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Duncan Edwards

English footballer (1936-1958)
Person human Q276310

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
October 1, 1936
Date of death
February 21, 1958
Place of birth
Dudley
Place of death
Munich
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[6]
Occupation
association football player
Educated at
Priory Primary School[8]
Award received
English Football Hall of Fame[9]
Cause of death
aviation accident[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Country for sport
England[23]
Family name
Edwards[19]
Given name
Duncan[20]
Height
+180[26]
Manner of death
accidental death[21]
Member of sports team
Manchester United F.C., England national under-21 association football team, England national association football B team, England men's national association football team[11][12][13][14]
Military branch
British Army[15]
Name in native language
Duncan Edwards[24]
Native language
English[7]
Position played on team / speciality
midfielder[16]
Sport
association football[18]
Start of work period
1953[25]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 27
VIAF cluster ID
4440384
Library of Congress authority ID
nb2002089307
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
DuncanEdwards1.jpg ↗
Barry Hugman's Footballers player ID
5770
EU-Football.info player ID
5264
England Football Online player ID
E/BioEdwardsD
Englandstats.com player ID
745
FAST ID
485798
FIFA player ID (archived)
48868
Find a Grave memorial ID
5219951
FootballDatabase.eu person ID
51487
Freebase ID
/m/026zfk
Show all 27 identifiers +15
Geni.com profile ID
6000000096311772408
IMDb ID
nm1595844
JRC Names ID
282401
Kicker.de player ID
duncan-edwards
Kinobox person ID
943380
National-Football-Teams.com player ID
19817
Open Plaques subject ID
4859
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
57258
Playmakerstats.com player ID
146204
Topic's main category
Category:Duncan Edwards
Trading Card Database name ID
24123
Transfermarkt player ID
289544
WikiTree person ID
Edwards-45666
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJktmB7QR6gjDmhFyhmmVC
Yale LUX ID
person/a4a460ea-80c6-41aa-85f9-842e2d42b286

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 4
Manchester United F.C., England men's national association football team, England national under-21 association football team, England national association football B team
Award received 1
English Football Hall of Fame
Cause of death 1
aviation accident
Country for sport 1
England
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Family name 1
Edwards
Given name 1
Duncan
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
accidental death
Military branch 1
British Army
Native language 1
English
Occupation 1
association football player
Participated in 1
Munich air disaster
Place of birth 1
Dudley
Place of death 1
Munich
Position played on team / speciality 1
midfielder
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
association football
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Summary

Duncan Edwards was born on October 1, 1936[1], in Dudley[2]. He died on February 21, 1958[3], in Munich[4]. He worked as an association football player[5].

FAQs

Where was Duncan Edwards born?

Duncan Edwards was born in Dudley[2].

Where did Duncan Edwards die?

Duncan Edwards died in Munich[4].

What did Duncan Edwards do for work?

Duncan Edwards worked as an association football player[5].

Where did Duncan Edwards go to school?

Duncan Edwards was educated at Priory Primary School[8].

What awards did Duncan Edwards receive?

Honors received include English Football Hall of Fame[9].

Related Entities

England Manchester United F.C. United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . transfermarkt.co.uk. transfermarkt.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Award received → English Football Hall of Fame
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