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Billy Kirton

English footballer (1896-1970)
Person human Q3640047

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
December 2, 1896
Date of death
September 27, 1970
Place of birth
Newcastle upon Tyne
Place of death
Sutton Coldfield
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[6][7]
Occupation
association football player
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Country for sport
England[16]
Given name
Billy[14]
Member of sports team
Aston Villa F.C., Coventry City F.C., England men's national association football team[9][10][11]
Name in native language
Billy Kirton[17]
Position played on team / speciality
inside forward[12]
Sport
association football[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Billy Kirton en William John Kirton en William Kirton es William John Kirton es William Kirton fa بیلی کیرتون fr William John Kirton fr William Kirton it William John Kirton it William Kirton
🔖 Identifiers · 12
EU-Football.info player ID
10636
England Football Online player ID
K/BioKirtonWJ
Englandstats.com player ID
424
FootballDatabase.eu person ID
49575
Freebase ID
/m/03cnc5x
National-Football-Teams.com player ID
38925
Playmakerstats.com player ID
362683
Prabook ID
1754139
Soccerbase player ID
10144
Trading Card Database name ID
130765
Transfermarkt player ID
980261
WorldFootball.net person ID (old)
billy-kirton

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 3
England men's national association football team, Aston Villa F.C., Coventry City F.C.
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Country for sport 1
England
Given name 1
Billy
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Occupation 1
association football player
Place of birth 1
Newcastle upon Tyne
Place of death 1
Sutton Coldfield
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
association football
← Points/goal scored by 1
1920 FA Cup Final
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Summary

Billy Kirton was born on December 2, 1896[1], in Newcastle upon Tyne[2]. He died on September 27, 1970[3], in Sutton Coldfield[4]. He worked as an association football player[5].

FAQs

Where was Billy Kirton born?

Billy Kirton's place of birth was Newcastle upon Tyne[2].

Where did Billy Kirton die?

Billy Kirton passed away in Sutton Coldfield[4].

What did Billy Kirton do for work?

Billy Kirton worked as an association football player[5].

Related Entities

England United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country for sport → England
    Occupation → —
    Place of birth → Newcastle upon Tyne
    Sport → association football
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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