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Dennis Windross

English footballer (1938-1989)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ19578274 ↗
Source-derived summary

Dennis Windross (12 May 1938 – 9 October 1989) was an English footballer who scored 11 goals from 98 appearances in the Football League playing as a forward or wing half for Middlesbrough, Brighton & Hove Albion, Darlington and Doncaster Rovers. He was a scorer in Doncaster's record League win, by ten goals to nil against his former club Darlington on 25 January 1964.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Dennis Windross” as english footballer (1938-1989). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Dennis, Windross and English.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1938, 1989, 1964—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1938-05-12. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Dennis, Windross and English providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Dennis Windross”, the useful work is to connect “english footballer (1938-1989)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q19578274. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1938, 1989 and 1964.

Critical limits

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How to read it

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  • Establishing names and roles
  • Building a first chronology
  • Locating cited institutions
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  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

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This entry incorporates text from “Dennis Windross” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.