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Nobby Stiles

English association football player (1942–2020)

Norbert Peter "Nobby" Stiles MBE (May 18, 1942 – October 30, 2020)[2] was an English footballer. He was born in Collyhurst, Manchester.

Nobby Stiles
MBE
Stiles in 1966
Personal information
Full name Norbert Peter Stiles
Date of birth (1942-05-18)18 May 1942
Place of birth Collyhurst, Manchester, England
Date of death 30 October 2020(2020-10-30) (aged 78)
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1957–1960 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1971 Manchester United 311 (17)
1971–1973 Middlesbrough 57 (2)
1973–1975 Preston North End 46 (1)
Total 414 (20)
National team
1965–1968 Football League XI 3 (0)
1965–1970 England 28 (1)
Teams managed
1977–1981 Preston North End
1981–1984 Vancouver Whitecaps
1985–1986 West Bromwich Albion
Honours
Men's football
Representing  England
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1966 England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

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Stiles played for England for five years, winning 28 caps and scoring 1 goal. He played every minute of England's victorious 1966 FIFA World Cup campaign. His best performance in an England shirt was probably the semi-final of that tournament against Portugal, where he was given the job of marking the prolific Eusébio. His tough performance resulted in Eusébio being practically nullified for the entire game.

Stiles also played very well in the final, which England won 4–2 against West Germany. His post-match celebration has become one of the most famous images in English sport history. The sight of Stiles dancing on the Wembley pitch, holding the World Cup trophy in one hand and his false teeth in the other, has lived for decades.

Death

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On 24 November 2013, it was announced that Stiles was diagnosed with prostate cancer.[3]

Stiles died on 30 October 2020 after suffering with prostate cancer and advanced dementia in Manchester, aged 78.[4][5] After his death, an autopsy revealed that Stiles had been suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) which caused his prostate cancer and dementia.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7][8]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other[nb 1] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 1960–61 First Division 26 2 3 0 2 0 – – 31 2
1961–62 First Division 34 7 4 0 0 0 – – 38 7
1962–63 First Division 31 2 4 0 0 0 – – 35 2
1963–64 First Division 17 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 – 21 0
1964–65 First Division 41 0 7 0 0 0 11 0 – 59 0
1965–66 First Division 39 2 7 0 0 0 8 1 1 0 55 3
1966–67 First Division 37 3 2 0 1 0 – – 40 3
1967–68 First Division 20 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 28 0
1968–69 First Division 41 1 6 0 0 0 8 1 1 0 56 2
1969–70 First Division 8 0 3 0 2 0 – – 13 0
1970–71 First Division 17 0 0 0 2 0 – – 19 0
Total 311 17 38 0 7 0 36 2 3 0 395 19
Middlesbrough 1971–72 Second Division 25 1 6 0 2 0 – – 33 1
1972–73 Second Division 32 1 1 0 3 0 – – 36 1
Total 57 2 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 69 2
Preston North End 1973–74 Second Division 27 1 – – 27 1
1974–75 Third Division 19 0 – – 19 0
Total 46 1 0 0 0 0 46 1
Career total 414 20 45 0 12 0 36 2 3 0 510 22

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[9][10]
National team Year Apps Goals
England 1965 8 0
1966 15 1
1967 1 0
1968 1 0
1969 1 0
1970 2 0
Total 28 1
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stiles goal.[11]
List of international goals scored by Nobby Stiles
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 February 1966 Wembley Stadium, London   West Germany 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours

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Club

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Manchester United

International

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England

Individual

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Includes appearances in the FA Charity Shield and Intercontinental Cup (1968).

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nobby Stiles: The dancing destroyer who became England's forgotten hero". Press Association. 30 October 2020f. Retrieved 30 October 2020 – via Winsford Guardian.
  2. ↑ "Nobby Stiles' England World Cup medal goes for £160,000". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Dan (24 November 2013). "Manchester United legend Nobby Stiles diagnosed with prostate cancer". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "World Cup winner Stiles dies aged 78" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "World Cup winner Nobby Stiles dies aged 78". ITV News. 30 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Nobby Stiles' family told heading did give World Cup winner brain damage". The Guardian. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Stiles career stats". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "Stiles Man United stats". Stretford End.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  9. ↑ "Stiles". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  10. ↑ "Nobby Stiles". EU Football.info. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  11. ↑ "England v West Germany". EU Football.info. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Wilson, Paul (30 October 2020). "Nobby Stiles was an enforcer who pioneered the holding midfield role | Paul Wilson". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "CHARITY SHIELD 1965: match details". LFCHistory.net.
  14. ↑ "Mind the bounce!". Football Association. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "Sport: Football Legends list in full". BBC Sport. 5 August 1998.
  16. ↑ Brennan, Stuart (16 November 2007). "Nobby backing England". Manchester Evening News.
  17. ↑ "England Boys of '66 dominate your Team of the Century: 1907-1976". GiveMeFootball.com. Give Me Football. 28 August 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "Cunningham Player of the Year". Irish Independent. 12 October 1998. Retrieved 22 January 2017.

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