William Townley

English football player and manager (1866 – 1950)
Person human Q1364003
William Townley
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William Townley

Summary

William Townley is a human[1]. He was born in Blackburn[2]. He was born on +1866-02-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Blackpool[4]. He died on +1950-05-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an association football player[6] and association football coach[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Blackburn[2], William Townley…
  • William Townley died in Blackpool[4].
  • William Townley was born on +1866-02-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Townley died on +1950-05-30T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Townley held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • William Townley held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10].
  • William Townley's professions included association football player[6].
  • William Townley worked as an association football coach[7].
  • William Townley's image is recorded as WilliamTownley.jpg[11].
  • William Townley is recorded as male[12].
  • William Townley's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Townley's member of sports team is recorded as Blackburn Olympic F.C.[14].
  • William Townley's member of sports team is recorded as Blackburn Rovers F.C.[15].
  • William Townley's member of sports team is recorded as Manchester City F.C.[16].
  • William Townley's member of sports team is recorded as Darwen F.C.[17].
  • William Townley's member of sports team is recorded as Darwen F.C.[18].
  • William Townley's member of sports team is recorded as England men's national association football team[19].
  • William Townley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8681149719122811130000[20].
  • William Townley's GND ID is recorded as 1134886640[21].
  • William Townley's Commons category is recorded as William Townley[22].
  • William Townley's position played on team / speciality is recorded as wing half[23].
  • William Townley's sport is recorded as association football[24].
  • William Townley's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b914v[25].
  • William Townley's family name is recorded as Townley[26].
  • William Townley's given name is recorded as William[27].

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Origins and Family

William Townley was born in Blackburn[2]. He was born on +1866-02-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include association football player[6] and association football coach[7].

Death and Burial

William Townley died on +1950-05-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Blackpool[4].

Why It Matters

William Townley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was William Townley born?

Born in Blackburn[2], William Townley…

Where did William Townley die?

William Townley died in Blackpool[4].

What did William Townley do for work?

William Townley worked as association football player[6] and association football coach[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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