Bill Foulkes

English football player and coach (1932–2013)
Person human Q462111
Bill Foulkes
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Summary

Bill Foulkes was born on January 5, 1932[1], in St Helens[2]. He died on November 25, 2013[3], in Manchester[4]. He worked as an association football player[5], association football coach[6], athlete[7], and coach[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (929 views/month, #7,146 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 15, 1932[10]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Member of sports team: Manchester United F.C.[13], England men's national association football team[14], England national under-21 association football team[15]
  • Commons category: Bill Foulkes[16]
  • Position played on team / speciality: centre-back[17]
  • Cause of death: Alzheimer's disease[18]
  • Sport: association football[19]
  • Family name: Foulkes[20]
  • Given name: Bill[21]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[22]
  • Number of matches played/races/starts: 2[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[24]
  • Country for sport: England[25]
  • Name in native language: Bill Foulkes[26]
  • Height: 180 cm[27]
  • Coach of sports team: Manchester United F.C.[28]
  • Total goals in career: 0[29]
  • P14750: FE8D-4225-D1B6-E769-BB80[30]

Why It Matters

Bill Foulkes has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Bill Foulkes born?

Bill Foulkes was born in St Helens[2].

Where did Bill Foulkes die?

Bill Foulkes passed away in Manchester[4].

What did Bill Foulkes do for work?

Bill Foulkes worked as an association football player[5], association football coach[6], athlete[7], and coach[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . telegraph.co.uk. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . heraldscotland.com. heraldscotland.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Playmakerstats.com player id → 14902
    P14750 → FE8D-4225-D1B6-E769-BB80
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  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Bill
    Member of sports team → Manchester United F.C., England men's national association football team, England national under-21 association football team
    Family name → Foulkes
    Sport → association football
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