Sam English

Northern Irish footballer (1908-1967)
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Summary

Sam English was born on August 18, 1908[1], in County Antrim[2]. He died on April 1, 1967[3], in West Dunbartonshire[4]. He worked as an association football player[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (167 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: April 12, 1967[7]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Member of sports team: Queen of the South F.C.[10], Rangers F.C.[11], Yoker Athletic F.C.[12], Hartlepool United F.C.[13], Liverpool F.C.[14]
  • Commons category: Sam English[15]
  • Position played on team / speciality: forward[16]
  • Cause of death: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis[17]
  • Sport: association football[18]
  • Family name: English[19]
  • Given name: Sam[20]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[22]

Why It Matters

Sam English has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Sam English born?

Sam English's place of birth was County Antrim[2].

Where did Sam English die?

Sam English died in West Dunbartonshire[4].

What did Sam English do for work?

Sam English worked as an association football player[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . LFChistory.net. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 3d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Playmakerstats.com player id → 402584
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Playmakerstats.com player id: 402584, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289935|batch #289935]]"
  2. 6d ago · Nokya · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eu-football.info player id → 5481
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Eu-football.info player id: 5481"
  3. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position played on team / speciality → forward
    Place of birth → County Antrim
    Family name → English
    Manner of death → natural causes
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
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