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Nobby Stiles
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Nobby Stiles was an English soccer player who competed in the defensive midfield position. Born on May 18, 1942, he stood at a height of 168. His professional career included one match, during which he did not score any goals. Stiles passed away on October 30, 2020.
In addition to his athletic career, Stiles was an author. Open Library records list two works under his name, including titles such as *Nobby Stiles* and *Soccer my battlefield*. Crossref data indicates that he is associated with five works. He is referenced by 415 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 16 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, Thesportsdb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- 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)
- Place of death
- Manchester, England
- Height
- 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
- Position
- Defensive midfielder
- 1957 1960
- Manchester United
- Years
- Team
- 1960 1971
- Manchester United
- 1971 1973
- Middlesbrough
- 1973 1975
- Preston North End
- 1965 1968
- Football League XI
- 1965 1970
- England
- 1977 1981
- Preston North End
- 1981 1984
- Vancouver Whitecaps
- 1985 1986
- West Bromwich Albion
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Norbert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Collyhurst
- Place of death
- Manchester
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1970 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- England men's national association football team
- Position played
- midfielder
- Country for sport
- England
- Image
- Nobby Stiles (1966).jpg
- Height
- 168
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1942-05-18
- coach of sports team
- Manchester United F.C.
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 1
- total goals in career
- 0
- date of death
- 2020-10-30
- name in native language
- Nobby Stiles
- birth name
- Norbert Peter Stiles
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- prostate cancer
- Commons category
- Nobby Stiles
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Norbert Peter Stiles (18 May 1942 – 30 October 2020) was an English professional footballer. He played for England for five years, winning 28 caps and scoring one goal. He played every minute of England's victorious 1966 FIFA World Cup campaign. Stiles also played in the final, which England won 4–2 against West Germany. His post-match dance on the Wembley pitch, holding the World Cup trophy in one hand and his false teeth in the other, was widely broadcast.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nobby Stiles” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.