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John Aldridge

John William Aldridge is a former football player and manager. He was a prolific, record-breaking striker best known for his time with English club Liverpool in the late 1980s. During his early career, he worked his way up through the lower leagues, playing in every league from the old Fourth Division to the old First Division. Initially signed as a replacement for Ian Rush, Aldridge spent over two successful seasons at Liverpool, winning the league and FA Cup once, and narrowly missing out on a second league title. Aldridge spent two seasons at Real Sociedad, becoming the first non-Basque player to sign for the club in several decades as they abandoned their selective recruitment policy. In 1991, he returned to England to play for Tranmere Rovers, becoming their player-manager in 1996. He retired from playing in 1998 and resigned as manager in 2001 and has not managed since. A Liverpudlian by birth, he was recruited to play for the Republic of Ireland as part of Jack Charlton's "Granny Rule" policy: his great-grandmother was from Athlone, and travelled to Liverpool to settle in the 19th century. His career with Ireland coincided with their most successful period in international football, and he played at two World Cups. Description above adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC-BY-SA.


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Born:
Sep 18, 1958 In Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
4
First Appeared:
In the movie The Charlton Years 1996-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie Football's 47 Best Worst Songs 2018-05-21
Known For
Poster of Football's 47 Best Worst Songs
Poster of Reds & Blues: The Ballad of Dixie & Kenny
Poster of Liverpool FC: 501 Goals
Poster of The Charlton Years
Filmography
Movie Football's 47 Best Worst Songs Himself 2018-05-21
Movie Reds & Blues: The Ballad of Dixie & Kenny Red Busker 2010-11-11
Movie Liverpool FC: 501 Goals Self / Host 2003-03-10
Movie The Charlton Years Self 1996-01-01