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John Aston Sr.

1921 - 2003

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John Aston (3 September 1921 – 31 July 2003) was an English footballer. Like his son John Aston Jr., Prestwich-born Aston came through the Manchester United youth system and turned professional in December 1939. His debut for the club came almost seven years later, on 18 September 1946, against Chelsea. Aston was a strong, tough-tackling left-back who also played as a centre forward for his club on occasion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Aston Sr. is the 1,495th most popular soccer player (up from 5,376th in 2019), the 2,672nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,158th in 2019) and the 97th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, John Aston Sr. ranks 1,495 out of 21,273. Before him are Zequinha, Serginho Chulapa, Gilberto Silva, Danilo Alvim, Takashi Umezawa, and Sven Tumba. After him are Kees Kist, Pietro Ferraris, Juan Manuel Asensi, Zoltán Halmay, Nils Axelsson, and Luis Fernández.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, John Aston Sr. ranks 200. Before him are Erich Fried, Giorgio Strehler, Gaston Rébuffat, Georges Mathieu, Reuven Feuerstein, and Theodore Van Kirk. After him are Alain Mimoun, Oldřich Černík, Karen Hoff, Jeanne Demessieux, Naomi Parker Fraley, and Juan Zambudio Velasco. Among people deceased in 2003, John Aston Sr. ranks 153. Before him are Howard Fast, Hope Lange, Leon Uris, Selahattin Ülkümen, Nello Pagani, and Hume Cronyn. After him are Yun Hyon-seok, Sam Phillips, Milton George Henschel, Albert Batteux, Noel Redding, and Wilfred Thesiger.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Aston Sr. ranks 2,673 out of 8,785. Before him are Charles Wesley (1707), Jonathan Sacks (1948), Jodie Whittaker (1982), Timothy Garton Ash (1955), Jenna Coleman (1986), and Peter Frampton (1950). After him are Arthur Hughes (1832), Snowy White (1948), Richard Baxter (1615), John Machin (1680), Hilton Valentine (1943), and John Leslie (1766).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, John Aston Sr. ranks 97. Before him are William Foulke (1874), Joe Jordan (1951), Tommy Taylor (1932), Colin McDonald (1930), Phil Jones (1992), and Andrew Robertson (1994). After him are Ken Armstrong (1924), Bill Slater (1927), Tony Woodcock (1955), Pat Crerand (1939), Joe Spence (1898), and Mick Jones (1945).

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