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Roger Byrne

English footballer (1929–1958)
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Roger Byrne
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
September 8, 1929, February 8, 1929[2][6]
Date of death
February 6, 1958
Place of birth
Gorton
Place of death
Munich
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
association football player
Cause of death
aviation accident[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Country for sport
England[21]
Family name
Byrne[15]
Given name
Roger[16]
Height
+175[23]
Manner of death
accidental death[17]
Member of sports team
Manchester United F.C., England men's national association football team[9][10]
Name in native language
Roger Byrne[22]
Participant in
1954 FIFA World Cup, Munich air disaster[18][19]
Position played on team / speciality
full-back[11]
Residence
Manchester[13]
Sport
association football[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Roger William Byrne en Roger Byrne ar روجر بيرن ar روجير بيرن da Roger William Byrne de Roger William Byrne el Ρότζερ Μπερν es Roger William Byrne fa راجر بایرن fi Roger William Byrne he רוג'ר ביירן id Roger William Byrne ja ロジャー・バーン ro Roger William Byrne ru Бирн Роджер ru Бирн, Роджер ru Роджер Берн ru Роджер Бирн sv Byrne tr Roger William Byrne
🔖 Identifiers · 18
VIAF cluster ID
315945358
Barry Hugman's Footballers player ID
2874
EU-Football.info player ID
3022
England Football Online player ID
B/BioByrneRW
Englandstats.com player ID
728
FBref player ID
1080c737
Find a Grave memorial ID
14760450
FootballDatabase.eu person ID
51344
Freebase ID
/m/03tms3
JRC Names ID
809818
Kicker.de player ID
roger-byrne
National-Football-Teams.com player ID
18195
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
76818
Playmakerstats.com player ID
22264
Trading Card Database name ID
23829
Transfermarkt player ID
215271
WikiTree person ID
Byrne-7890
WorldFootball.net person ID (old)
roger-byrne

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 2
Manchester United F.C., England men's national association football team
Participant in 2
1954 FIFA World Cup, Munich air disaster
Participated in 2
Munich air disaster, Hungary 7–1 England
Cause of death 1
aviation accident
Country for sport 1
England
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Given name 1
Roger
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
accidental death
Occupation 1
association football player
Place of birth 1
Gorton
Place of death 1
Munich
Position played on team / speciality 1
full-back
Residence 1
Manchester
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
association football
← FactGrid item ID 1
Bergara
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Summary

Roger Byrne was born in Gorton[1]. He was born on September 8, 1929[2]. He died in Munich[3]. He died on February 6, 1958[4]. He worked as an association football player[5].

FAQs

Where was Roger Byrne born?

Roger Byrne's place of birth was Gorton[1].

Where did Roger Byrne die?

Roger Byrne died in Munich[3].

What did Roger Byrne do for work?

Roger Byrne worked as association football player[5].

Related Entities

Bergara England Manchester Manchester United F.C. United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . mufcinfo.com. mufcinfo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . worldfootball.net. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Nokya · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country for sport → England
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Place of birth → Gorton
    Sport → association football
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Playmakerstats.com player ID: 22264"
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