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Leighton Phillips

Welsh footballer (born 1949)
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Summary

Leighton Phillips was born on September 26, 1949[1], in Neath[2]. He has worked as an association football player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[5]
  • Sex or gender: male[6]
  • Position played on team / speciality: defender[7]
  • Sport: association football[8]
  • Family name: Phillips[9]
  • Given name: Leighton[10]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[11]
  • Country for sport: Wales[12]

Why It Matters

Leighton Phillips has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

FAQs

Where was Leighton Phillips born?

Leighton Phillips was born in Neath[2].

What did Leighton Phillips do for work?

Leighton Phillips worked as an association football player[3].

Related Entities

United Kingdom Wales

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position played on team / speciality → defender
    Playmakerstats.com player id → 221052
    Member of sports team → Exeter City F.C., Swansea City A.F.C., Cardiff City F.C. +3
    Sex or gender → male
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Playmakerstats.com player id: 221052, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289935|batch #289935]]"
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