is the 2,297th most popular soccer player (up from 5,843rd in 2019), the 3,369th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,433rd in 2019) and the 143rd most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, George Eastham ranks 2,297 out of 21,273. Before him are Douglas Costa, Aldo Donati, Tihomir Ognjanov, Renato Olmi, Rinaldo Martino, and Carlos Caszely. After him are Ole Madsen, Jenő Károly, Masuyo Shiraishi, Joseph-Antoine Bell, Josef Stroh, and Giuliano Sarti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, George Eastham ranks 331. Before him are Edén Pastora, Robert W. Floyd, Francisco Ibáñez Talavera, Edward Gibson, Brian Hart, and Hans Zender. After him are Bobby Seale, Héctor Núñez, Scott LaFaro, Carlos Mota Pinto, Michel Jazy, and Nutan. Among people deceased in 2024, George Eastham ranks 304. Before him are Christopher Priest, Levan Tediashvili, Anita Bryant, Ruth Westheimer, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and Richard H. Truly. After him are Richard Simmons, Francisco Rodríguez, Charles Shyer, Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, Michel Jazy, and Kishin Shinoyama.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Eastham ranks 3,370 out of 8,785. Before him are Ian Paisley (1926), Mary Ann Cotton (1832), Gladys Cooper (1888), George Graham (1673), Radclyffe Hall (1880), and Martin Barre (1946). After him are Damaris Cudworth Masham (1659), Michael Ball (1962), Philip Reeve (1966), Ken Green (1924), William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768), and Charles Crichton (1910).

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