Billy Ritchie

Scottish footballer (1936-2016)
Person human Q4913243
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Billy Ritchie

Summary

Billy Ritchie is a human[1]. He was born in Newtongrange[2]. He was born on +1936-09-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2016-03-11T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an association football player[5] and association football coach[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Billy Ritchie's place of birth was Newtongrange[2].
  • Billy Ritchie was born on +1936-09-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Billy Ritchie died on +2016-03-11T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Billy Ritchie held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Billy Ritchie worked as an association football player[5].
  • Billy Ritchie worked as an association football coach[6].
  • Billy Ritchie's image is recorded as Billy Ritchie (1960).jpg[9].
  • Billy Ritchie is recorded as male[10].
  • Billy Ritchie's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Billy Ritchie's member of sports team is recorded as Rangers F.C.[12].
  • Billy Ritchie's member of sports team is recorded as Stranraer F.C.[13].
  • Billy Ritchie's member of sports team is recorded as Partick Thistle F.C.[14].
  • Billy Ritchie's member of sports team is recorded as Motherwell F.C.[15].
  • Billy Ritchie's member of sports team is recorded as Scotland men's national football team[16].
  • Billy Ritchie's member of sports team is recorded as Wigan Athletic F.C.[17].
  • Billy Ritchie's position played on team / speciality is recorded as goalkeeper[18].
  • Billy Ritchie's sport is recorded as association football[19].
  • Billy Ritchie's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ct18k[20].
  • Billy Ritchie's family name is recorded as Ritchie[21].
  • Billy Ritchie's given name is recorded as Billy[22].
  • Billy Ritchie's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Billy Ritchie's country for sport is recorded as Scotland[24].
  • Billy Ritchie's WorldFootball.net person ID is recorded as billy-ritchie[25].
  • Billy Ritchie's start of work period is recorded as +1955-00-00T00:00:00Z[26].
  • Billy Ritchie's end of work period is recorded as +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Billy Ritchie's place of birth was Newtongrange[2]. He was born on +1936-09-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include association football player[5] and association football coach[6].

Death and Burial

Billy Ritchie died on +2016-03-11T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Billy Ritchie ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Billy Ritchie born?

Billy Ritchie was born in Newtongrange[2].

What did Billy Ritchie do for work?

Billy Ritchie worked as association football player[5] and association football coach[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . heraldscotland.com. heraldscotland.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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