Steve Heighway
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Steve Heighway is a former Irish professional footballer best known as a legendary Liverpool FC winger during the 1970s, winning multiple league titles and European Cups.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stephen Derek Heighway | 1 |
| Steve Heighway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4096775 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Steve Heighway Context triple: [St Francis Xavier's College, Liverpool, hasNotableAlumni, Steve Heighway]
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A.
Ken Hutchison
Ken Hutchison was a Scottish actor known for his intense character roles in film and television during the 1970s and 1980s.
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B.
Kevin Yagher
Kevin Yagher is an American special effects and makeup artist and director best known for his work on horror and fantasy films and for creating iconic genre characters.
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C.
Kevin Hageman
Kevin Hageman is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on animated and family films and television series, including contributions to The Lego Movie franchise.
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D.
Greg Beeman
Greg Beeman is an American television director and producer known for his work on genre series such as "Falling Skies," "Heroes," and "Smallville."
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E.
Jon Jerde
Jon Jerde was an influential American architect and urban designer known for his experiential, entertainment-focused commercial complexes and innovative approach to public space.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve Heighway Target entity description: Steve Heighway is a former Irish professional footballer best known as a legendary Liverpool FC winger during the 1970s, winning multiple league titles and European Cups.
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A.
Ken Hutchison
Ken Hutchison was a Scottish actor known for his intense character roles in film and television during the 1970s and 1980s.
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B.
Kevin Yagher
Kevin Yagher is an American special effects and makeup artist and director best known for his work on horror and fantasy films and for creating iconic genre characters.
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C.
Kevin Hageman
Kevin Hageman is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on animated and family films and television series, including contributions to The Lego Movie franchise.
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D.
Greg Beeman
Greg Beeman is an American television director and producer known for his work on genre series such as "Falling Skies," "Heroes," and "Smallville."
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E.
Jon Jerde
Jon Jerde was an influential American architect and urban designer known for his experiential, entertainment-focused commercial complexes and innovative approach to public space.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football player
ⓘ
human ⓘ winger ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-11-25 ⓘ |
| degree | economics ⓘ |
| education | University of Warwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Liverpool F.C.
ⓘ
surface form:
Liverpool F.C. Academy
|
| endTimeAtClub |
Liverpool F.C. 1981
ⓘ
Minnesota Kicks 1982 ⓘ |
| era | 1970s Liverpool F.C. team ⓘ |
| familyName | Heighway ⓘ |
| fullName |
Steve Heighway
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Stephen Derek Heighway
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| givenName | Stephen ⓘ |
| league |
English First Division
ⓘ
European Cup ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Bill Shankly
ⓘ
Bob Paisley ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Liverpool F.C.
ⓘ
Minnesota Kicks ⓘ Republic of Ireland national football team ⓘ Skelmersdale United F.C. ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
won FA Cup with Liverpool F.C.
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won UEFA Cup with Liverpool F.C. ⓘ won multiple English league titles with Liverpool F.C. ⓘ won multiple European Cups with Liverpool F.C. ⓘ |
| notableTeammate |
Emlyn Hughes
ⓘ
John Toshack ⓘ Kevin Keegan ⓘ |
| notableWork | Liverpool FC winger in the 1970s ⓘ |
| numberOfAppearancesForClub | Liverpool F.C. 400+ (all competitions) ⓘ |
| numberOfGoalsForClub | Liverpool F.C. 75+ goals (all competitions) ⓘ |
| numberOfInternationalCaps | Republic of Ireland 30+ caps ⓘ |
| numberOfInternationalGoals | Republic of Ireland 4 goals ⓘ |
| numberOfLeagueAppearancesForClub | Liverpool F.C. 300+ league games ⓘ |
| occupation |
football coach
ⓘ
football executive ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dublin ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Liverpool F.C.
ⓘ
Minnesota Kicks ⓘ Republic of Ireland national football team ⓘ Skelmersdale United F.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Liverpool F.C. Academy director ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
midfielder
ⓘ
winger ⓘ |
| role | attacking winger known for pace and crossing ⓘ |
| shirtNumber | Liverpool F.C. number 11 ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| startTimeAtClub |
Liverpool F.C. 1970
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Minnesota Kicks 1981 ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | fast, direct winger ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stephen Derek Heighway