Nobby Stiles

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

## Career

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

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

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

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|FA Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Europe|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="12"|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|||||
|rowspan="3"|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|||||
|rowspan="3"|Preston North End|1973–74|Second Division|27|1|||||–|–|27|1|||
|1974–75|Third Division|19|0|||||–|–|19|0|||||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="6"|England|1965|8|0|
|1966|15|1|||
|1967|1|0|||
|1968|1|0|||
|1969|1|0|||
|1970|2|0|||

- _Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stiles goal_.

|scope="col"|No.|scope="col"|Date|scope="col"|Venue|scope="col"|Opponent|scope="col"|Score|scope="col"|Result|scope="col"|Competition|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|23 February 1966|Wembley Stadium, London||1–0|1–0|Friendly||||||||

### Club

**Manchester United**
- Football League First Division: 1964–65, 1966–67
- FA Cup: 1962–63
- FA Charity Shield: 1965 (shared), 1967 (shared)
- European Cup: 1967–68

### International

**England**
- FIFA World Cup: 1966

### Individual

- Football League 100 Legends: 1998 (inducted)
- English Football Hall of Fame: 2007 (inducted)
- PFA Team of the Century (1907–1976): 2007
- FAI International Football Awards – International Personality: 1998

## Other websites

- FA.com profile
- Sporting Heroes profile

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Nobby Stiles
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- **image**: Nobby Stiles (1966).jpg
- **caption**: Stiles in 1966
- **fullname**: Norbert Peter Stiles
- **birth place**: Collyhurst, Manchester, England
- **death place**: Manchester, England
- **position**: Defensive midfielder
- **youthyears1**: 1957–1960
- **youthclubs1**: Manchester United F.C., Manchester United
- **years1**: 1960–1971
- **clubs1**: Manchester United F.C., Manchester United
- **caps1**: 311
- **goals1**: 17
- **years2**: 1971–1973
- **clubs2**: Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough
- **caps2**: 57
- **goals2**: 2
- **years3**: 1973–1975
- **clubs3**: Preston North End F.C., Preston North End
- **caps3**: 46
- **goals3**: 1
- **totalcaps**: 414
- **totalgoals**: 20
- **nationalyears1**: 1965–1968
- **nationalteam1**: Football League XI
- **nationalcaps1**: 3
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 1965–1970
- **nationalteam2**: England national football team, England
- **nationalcaps2**: 28
- **nationalgoals2**: 1
- **manageryears1**: 1977–1981
- **managerclubs1**: Preston North End F.C., Preston North End
- **manageryears2**: 1981–1984
- **managerclubs2**: Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL), Vancouver Whitecaps
- **manageryears3**: 1985–1986
- **managerclubs3**: West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Bromwich Albion