SOCCER PLAYER

Ronnie Rooke

1911 - 1985

Ronnie Rooke

Ronald Leslie Rooke (7 December 1911 – 9 June 1985) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. During his three decades' playing career, he scored at least 931 goals in 1029 official matches, among which more than 765 league goals at all levels. According to the RSSSF, he is the best league goalscorer of all time, and the third overall behind Erwin Helmchen and Josef Bican. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ronnie Rooke is the 3,765th most popular soccer player (down from 3,273rd in 2019), the 4,306th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,869th in 2019) and the 214th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ronnie Rooke ranks 3,765 out of 21,273. Before him are Takamasa Yamazaki, Tadeusz Kraus, Zvjezdan Misimović, Silviu Lung, Odd Iversen, and Francisco Rúa. After him are Enrique Borja, Ricardo Alexandre dos Santos, Gjoko Hadžievski, Carlos Reinoso, Kim Källström, and Andriy Yarmolenko.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

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Takamasa Yamazaki
1992 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 3,764
Tadeusz Kraus
1932 - 2018
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 3,765
Zvjezdan Misimović
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 3,766
Silviu Lung
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 3,767
Odd Iversen
1945 - 2014
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 3,768
Francisco Rúa
1911 - 1993
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 3,769
Ronnie Rooke
1911 - 1985
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 3,770
Enrique Borja
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 3,771
Ricardo Alexandre dos Santos
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 3,772
Gjoko Hadžievski
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 3,773
Carlos Reinoso
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 3,774
Kim Källström
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 3,775
Andriy Yarmolenko
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 3,776

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Ronnie Rooke ranks 314. Before him are Bruno Venturini, Charles Mathiesen, László Szabados, Georg Dascher, Ji Xianlin, and Francisco Rúa. After him are Nils Eriksen, Hans Pesser, Bill Monroe, Robert Lamoot, Wilhelm Leichum, and Frithjof Ulleberg. Among people deceased in 1985, Ronnie Rooke ranks 215. Before him are Zoot Sims, Andy Stanfield, Hilding Rosenberg, Milton H. Greene, Toni Branca, and Muhammad Zafarullah Khan. After him are George Murdock, Masten Gregory, John Holt, Maya Kristalinskaya, Abdus Sattar, and Gerald Dreyer.

Others Born in 1911

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Bruno Venturini
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1991
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 308
Charles Mathiesen
ATHLETE
1911 - 1994
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 309
László Szabados
SWIMMER
1911 - 1992
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 310
Georg Dascher
HANDBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1944
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 311
Ji Xianlin
HISTORIAN
1911 - 2009
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 312
Francisco Rúa
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1993
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 313
Ronnie Rooke
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1985
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 314
Nils Eriksen
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1975
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 315
Hans Pesser
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1986
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 316
Bill Monroe
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1996
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 317
Robert Lamoot
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1996
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 318
Wilhelm Leichum
ATHLETE
1911 - 1941
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 319
Frithjof Ulleberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1993
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 320

Others Deceased in 1985

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Zoot Sims
MUSICIAN
1925 - 1985
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 209
Andy Stanfield
ATHLETE
1927 - 1985
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 210
Hilding Rosenberg
COMPOSER
1892 - 1985
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 211
Milton H. Greene
PHOTOGRAPHER
1922 - 1985
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 212
Toni Branca
RACING DRIVER
1916 - 1985
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 213
Muhammad Zafarullah Khan
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1985
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 214
Ronnie Rooke
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1985
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 215
George Murdock
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1897 - 1985
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 216
Masten Gregory
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 1985
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 217
John Holt
WRITER
1923 - 1985
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 218
Maya Kristalinskaya
SINGER
1932 - 1985
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 219
Abdus Sattar
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1985
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 220
Gerald Dreyer
BOXER
1929 - 1985
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 221

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ronnie Rooke ranks 4,307 out of 8,785. Before him are Charles Lapworth (1842), Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733), Ralph Bagnold (1896), Burt Kwouk (1930), Ray Wilson (1968), and Kay Stammers (1914). After him are Tobias Menzies (1974), Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (2015), Zaida Ben-Yusuf (1869), Geoffrey de Havilland (1882), Anne V. Coates (1925), and Mark Williams (1975).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Charles Lapworth
GEOLOGIST
1842 - 1920
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 4,301
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1800
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 4,302
Ralph Bagnold
ENGINEER
1896 - 1990
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 4,303
Burt Kwouk
ACTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 4,304
Ray Wilson
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 4,305
Kay Stammers
TENNIS PLAYER
1914 - 2005
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 4,306
Ronnie Rooke
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1985
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 4,307
Tobias Menzies
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 4,308
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge
NOBLEMAN
2015 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 4,309
Zaida Ben-Yusuf
PHOTOGRAPHER
1869 - 1933
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 4,310
Geoffrey de Havilland
ENGINEER
1882 - 1965
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 4,311
Anne V. Coates
WRITER
1925 - 2018
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 4,312
Mark Williams
SNOOKER
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 4,313