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Wilf Copping

Wilf Copping, English footballer (died 1980)

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Born
August 17, 1909
Age in 2026
117
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1909

About Wilf Copping

Wilfred Copping was an English football player who played for Leeds United, Arsenal and the England national team. Copping played over 160 League games for Leeds in five seasons, and won six England caps during that time. Copping was signed by Arsenal in the summer of 1934 for £8,000, as a replacement for Bob John, and immediately took a first-team place at left half. Copping soldiered on and remained on the pitch to ensure Arsenal won the game 2–0; this ensured the club won the 1934-35 First Division title. Copping recovered from his injury to continue playing for Arsenal, making over 35 appearances in each of his first four seasons with the club.

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Wilf Copping timeline

  1. Copping was signed by Arsenal in the summer of 1934 for £8,000, as a replacement for Bob John, and immediately took a first-team place at left half.
  2. Copping soldiered on and remained on the pitch to ensure Arsenal won the game 2–0; this ensured the club won the 1934-35 First Division title.

The world when Wilf Copping was born

Wilf Copping was born in 1909. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1909

  • Best-selling book"The Inner Shrine" – Basil King

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentHonus Wagner leads Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series victory
  • Top headlineRobert Peary claims to reach the North Pole
  • Technology milestoneBakelite (first fully synthetic plastic) invented
  • Notable inventionBakelite plastic
  • World population~1.69B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population88.8M

1909 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Wilf Copping's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19092026
Population88.8M341 million

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