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Ian St John

1938 - 2021

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John "Ian" St John (; 7 June 1938 – 1 March 2021) was a Scottish professional football player, coach and broadcaster. St John played as a forward for Liverpool throughout most of the 1960s. Signed by Bill Shankly in 1961, St John was a key member of the Liverpool team that emerged from the second tier of English football to win two league titles and one FA Cup—in which he scored the winner in the 1965 final—to cement a position as one of the country's top sides. He played for Scotland 21 times, scoring nine goals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ian St John is the 1,003rd most popular soccer player (up from 6,409th in 2019), the 2,131st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,725th in 2019) and the 60th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ian St John ranks 1,003 out of 21,273. Before him are Ján Pivarník, Hugo Lloris, Marcos Alonso, Takeshi Ono, Florent Malouda, and Wilfried Van Moer. After him are Jerzy Dudek, Mário Jardel, Dick Nanninga, Cristian Chivu, Marc Overmars, and Dondinho.

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Among people born in 1938, Ian St John ranks 196. Before him are Mohammed Gammoudi, Chuan Leekpai, Antonio Maria Vegliò, Shi Pei Pu, Maxim Shostakovich, and Ove Andersson. After him are Jonathan Motzfeldt, Grethe Ingmann, José Torres, Myroslav Skoryk, Evel Knievel, and Daniel Buren. Among people deceased in 2021, Ian St John ranks 184. Before him are Jovan Divjak, Vladimir Shatalov, Anerood Jugnauth, Jozef Vengloš, Matthew Festing, and Wilfried Van Moer. After him are Wahiduddin Khan, Albert Vanhoye, Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, Henri Schwery, Sabah Fakhri, and George Segal.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian St John ranks 2,131 out of 8,785. Before him are John Needham (1713), John Watson (1946), Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto (1751), Noel Gallagher (1967), Robert Morrison (1782), and Francesca Annis (1945). After him are Sam Worthington (1976), George Whitefield (1714), Rebecca West (1892), Archibald Leitch (1865), Caratacus (15), and Donald Maclean (1913).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Ian St John ranks 60. Before him are Peter Taylor (1928), Alf Ramsey (1920), Wayne Rooney (1985), Ian Callaghan (1942), Alan Smith (1980), and Paul Gascoigne (1967). After him are Jack Charlton (1935), Kevin Phillips (1973), Ron Harris (1944), Craig Brown (1940), David Platt (1966), and Cliff Jones (1935).

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