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Billy Whelan

Irish footballer (1935–1958)
Person Human Q2456577

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
April 1, 1935
Date of death
February 6, 1958
Place of birth
Dublin
Place of death
Munich
Country of citizenship
Ireland[7]
Occupation
association football player
Educated at
Synge Street CBS[8]
Cause of death
traffic collision[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Country for sport
Ireland[20]
Family name
Whelan[16]
Given name
Liam[17]
Manner of death
accidental death[18]
Member of sports team
Manchester United F.C., Republic of Ireland men's national association football team[10][11]
Place of burial
Glasnevin Cemetery[6]
Position played on team / speciality
inside forward, forward[12][13]
Sport
association football[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Billy Whelan en Liam "Billy" Whelan ar بيلي ويلان fa بیلی ولان fr Liam Whelan hu William Augustine Whelan ja リアム・ウェラン pt William Augustine Whelan ru Лиам Уилан ru Уилан, Лиам ru Уильям Уилан uk Ліам Вілан zh 比利·维兰 zh 莱安姆·维兰 zh-hant 萊安姆·維蘭
🔖 Identifiers · 12
Barry Hugman's Footballers player ID
20882
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
008993
EU-Football.info player ID
22782
FootballDatabase.eu person ID
81778
Freebase ID
/m/03tmtl
Kicker.de player ID
liam-whelan
National-Football-Teams.com player ID
35709
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
76823
Playmakerstats.com player ID
146207
Trading Card Database name ID
25662
Transfermarkt player ID
289656
WikiTree person ID
Whelan-2416

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 2
Manchester United F.C., Republic of Ireland men's national association football team
Cause of death 1
traffic collision
Country for sport 1
Ireland
Country of citizenship 1
Ireland
Given name 1
Liam
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
accidental death
Occupation 1
association football player
Participated in 1
Munich air disaster
Place of birth 1
Dublin
Place of burial 1
Glasnevin Cemetery
Place of death 1
Munich
Position played on team / speciality 1
forward
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
association football
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Summary

Billy Whelan was born on April 1, 1935[1], in Dublin[2]. He died on February 6, 1958[3], in Munich[4]. He worked as an association football player[5].

FAQs

Where was Billy Whelan born?

Billy Whelan's place of birth was Dublin[2].

Where did Billy Whelan die?

Billy Whelan died in Munich[4].

What did Billy Whelan do for work?

Billy Whelan worked as an association football player[5].

Where did Billy Whelan go to school?

Billy Whelan was educated at Synge Street CBS[8].

Related Entities

Ireland Manchester United F.C.

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . 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.

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  1. 4w ago · Nokya · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Playmakerstats.com player ID → 146207
    "Created claim: Playmakerstats.com player ID: 146207, batch #289935"
  2. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → association football
    Place of birth → Dublin
    Educated at → Synge Street CBS
    Place of death → Munich
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Languages spoken, written or signed: English, batch #263837"
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