Nobby Stiles
English association football player (1942–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Norbert Peter "Nobby" Stiles MBE (May 18, 1942 – October 30, 2020)[2] was an English footballer. He was born in Collyhurst, Manchester.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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