SOCCER PLAYER

John McKenna

1855 - 1936

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John McKenna (Irish: Seán Mac Cionnaoith; 3 January 1855 – 22 March 1936) was an Irish businessman, professional rugby player, and the first manager of the Liverpool Football Club which has since gone on to become the most successful football club in England. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John McKenna is the 5,278th most popular soccer player (down from 4,932nd in 2019), the 316th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 301st in 2019) and the 15th most popular Irish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, John McKenna ranks 5,278 out of 21,273Before him are Miroslav Stoch, Hans Mild, Harumi Kori, Quiterio Olmedo, Seiko Yamanaka, and Eliseu. After him are Olaf Marschall, Akihiro Yoshida, Liédson, Hubert Kostka, Javier Cárdenas, and Hugo Campagnaro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1855, John McKenna ranks 103Before him are Swarnakumari Devi, Ludwig Ganghofer, Lidiya Tseraskaya, Edward Angle, Edward William Nelson, and William Friese-Greene. After him are Frederick McCubbin, Arthur Wing Pinero, and Sarah E. Goode. Among people deceased in 1936, John McKenna ranks 187Before him are Alan Crosland, J. Slauerhoff, Ivan Fomin, Hermanus Brockmann, Alice Davenport, and Louis-Gustave Binger. After him are Edmund Breese, George Dern, Frank Hornby, and Thomas Meighan.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, John McKenna ranks 316 out of 549Before him are Ronan Keating (1977), Frances Power Cobbe (1822), William Quan Judge (1851), Paul Harrington (1960), Tom Kiely (1869), and Barney McKenna (1939). After him are Colm Wilkinson (1944), Matt Doherty (1992), Geraldine Somerville (1967), Robert Emmet (1778), Paul Mescal (1996), and Billy Whelan (1935).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ireland

Among soccer players born in Ireland, John McKenna ranks 15Before him are Caoimhín Kelleher (1998), John O'Shea (1981), Stephen Hunt (1981), Gary Kelly (1974), Tony Dunne (1941), and Frank O'Farrell (1927). After him are Matt Doherty (1992), Billy Whelan (1935), Stephen Kelly (1983), Johnny Giles (1940), Paul McShane (1986), and Johnny Carey (1919).