SOCCER PLAYER
Harry Stafford
1869 - 1940

Harry Stafford
Harry Stafford (1869–1940) was an English footballer who played a principal role in the formation of Manchester United Football Club. Born in Crewe, Cheshire, Stafford became a locomotive boilermaker employed by the London & North Western Railway (LNWR) at the expansive Crewe Works. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Stafford is the 4,500th most popular soccer player (down from 3,504th in 2019), the 4,723rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,030th in 2019) and the 250th most popular British Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Harry Stafford ranks 4,500 out of 21,273. Before him are Johan Elmander, Rino Ferrario, Yozhef Betsa, Oliver Glasner, Danijel Pranjić, and Hércules de Miranda. After him are Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, Reinhard Lauck, Abdelkrim Merry, Domingo García, Marino Klinger, and Iván Campo.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohan Elmander
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 4,499
Rino Ferrario
1926 - 2012
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 4,500
Yozhef Betsa
1929 - 2011
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 4,501
Oliver Glasner
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 4,502
Danijel Pranjić
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 4,503
Hércules de Miranda
1912 - 1982
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 4,504
Harry Stafford
1869 - 1940
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 4,505
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 4,506
Reinhard Lauck
1946 - 1997
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 4,507
Abdelkrim Merry
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 4,508
Domingo García
1904 - 1986
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 4,509
Marino Klinger
1936 - 1975
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 4,510
Iván Campo
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 4,511
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1869, Harry Stafford ranks 147. Before him are William Murrill, Albert Engström, Stephen Leacock, Bill Haywood, Booth Tarkington, and Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf. After him are Charley Grapewin, Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, Bertha Townsend, Robert S. Woodworth, Bernard Pyne Grenfell, and George Caridia. Among people deceased in 1940, Harry Stafford ranks 184. Before him are Leopold Skulski, Hendrik Marsman, Eric Gill, Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Marguerite Clark, and Gabriele Possanner. After him are Agnes von Krusenstjerna, Johnny Dodds, Charles Stanton Ogle, Diana Karenne, Eugenie Schwarzwald, and Tomasz Stankiewicz.
Others Born in 1869
Go to all RankingsWilliam Murrill
BIOLOGIST
1869 - 1957
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 141
Albert Engström
WRITER
1869 - 1940
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 142
Stephen Leacock
WRITER
1869 - 1944
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 143
Bill Haywood
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1928
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 144
Booth Tarkington
WRITER
1869 - 1946
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 145
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf
FENCER
1869 - 1943
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 146
Harry Stafford
SOCCER PLAYER
1869 - 1940
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 147
Charley Grapewin
ACTOR
1869 - 1956
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 148
Mehmet Emin Yurdakul
WRITER
1869 - 1944
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 149
Bertha Townsend
TENNIS PLAYER
1869 - 1909
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 150
Robert S. Woodworth
PSYCHOLOGIST
1869 - 1962
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 151
Bernard Pyne Grenfell
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1869 - 1926
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 152
George Caridia
TENNIS PLAYER
1869 - 1937
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 153
Others Deceased in 1940
Go to all RankingsLeopold Skulski
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1940
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 178
Hendrik Marsman
WRITER
1899 - 1940
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 179
Eric Gill
ARTIST
1882 - 1940
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 180
Ole Lilloe-Olsen
ATHLETE
1883 - 1940
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 181
Marguerite Clark
ACTOR
1883 - 1940
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 182
Gabriele Possanner
PHYSICIAN
1860 - 1940
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 183
Harry Stafford
SOCCER PLAYER
1869 - 1940
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 184
Agnes von Krusenstjerna
WRITER
1894 - 1940
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 185
Johnny Dodds
MUSICIAN
1892 - 1940
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 186
Charles Stanton Ogle
ACTOR
1865 - 1940
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 187
Diana Karenne
ACTOR
1897 - 1940
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 188
Eugenie Schwarzwald
WRITER
1872 - 1940
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 189
Tomasz Stankiewicz
CYCLIST
1902 - 1940
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 190
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Harry Stafford ranks 4,724 out of 8,785. Before him are Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw (1902), Christian Coulson (1978), Lancelot Hogben (1895), Madge Adam (1912), Anne McLaren (1927), and Thomas Clarkson (1760). After him are Roma Ryan (1950), Owain Gwynedd (1100), Bryn Terfel (1965), George E. P. Box (1919), Tony Jay (1933), and John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough (1926).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHerbert Kenneth Airy Shaw
BIOLOGIST
1902 - 1985
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 4,718
Christian Coulson
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 4,719
Lancelot Hogben
BIOLOGIST
1895 - 1975
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 4,720
Madge Adam
ASTRONOMER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 4,721
Anne McLaren
BIOLOGIST
1927 - 2007
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 4,722
Thomas Clarkson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1760 - 1846
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 4,723
Harry Stafford
SOCCER PLAYER
1869 - 1940
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 4,724
Roma Ryan
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 4,725
Owain Gwynedd
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1170
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 4,726
Bryn Terfel
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 4,727
George E. P. Box
PHYSICIAN
1919 - 2013
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 4,728
Tony Jay
ACTOR
1933 - 2006
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 4,729
John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough
NOBLEMAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 4,730
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Harry Stafford ranks 250. Before him are Gareth Barry (1981), Ray Wilkins (1956), Luke Young (1979), David O'Leary (1958), Jimmy Gallagher (1901), and Stan Mortensen (1921). After him are Callum Hudson-Odoi (2000), Horace Bailey (1881), Tommy Docherty (1928), Jimmy Dickinson (1925), Martin Kelly (1990), and Jordan Henderson (1990).
Gareth Barry
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 244
Ray Wilkins
1956 - 2018
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 245
Luke Young
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 246
David O'Leary
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 247
Jimmy Gallagher
1901 - 1971
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 248
Stan Mortensen
1921 - 1991
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 249
Harry Stafford
1869 - 1940
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 250
Callum Hudson-Odoi
2000 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 251
Horace Bailey
1881 - 1960
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 252
Tommy Docherty
1928 - 2020
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 253
Jimmy Dickinson
1925 - 1982
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 254
Martin Kelly
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 255
Jordan Henderson
1990 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 256