SOCCER PLAYER

Jeff Astle

1942 - 2002

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Jeffrey Astle (13 May 1942 – 19 January 2002) was an English professional footballer who played the majority of his career as a centre-forward for West Bromwich Albion. Nicknamed "the King" by the club's fans, he played 361 games for them and scored 174 goals. He also won five caps for England without scoring. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jeff Astle is the 9,510th most popular soccer player (down from 8,009th in 2019), the 6,803rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,336th in 2019) and the 565th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jeff Astle ranks 9,510 out of 21,273. Before him are Roman Berezovsky, Roberto Muzzi, Kim Young-chul, Zdeno Štrba, Giannis Fetfatzidis, and Oka Nikolov. After him are Rick Karsdorp, Ilaix Moriba, Xavier Margairaz, Andreas Jakobsson, Vince Grella, and José Sá.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Jeff Astle ranks 722. Before him are Byron Dorgan, Oliver Lake, Vincent C. Gray, Walt Hazzard, Dick Pound, and Harvey Atkin. After him are Thomas Menino, Anna Eshoo, Freda Payne, Garrison Keillor, Ambika Soni, and Donald Carcieri. Among people deceased in 2002, Jeff Astle ranks 360. Before him are Glenn Quinn, Timothy Findley, Bob Said, Teresa Graves, Boris Alexandrov, and Paul Fannin. After him are Dina Pathak, Bison Dele, Ulrika Babiaková, Howard K. Smith, Josh Ryan Evans, and Joan Littlewood.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jeff Astle ranks 6,805 out of 8,785. Before him are Alex James (1968), Little Simz (1994), George Osborne (1971), Ben Hardy (1991), John Mortimer (1923), and KT Tunstall (1975). After him are Emma Rigby (1989), Billy Gilmour (2001), Maurice Setters (1936), Grant Shapps (1968), Ritchie Coster (1967), and Adam Carroll (1982).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Jeff Astle ranks 565. Before him are David Herd (1934), James Maddison (1996), Sean Davis (1979), John Hollins (1946), Ronnie Moran (1934), and Mark Bowen (1963). After him are Billy Gilmour (2001), Maurice Setters (1936), Aiden McGeady (1986), Ryan Christie (1995), Michael Turner (1983), and Tommy Smith (1990).

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