SOCCER PLAYER
Willie Waddell
1921 - 1992

Willie Waddell
William Waddell (7 March 1921 – 14 October 1992) was a professional football player and manager. His only club in a 16-year career as a player in the outside right position (interrupted by World War II) was Rangers which yielded six major winner's medals, and he also played 18 times for Scotland. Waddell also managed Rangers – leading them to their only continental trophy in the 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup Final – and served as a director of the Glasgow club, after a spell in charge of Kilmarnock which culminated in their only Scottish league title in 1964–65, followed by some years working as a sports journalist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willie Waddell is the 2,948th most popular soccer player (up from 10,669th in 2019), the 3,792nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,972nd in 2019) and the 180th most popular British Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Willie Waddell ranks 2,948 out of 21,273. Before him are Zoltán Beke, Tetsu Yamato, Osvaldo Héctor Cruz, Božo Broketa, Aleksandar Petaković, and Ashley Williams. After him are Victor Mees, Benito Lorenzi, Sayuri Yamaguchi, Koji Okamoto, László Kiss, and Kenji Sakaguchi.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZoltán Beke
1911 - 1994
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 2,946
Tetsu Yamato
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 2,947
Osvaldo Héctor Cruz
1931 - 2023
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 2,948
Božo Broketa
1922 - 1985
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 2,949
Aleksandar Petaković
1930 - 2011
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 2,950
Ashley Williams
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 2,951
Willie Waddell
1921 - 1992
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 2,952
Victor Mees
1927 - 2012
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 2,953
Benito Lorenzi
1925 - 2007
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 2,954
Sayuri Yamaguchi
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 2,955
Koji Okamoto
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 2,956
László Kiss
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 2,957
Kenji Sakaguchi
1975 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 2,958
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Willie Waddell ranks 310. Before him are David Gale, Wu Xueqian, Nando González, Henri Alleg, Michel Boisrond, and William Roth. After him are Kamal Hassan Ali, George Nader, Beatrice Mintz, Manny Ayulo, Sotiria Bellou, and Joe Sutter. Among people deceased in 1992, Willie Waddell ranks 196. Before him are Mordecai Ardon, Georges Beuchat, Ion Bogdan, Allan Bloom, Irmã Dulce, and James Van Fleet. After him are Vincent Gardenia, Kenneth MacMillan, Sandy Dennis, Tibor Kemény, Severino Rigoni, and Ferdinand Adams.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsDavid Gale
MATHEMATICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 304
Wu Xueqian
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 305
Nando González
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1988
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 306
Henri Alleg
WRITER
1921 - 2013
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 307
Michel Boisrond
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2002
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 308
William Roth
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2003
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 309
Willie Waddell
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1992
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 310
Kamal Hassan Ali
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1993
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 311
George Nader
ACTOR
1921 - 2002
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 312
Beatrice Mintz
BIOLOGIST
1921 - 2022
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 313
Manny Ayulo
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 1955
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 314
Sotiria Bellou
SINGER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 315
Joe Sutter
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 2016
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 316
Others Deceased in 1992
Go to all RankingsMordecai Ardon
PAINTER
1896 - 1992
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 190
Georges Beuchat
INVENTOR
1910 - 1992
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 191
Ion Bogdan
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1992
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 192
Allan Bloom
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 1992
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 193
Irmã Dulce
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 1992
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 194
James Van Fleet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1992
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 195
Willie Waddell
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1992
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 196
Vincent Gardenia
ACTOR
1920 - 1992
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 197
Kenneth MacMillan
DANCER
1929 - 1992
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 198
Sandy Dennis
ACTOR
1937 - 1992
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 199
Tibor Kemény
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1992
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 200
Severino Rigoni
CYCLIST
1914 - 1992
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 201
Ferdinand Adams
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1992
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 202
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Willie Waddell ranks 3,793 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Madden (1986), Jack Goody (1919), John Hartley (1849), Seán Lester (1888), William Frederick Denning (1848), and Ashley Williams (1984). After him are Taylor Caldwell (1900), Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726), Andrew Davis (1944), Marie Spartali Stillman (1844), Richard O'Brien (1942), and Trevor Bolder (1950).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRichard Madden
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 3,787
Jack Goody
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1919 - 2015
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 3,788
John Hartley
TENNIS PLAYER
1849 - 1935
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 3,789
Seán Lester
DIPLOMAT
1888 - 1959
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 3,790
William Frederick Denning
ASTRONOMER
1848 - 1931
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 3,791
Ashley Williams
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 3,792
Willie Waddell
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1992
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 3,793
Taylor Caldwell
WRITER
1900 - 1985
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 3,794
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1726 - 1799
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 3,795
Andrew Davis
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2024
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 3,796
Marie Spartali Stillman
PAINTER
1844 - 1927
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 3,797
Richard O'Brien
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 3,798
Trevor Bolder
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2013
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 3,799
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Willie Waddell ranks 180. Before him are Joe Gomez (1997), Billy McNeill (1940), Don Revie (1927), Peter McParland (1934), Tommy Banks (1929), and Ashley Williams (1984). After him are Jim Bellamy (1881), Giuseppe Wilson (1945), Phil Neal (1951), John Collins (1968), Peter Withe (1951), and Michael Carrick (1981).
Joe Gomez
1997 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 174
Billy McNeill
1940 - 2019
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 175
Don Revie
1927 - 1989
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 176
Peter McParland
1934 - 2025
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 177
Tommy Banks
1929 - 2024
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 178
Ashley Williams
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 179
Willie Waddell
1921 - 1992
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 180
Jim Bellamy
1881 - 1969
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 181
Giuseppe Wilson
1945 - 2022
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 182
Phil Neal
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 183
John Collins
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 184
Peter Withe
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 185
Michael Carrick
1981 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 186