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My Take
John Aldridge is exactly the kind of footballer I find most admirable: a grafter who scored his way up from the Fourth Division all the way to the top flight. His 329 Football League goals, sixth in English history, weren't built on glamour but on relentless poaching inside the box, the unfashionable craft of being in the right place again and again. There's something deeply Liverpudlian about "Aldo", a local lad who let his goals do the talking and later passed on what he knew as a manager. I'll always rate the players who carve their name into the record books the hard way over the ones gifted everything early.
Overview
John William Aldridge (born 18 September 1958) is a former footballer and manager. Nicknamed "Aldo", he was a prolific, record-breaking striker. His tally of 329 Football League goals is the sixth-highest in the history of English football. 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Aldridge
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・オルドリッジ
- Reading
- じょん・おるどりっじ
- Born
- September 18, 1958 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dog
- Origin
- Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 181 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.