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Vivian Woodward

1879 - 1954

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Vivian John Woodward (3 June 1879 – 31 January 1954) was an English footballer who enjoyed the peak of his career from the turn of the 20th century to the outbreak of the First World War. He played for Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. Internationally, Woodward captained Great Britain to gold medals at the 1908 Olympics in London and in Stockholm in 1912, and made a combined 59 international appearances for a combination of England, England Amateurs, and Great Britain. His combined record for England of 75 goals in 53 matches (1.42 goals a game) is still the highest international record of any player to have scored more than 50 goals for their country, whilst his record of 75 goals is still the highest combined total of international goals scored by any English footballer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vivian Woodward is the 3,401st most popular soccer player (down from 3,144th in 2019), the 4,080th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,774th in 2019) and the 198th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Vivian Woodward ranks 3,401 out of 21,273. Before him are Martin Braithwaite, Andranik Eskandarian, Simone Perrotta, Landon Donovan, Essam El Hadary, and Erich Beer. After him are Daniel Carnevali, Hans Gillhaus, Dani Ceballos, Francisco Arce, Srđan Mrkušić, and Jesús Vallejo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Vivian Woodward ranks 207. Before him are Han Yong-un, Steponas Kairys, Gabriel Miró, Otto Wahle, Adolf Spinnler, and Ángel Cabrera. After him are Marie Juchacz, Annie Kenney, Lois Weber, Alexandros Othonaios, Alfrēds Kalniņš, and Isidro Ayora. Among people deceased in 1954, Vivian Woodward ranks 137. Before him are Sydney Greenstreet, Otto Gebühr, Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, Liberty Hyde Bailey, Vasily Yan, and Rupert Hollaus. After him are Tadeusz Banachiewicz, Zhang Shichuan, Julius Körner, Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, Juan Guevara, and Herman Groman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Vivian Woodward ranks 4,081 out of 8,785. Before him are Gerrard Winstanley (1609), Jimmy White (1962), Linda Martin (1952), Peter Kemp (1878), Helen Shapiro (1946), and Simone Perrotta (1977). After him are Peter Firth (1953), Tracey Emin (1963), Mark Noble (1987), Roger Dean (1944), Brendan Rodgers (1973), and Piers Morgan (1965).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Vivian Woodward ranks 198. Before him are Harry Maguire (1993), Joe Allen (1990), Dele Alli (1996), Glenn Hoddle (1957), Tom Boyd (1965), and Simone Perrotta (1977). After him are Mark Noble (1987), George Cohen (1939), Tony Barton (1937), Roy Bentley (1924), Sid Kimpton (1887), and Norman Hunter (1943).

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