SOCCER PLAYER

Willie Ormond

1927 - 1984

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William Esplin Ormond (23 February 1927 – 4 May 1984) was a Scottish football player and manager. As a player, Ormond was well known as one of Hibernian's Famous Five forward line, winning three league championships in the late 1940s and early 1950s. After a successful spell managing St Johnstone he led Scotland to the 1974 World Cup finals. Scotland were unbeaten at that World Cup, but were eliminated on goal difference. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Willie Ormond is the 9,405th most popular soccer player (down from 8,654th in 2024), the 6,784th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,526th in 2019) and the 550th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Willie Ormond ranks 9,405 out of 21,273. Before him are Kwak Tae-hwi, Marc Roca, Moestafa El Kabir, Jeff Agoos, Irfan Bachdim, and Juan Manuel Peña. After him are Leonardo Ulloa, Yuta Abe, Nuno Frechaut, Renato Veiga, Shugo Kawahara, and Aya Shimokozuru.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Willie Ormond ranks 502. Before him are Peggy McCay, Bill Rowling, Ralph Stanley, Norman Petty, Rupert Crosse, and Barbara Cook. After him are Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, Mort Sahl, Joan Birman, Peggie Castle, Phyllis Coates, and Abrar Alvi. Among people deceased in 1984, Willie Ormond ranks 283. Before him are Meredith Willson, Jennifer Kendal, Eric Morecambe, Jack Mercer, David Vetter, and Norman Petty. After him is Sohrab Modi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Willie Ormond ranks 6,786 out of 8,785. Before him are Brian McClair (1963), Chris Cunningham (1970), Amber Rudd (1963), Natasha O'Keeffe (1986), Nigel Godrich (1971), and Tom Rob Smith (1979). After him are Sean Maguire (1976), Jean Kent (1921), Suranne Jones (1978), Sophie Ward (1964), Pollyanna McIntosh (1979), and Alan Peacock (1937).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Willie Ormond ranks 550. Before him are David Edwards (1986), Alex Greenwood (1993), Mark Bunn (1984), Matthew Lowton (1989), Charlie George (1950), and Brian McClair (1963). After him are Alan Peacock (1937), Alfred Lyttelton (1857), Aaron Ramsdale (1998), Danny Wilson (1991), Robert Green (1980), and Kenny Sansom (1958).

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