Colin Appleton

English footballer and manager (born 1936)
Person human Q5144850
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Colin Appleton

Summary

Colin Appleton is a human[1]. His place of birth was Scarborough[2]. He was born on +1936-03-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2021-05-31T00:00:00Z[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 (23 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Scarborough[2], Colin Appleton…
  • Colin Appleton was born on +1936-03-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Colin Appleton died on +2021-05-31T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Colin Appleton held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • English was Colin Appleton's native language[9].
  • Colin Appleton worked as an association football player[5].
  • Colin Appleton's professions included association football coach[6].
  • Colin Appleton is recorded as male[10].
  • Colin Appleton's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Colin Appleton's member of sports team is recorded as Scarborough F.C.[12].
  • Colin Appleton's member of sports team is recorded as Barrow A.F.C.[13].
  • Colin Appleton's member of sports team is recorded as Leicester City F.C.[14].
  • Colin Appleton's member of sports team is recorded as Charlton Athletic F.C.[15].
  • Colin Appleton's member of sports team is recorded as Scarborough F.C.[16].
  • Colin Appleton's position played on team / speciality is recorded as wing half[17].
  • Colin Appleton's sport is recorded as association football[18].
  • Colin Appleton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02r0zgw[19].
  • Colin Appleton's family name is recorded as Appleton[20].
  • Colin Appleton's given name is recorded as Colin[21].
  • Colin Appleton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Colin Appleton's country for sport is recorded as England[23].
  • Colin Appleton's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Colin Appleton'}[24].
  • Colin Appleton's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.75'}[25].
  • Colin Appleton's Soccerbase manager ID is recorded as 297[26].
  • Colin Appleton's FootballDatabase.eu person ID is recorded as 35210[27].

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Origins and Family

Colin Appleton's place of birth was Scarborough[2]. He was born on +1936-03-07T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[9].

Career and Affiliations

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

Death and Burial

Colin Appleton died on +2021-05-31T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Colin Appleton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Colin Appleton born?

Colin Appleton's place of birth was Scarborough[2].

What did Colin Appleton do for work?

Colin Appleton worked as association football player[5] and association football coach[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Soccerbase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . leicestermercury.co.uk. leicestermercury.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 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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