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title: "3 John Aldridge Quotes - Famous Association football player (A speck in the sea)"
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# John Aldridge

(1958)   Association Football Player

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John Aldridge is an association football player, best known for *A speck in the sea*.

## Quick Facts About John Aldridge

Born September 18, 1958

Profession Association Football Player

Notable works A speck in the sea

## About John Aldridge

John William Aldridge 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.

##  Quotes by John Aldridge

> [Fitzgerald never got rid of anything; the ghosts of his adolescence, the failures of his youth, the doubts of his maturity plagued…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-aldridge/fitzgerald-never-got-rid-of-anything-the-ghosts-of-his-adolescence/)

[John Aldridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-aldridge/)

[Adolescence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adolescence/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c15/john-aldridge-81864_adolescence_fitzgerald-never-got-rid-of-anything-the_319512.jpg)

> [“Self pity is the glue that binds you to your past...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-aldridge/self-pity-is-the-glue-that-binds-you-to-your-past/)

[John Aldridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-aldridge/)

[Past](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/past/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/716/john-aldridge-81864_self-pity_self-pity-is-the-glue-that-binds-you-to_1712326.jpg)

> [It gets like this in Liverpool when you're on the ferry and the sun reflects off the Mersey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-aldridge/it-gets-like-this-in-liverpool-when-you-re-on-the-ferry-and-the-sun/)

[John Aldridge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-aldridge/)

[Ferry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ferry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbf/john-aldridge-81864_ferry_it-gets-like-this-in-liverpool-when-you_2760279.jpg)

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