Nobby Stiles
Norbert Peter "Nobby" Stiles MBE (May 18, 1942 – October 30, 2020)[2] was an English footballer. He was born in Collyhurst, Manchester.
.jpg) Stiles in 1966 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Norbert Peter Stiles | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1942 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Collyhurst, Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 October 2020 (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
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||
Career
changeStiles 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
changeOn 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
changeClub
change| 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
change| 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]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 February 1966 | Wembley Stadium, London |  West Germany |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
changeClub
changeManchester United
- Football League First Division: 1964–65, 1966–67[1][12]
- FA Cup: 1962–63
- FA Charity Shield: 1965 (shared), 1967 (shared)[13][14]
- European Cup: 1967–68[12]
International
changeEngland
Individual
change- Football League 100 Legends: 1998 (inducted)[15]
- English Football Hall of Fame: 2007 (inducted)[16]
- PFA Team of the Century (1907–1976): 2007[17]
- FAI International Football Awards – International Personality: 1998[18]
Notes
change- ↑ Includes appearances in the FA Charity Shield and Intercontinental Cup (1968).
References
change- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Nobby Stiles' England World Cup medal goes for £160,000". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ↑ Thompson, Dan (24 November 2013). "Manchester United legend Nobby Stiles diagnosed with prostate cancer". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "World Cup winner Stiles dies aged 78" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "World Cup winner Nobby Stiles dies aged 78". ITV News. 30 October 2020.
- ↑ "Nobby Stiles' family told heading did give World Cup winner brain damage". The Guardian. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Stiles career stats". 11v11.com. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ↑ "Stiles Man United stats". Stretford End.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ↑ "Stiles". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ↑ "Nobby Stiles". EU Football.info. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ↑ "England v West Germany". EU Football.info. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "CHARITY SHIELD 1965: match details". LFCHistory.net.
- ↑ "Mind the bounce!". Football Association. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014.
- ↑ "Sport: Football Legends list in full". BBC Sport. 5 August 1998.
- ↑ Brennan, Stuart (16 November 2007). "Nobby backing England". Manchester Evening News.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Cunningham Player of the Year". Irish Independent. 12 October 1998. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
Other websites
change- FA.com profile Archived 2016-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Sporting Heroes profile
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