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Ron Staniforth

1924 - 1988

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Ronald Staniforth (13 April 1924 – 5 October 1988) was an English footballer, described as a tall, cultured full-back. His attacking excursions down the right wing sometimes caused concern to his team's supporters but probably more to his opponents. After service in the Royal Navy during World War II he became a milkman and played in local league football, signing professional for Stockport County at the relatively late age of 22. When the Stockport manager Andy Beattie moved to Huddersfield Town in the 1952 close season, Staniforth followed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ron Staniforth is the 6,160th most popular soccer player (down from 5,599th in 2019), the 5,654th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,295th in 2019) and the 354th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ron Staniforth ranks 6,160 out of 21,273. Before him are Guillermo La Rosa, Carlos Borja, Ivo Ulich, Layvin Kurzawa, Takeshi Motoyoshi, and Eduardo Bonvallet. After him are Geoffrey Kondogbia, Joshua Kennedy, Tsutomu Fujihara, Pierre Bayonne, Jean-Philippe Durand, and Ronny Rosenthal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Ron Staniforth ranks 477. Before him are Wally Cox, Bill Smith, Carole Cook, Patricia Roberts Harris, William H. Gass, and George Amick. After him are Vicki Draves, Ivan Udodov, Ralph Miliband, Terry Southern, Vajiha Samadova, and Frank Lautenberg. Among people deceased in 1988, Ron Staniforth ranks 259. Before him are Alf Martinsen, John Clellon Holmes, André Saeys, Alexander Bashlachev, E. B. Ford, and Frans Peeraer. After him are Irene Rich, Bonita Granville, Kenneth Williams, Nikolai Sologubov, Daws Butler, and Bob Steele.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ron Staniforth ranks 5,656 out of 8,785. Before him are John Addington Symonds (1840), Maureen Gardner (1928), Peter Glenville (1913), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (1985), Ella Balinska (1996), and Shashi Tharoor (1956). After him are Alan Geldard (1927), Herbert Baker (1862), John Bright (1811), Donald Burgess (1933), Edna Best (1900), and Alan Kelly Jr. (1968).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Ron Staniforth ranks 354. Before him are Don Howe (1935), Steve Sumner (1955), Viv Anderson (1956), Alex McLeish (1959), Andy Carroll (1989), and Tammy Abraham (1997). After him are Alan Kelly Jr. (1968), Billy Liddell (1922), Nicky Butt (1975), Andy Auld (1900), Alex Scott (1984), and Jimmy Murphy (1910).

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