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Ivor Allchurch

1929 - 1997

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Ivor John Allchurch (16 October 1929 – 10 July 1997) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as an inside forward. Known as the "Golden Boy of Welsh football", Allchurch began his career playing for his hometown side Swansea Town, where he spent over 10 years, captaining the side for several seasons and scoring over 100 goals in all competitions. He attracted attention from numerous clubs during his early years with Swansea, but chose to remain with the club until the age of 28, when he joined First Division side Newcastle United. Signing in 1958 for a fee of £28,000, he formed a prolific strike partnership with George Eastham and Len White. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivor Allchurch is the 4,147th most popular soccer player (down from 3,460th in 2019), the 4,524th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,012th in 2019) and the 232nd most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ivor Allchurch ranks 4,147 out of 21,273. Before him are Uli Stein, James Collins, Donizete Oliveira, Friedhelm Funkel, Lars Bastrup, and Salvatore Sirigu. After him are Naoki Makino, Owe Ohlsson, Morgan De Sanctis, Viktor Matviyenko, Sergio Gori, and Quim.

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Among people born in 1929, Ivor Allchurch ranks 446. Before him are Amar Bose, Wanda Wiłkomirska, Yuri Artsutanov, William Fields, Olga Tass, and Kazimierz Kutz. After him are James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife, Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro, Nirmal Verma, Josef Kloimstein, Dick Tiger, and Betty Carter. Among people deceased in 1997, Ivor Allchurch ranks 262. Before him are Joanna Moore, Ted Gärdestad, Antoine Cuissard, Jeane Dixon, Ronnie Lane, and Pilar Miró. After him are Stubby Kaye, Zaur Kaloev, Aníbal Tarabini, Conlon Nancarrow, Lars Ahlin, and Amleto Frignani.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ivor Allchurch ranks 4,525 out of 8,785. Before him are John Francis Davis (1795), Robert Herrick (1591), James Collins (1983), Thomas Linacre (1460), Margaret Archer (1943), and Ian McElhinney (1948). After him are Roger Allam (1953), Robert Morison (1620), Michael Crawford (1942), Sophie Muller (1962), Alan Clark (1952), and Cecil Griffiths (1900).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Ivor Allchurch ranks 232. Before him are David Weir (1970), Bob Glendenning (1888), Aaron Ramsey (1990), Scott Brown (1985), Alan A'Court (1934), and James Collins (1983). After him are Walter Winterbottom (1913), Jesse Carver (1911), Gerry Hitchens (1934), Robbie Fowler (1975), Eddie Colman (1936), and Jimmy Hogan (1882).

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