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Jack Rowley

1920 - 1998

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John Frederick Rowley (7 October 1918 – 28 June 1998) was an English footballer who played as a forward from the 1930s to the 1950s, mainly remembered for a 17-year spell with Manchester United. He was nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his prolific goalscoring and explosive shooting, scoring 211 goals in 424 appearances for United. His younger brother, Arthur, still holds the record for the highest number of career goals scored in the Football League with 434. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Rowley is the 5,088th most popular soccer player (down from 4,045th in 2019), the 5,043rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,367th in 2019) and the 284th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jack Rowley ranks 5,088 out of 21,273. Before him are Alfredo Pitto, Antonio Janni, Álvaro Pereira, Bill Nicholson, Nenad Đorđević, and Terry McDermott. After him are Gustavo de Simone, José Carlos de Almeida, Adalbert Püllöck, Marcelo Zalayeta, Michael Krohn-Dehli, and Jacques N'Guea.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Jack Rowley ranks 400. Before him are John Paul Stevens, Kenneth McAlpine, Zully Moreno, Adolph Dubs, Luisa Cuesta, and Václav Havel. After him are Ella Raines, Arthur Wint, Lamberto Dalla Costa, Wolfdietrich Schnurre, Man Mohan Adhikari, and Simon Pimenta. Among people deceased in 1998, Jack Rowley ranks 289. Before him are Cliff Barker, Francesc Xavier Bultó, Bernhard Minetti, Claudia Testoni, Ran Laurie, and Mae Questel. After him are Eldridge Cleaver, Mary Millar, Norman Fell, Aleksey Spiridonov, John Pulman, and Dušan Pašek.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jack Rowley ranks 5,045 out of 8,785. Before him are Matthew Tuck (1980), Cadwallon ap Cadfan (591), John Byrne (1961), Bill Nicholson (1919), Central Cee (1998), and Terry McDermott (1951). After him are Charles Kent (1852), Tony Robinson (1946), William Ames (1576), Douglas Hurd (1930), Shirley Brasher (1934), and Lily Allen (1985).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Jack Rowley ranks 284. Before him are Gary Speed (1969), Frank Swift (1913), Conor Coady (1993), John Byrne (1961), Bill Nicholson (1919), and Terry McDermott (1951). After him are Ray Kennedy (1951), Jermain Defoe (1982), Michael Olise (2001), Michael Robinson (1958), Cole Palmer (2002), and Rob Page (1974).

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