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Dave Sexton

English football manager (1930–2012)
Person Human Q735094

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
April 6, 1930
Date of death
November 25, 2012
Place of birth
London
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
association football player, association football coach
Position held
Booker Prize judge[8]
Educated at
The Open University[9]
Award received
Officer of the Order of the British Empire[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Coach of sports team
Chelsea F.C.[23]
Family name
Sexton[19]
Given name
Dave[20]
Member of sports team
Luton Town F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., West Ham United F.C., Leyton Orient F.C., Crystal Palace F.C.[12][13][14][15][16]
Name in native language
Dave Sexton[22]
Position played on team / speciality
forward[17]
Sport
association football[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en David "Dave" Sexton en David James Sexton en Dave Sexton ar ديف سيكستون de David Sexton fa دیو سکستون ko 데이비드 제임스 섹스턴 ko 데이브 섹스턴 pt David "Dave" Sexton pt David James Sexton ru Дейв Секстон ru Дэйв Секстон ru Секстон, Дейв ru Секстон, Дэйв zh 悉士頓 zh 戴夫·塞克斯顿 zh-hant 戴夫·悉士頓
🔖 Identifiers · 15
ISNI
0000000024808160
VIAF cluster ID
38168523
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n78005547
Barry Hugman's Footballers player ID
17736
FootballDatabase.eu person ID
35194
Freebase ID
/m/05xt33
JRC Names ID
186681
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
105794
Soccerbase manager ID
331
Trading Card Database name ID
178700
Transfermarkt manager ID
26719
Transfermarkt player ID
1060355
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WikiTree person ID
Sexton-6386
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrC9bJWVf6tyG6QKg9dQq
WorldFootball.net person ID (old)
dave-sexton

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 5
West Ham United F.C., Crystal Palace F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Luton Town F.C., Leyton Orient F.C.
Occupation 2
association football player, association football coach
Award received 1
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Coach of sports team 1
Chelsea F.C.
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
The Open University
Family name 1
Sexton
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
London
Place of death 1
London
Position played on team / speciality 1
forward
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
association football
← FactGrid item ID 1
Tarasivka
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Summary

Dave Sexton was born on April 6, 1930[1], in London[2]. He died on November 25, 2012[3], in London[4]. He worked as an association football player[5] and association football coach[6].

FAQs

Where was Dave Sexton born?

Dave Sexton's place of birth was London[2].

Where did Dave Sexton die?

Dave Sexton died in London[4].

What did Dave Sexton do for work?

Dave Sexton worked as an association football player[5] and association football coach[6].

Where did Dave Sexton go to school?

Dave Sexton was educated at The Open University[9].

What awards did Dave Sexton receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[10].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . oxforddnb.com. oxforddnb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Soccerbase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: 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. 26w ago · Pessottino · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → association football player, association football coach
    Position played on team / speciality → forward
    Member of sports team → Luton Town F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., West Ham United F.C. +1
    Instance of → human
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Transfermarkt manager ID: 1060355"
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