John Aldridge

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Aldridge
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 18, 1958(1958-09-18)
Age	66
Birthplace	Liverpool
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Virgo

John Aldridge Biography

John Aldridge is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on September 18, 1958 in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom. Striker who was one of the top goal-scoring players throughout English soccer history, scoring the scoring of 330 league goals. He was awarded titles by clubs such as Liverpool as well as Oxford United and later became the manager of Tranmere Rovers.

He played alongside He played with Andy Townsend on the Republic of Ireland squads at the 1990 and 1990 FIFA World Cup. on the Republic of Ireland squads at the 1990 and 1990 FIFA World Cup.

John William Aldridge (born 18 September 1958) 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.

His first season with County, 1979–80, had been highly promising with 14 goals from 38 games as his side won the Welsh Cup and gained promotion to the Third Division. A year later he featured in the side that achieved the famous European run, though in the league he was less impressive with seven goals from 27 league games. 1981–82 was a bit better as he scored 11 times in 36 games, but in 1982–83 he did better still with 17 goals from 41 games as County narrowly missed out on promotion to the Second Division.

He got married to Joan Aldridge in 1980.

John Aldridge Net Worth

John Aldridge is one of the richest Soccer Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Aldridge 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a player with South Liverpool FC before turning professional with Newport County in FC in 1979.

He was awarded two consecutive Match of the Day Goal of the season awards in 1988 and in 1989.

His tally of 330 league goals is the 6th highest in the history of English football.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

John Aldridge height 5 ft 11 in John weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is John Aldridge Dating?

According to our records, John Aldridge married to Joan Aldridge. As of December 1, 2023, John Aldridge’s is not dating anyone.

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Aldridge had already been recruited to play for the Republic of Ireland by the time he was approached by Liverpool at the start of 1987. (When the Football Association of Ireland came looking for him they found out that Ray Houghton, who also played for Oxford at the time, was also eligible.) Aldridge qualified to play as his maternal great grand mother was Irish . Some journalists disputed his international credentials as his great grand mother could not have been a citizen of the Free State, which was established in 1922. He made his debut on 26 March 1986 against Wales at Lansdowne Road in a 1–0 defeat. The match was the first under new manager Jack Charlton.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. John Aldridge celebrates birthday on September 18 of every year.

By the time of his transfer to Liverpool in that 1986–87 league campaign, Aldridge had already scored 15 goals for Oxford in the space of 25 games.

How much did Liverpool pay for John Aldridge?

The following season was tough and eventful for Aldridge. Rush failed to settle in Italy and Liverpool paid £2.8 million to bring him back to Anfield just before the season kicked off.

How long was John Aldridge at Liverpool?

Aldridge, or ‘Aldo’ as he is affectionately known, was signed by Liverpool in January 1987 for £750 000 in order to fill the boots of the soon to be departed Ian Rush. He grew up supporting the Reds and certainly became a crowd favourite during the two and a half years he spent at the club.

When did John Aldridge leave Liverpool?

In March 1984, Third Division promotion-chasers Oxford United moved for Aldridge in a £78,000 deal and, after immediately helping the U’s achieve their initial objective of second tier football, in his first full campaign at the Manor Ground he broke the club’s goalscoring record and became the first Second Division …

Who did Liverpool buy John Aldridge from?

But when Liverpool paid Oxford United £750,000 for the services of John Aldridge in January 1987, thus ending a long search for a replacement for the Juventus-bound Ian Rush, it soon became clear that not only had the Reds signed a Rush lookalike, they had signed a Rush scorealike as well.

How tall is John Aldridge?

5′ 11″