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Full Name
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Norbert Stiles
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Date of Birth
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18th May 1942
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Place of Birth
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Collyhurst,
Manchester
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Position
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Full back
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Height
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5ft 6
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United debut
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1/10/1960
vs Bolton (A)
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Stiles's United Record 1960-1971
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Appearances
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Goals
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League
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311
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17
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FA Cup
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38
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0
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League Cup
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7
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0
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Europe
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36
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2
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Total
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392
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19
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Stiles's International Record
1963-1974
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28 Caps for
England - 1 Goal
1966 World Cup
Winner
1968 European
Cup
1967 1st Div
League Championship
1965 1st Div
League Championship
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Famous for his toothless grin and victory dance in the 1966
England World Cup victory, Nobby Stiles was known as one of
the "Hard men" that were commonplace in the 1960's and 70's.
An enthusiastic half-back he was extremely popular with
United and England fans alike, renowned for his hard, tough
tackling, expert skills at spotting potential danger and man
marking.
Nobby was born in Collyhurst, Manchester, also the
birthplace of future team-mate Brian Kidd. As a young boy
Stiles had stood on the Stretford End and dreamt of playing
for United. That dream came true as after representing
Manchester and Lancashire Schoolboys he signed on amateur
forms for Manchester United in September 1957. From 1960-71
he won two League Championship medals, a European Cup
winner's medal and won the World Cup in 1966.
In the 1966 World Cup Semi-Final and 1968 European Cup Final
it was his job to stop Eusebio, the legendary Portuguese
striker. It was done in a way which would appear cynical
today but was perfectly acceptable at the time as part and
parcel of the game. Stiles was successful on both occasions
as he extinguished the attacking threat of "The Black
Panther".
However, there was much more to Nobby than just his hard man
image. It was his ability to read the game and excellent
tactical awareness that allowed the flair players like Best
and Charlton to do their stuff. His famous victory jig at
Wembley in front of the television cameras after collecting
his winners' medal in the 1966 World Cup Final, showed his
love and excitement for the game of football. |
In
1971, with the great United team of the Sixties now in
decline, Middlesbrough paid £20,000 for Stiles's services.
He spent two years with the Second Division outfit before
joining up with Bobby Charlton at Preston North End, as a
player-coach and later manager. In 1981 Stiles joined
Vancouver Whitecaps, and three years later in 1984 he
returned to England to become manager of West Bromwich
Albion. From 1989 to 1993 Nobby had the post of youth team
coach where he worked with many of United's current first
team players such as Ryan Giggs, David Beckham and Gary
Neville. Recently in 2000 he received an OBE for being part
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Number in brackets ( ) represents appearances as substitute in addition to
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This information is kindly taken from
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