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William Foulke

1874 - 1916

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William Foulke (12 April 1874 – 1 May 1916; sometimes spelled Foulk, Foulkes), nicknamed Fatty, was an English professional cricketer and footballer. Foulke was renowned for his great size and weight, reaching perhaps 24 stone (152 kg; 336 lb) at the end of his career, although reports on his weight vary. He played four first-class matches for Derbyshire County Cricket Club in the 1900 season, but is remembered primarily as a goalkeeper for Sheffield United although he later played for Chelsea and Bradford City. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Foulke is the 1,416th most popular soccer player (down from 1,089th in 2019), the 2,566th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,054th in 2019) and the 91st most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, William Foulke ranks 1,416 out of 21,273. Before him are Mustafa Denizli, Claudio Bravo, Dida, George Kobayashi, Arne Brustad, and Josef Hügi. After him are Mitsuo Watanabe, André Vandewyer, Miguel Ángel González Suárez, José María Zárraga, Radja Nainggolan, and Maxwell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, William Foulke ranks 118. Before him are Jirō Minami, Laura Montoya, Bahaeddin Şakir, Fernand Bouisson, Francis Lane, and Frank Elmore Ross. After him are Ernest Duchesne, Dimitrios Golemis, Alfred Tysoe, Ioannis Mitropoulos, Eugen Fischer, and Amy Lowell. Among people deceased in 1916, William Foulke ranks 92. Before him are Eduard Nápravník, Artúr Görgei, Şehzade Yusuf Izzeddin, Ioannis Frangoudis, Eugen Dücker, and Lily Braun. After him are Mário de Sá-Carneiro, Roger Casement, Émile Faguet, Ota Benga, Georges Lacombe, and Janis Rozentāls.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Foulke ranks 2,567 out of 8,785. Before him are Lesley Nicol (1953), Michael Tippett (1905), Alan Gardiner (1879), Anthony Jenkinson (1529), James Braid (1795), and Alexander Parkes (1813). After him are James Harrington (1611), Midge Ure (1953), Robert Morley (1908), John Kemp Starley (1854), John Burgoyne (1722), and William Congreve (1670).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, William Foulke ranks 91. Before him are John Robertson (1953), Tommy Lawrence (1940), Paul Robinson (1979), Jimmy Mullen (1923), David Jack (1898), and Ray Clemence (1948). After him are Joe Jordan (1951), Tommy Taylor (1932), Colin McDonald (1930), Phil Jones (1992), Andrew Robertson (1994), and John Aston Sr. (1921).

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