John Aldridge Sports manager

John William Aldridge (born 18 September 1958 Liverpool, England) is a former Republic of Ireland international footballer and football manager. He was a prolific record-breaking striker best known for his productive time with Liverpool in the late 1980s, and for being the first man to have a penalty kick saved in a Wembley FA Cup Final.His tally of 330 league goals is still the 6th highest in the history of English football.

Personal facts

John Aldridge
Birth dateSeptember 18, 1958
Birth place
England national football team , Liverpool
Height (meters)1.81

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Football manager

club
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
position
Forward (association football)
teams
Liverpool F.C.
Newport County A.F.C.
South Liverpool F.C.
Oxford United F.C.
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Real Sociedad
Republic of Ireland national football team

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John Aldridge on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/searchresults.asp?ButtonLeap=0&countryLinkDescription=+matching+search+results&FootballHeroName=john+aldridge&FootballHeroClubCountry=&FootballHeroDecade=Select+One&SearchButton=Search
  2. http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=252
  3. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv
  4. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/past_players/players/aldridge
  5. http://www.thisisanfield.com/columnists/2005/04/forgotten-heroes-john-aldridge