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Nelson Stiffle Personal information Full name Nelson Everard Stiffle Date of birth 30 July 1928 Place of birth India Date of death 8 April 2005 (aged 76) Place of death Brisbane, Australia Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Playing position Outside right Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1951 Ashton United 15 (1) 1951-1952 Chester City 1952-1954 Altrincham 72 (35) 1954-1955 Chesterfield 38 (9) 1955-1958 Bournemouth 35 (7) 1958-1960 Exeter City 94 (17) 1960-1961 Coventry City 15 (2) ?-1969 Bankstown Teams managed Bankstown * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Nelson Everard Stiffle (1928–2005) was a football player and coach.[1]
Playing career
Stiffle played 15 times for Ashton United between March and September 1951.[2] He then joined Chester City in December 1951. After seven appearances for Chester City he was signed by Altrincham in 1952. He played 72 times for Altrincham before being signed by Chesterfield in March 1954. He stayed at Chesterfield until May 1955, playing 38 times.[3][4]
He signed for Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic before the 1955/56 season. In almost three seasons at Bournemouth he played 35 matches. In 2009 The Times ranked him 24th in their Top 50 Bournemouth players list.[4][5]
In March 1958 he joined Exeter City. He played 94 matches for Exeter before a move to Coventry City in July 1960. After 15 appearances for Coventry he emigrated to Australia where he played several seasons for Bankstown.[4][6]
Coaching
While still playing, Stiffle coached Bankstown in the New South Wales State League.[6][7]
References
- ^ Turner, Neil (21 April 2005). "FOOTBALL: Chester won't be rushed on manager". Daily Post. http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/daily-post-liverpool-uk/mi_8008/is_20050421/football-chester-wont-rushed-manager/ai_n40357368/. Retrieved 18 May 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "STIFFLE, Nelson". Ashton United (Hurst FC) Player Database. ashtonutd.com. http://aufc.webs.com/s.htm. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Nelson Stiffle". Altrincham F.C.. 11 April 2005. http://www.altrinchamfc.co.uk/alt0405zt.htm. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ a b c "PLAYERS S to U". Chesterfield F.C.. http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/staticFiles/c4/f/0,,10435~4036,00.xls. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ Gardner, Neil (2 September 2009). "Top 50 Bournemouth players". The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/football_league/article6675864.ece. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Stiffle, Nelson". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/S/ST.html. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Boost for Bankstown". Sydney Morning Herald (Google News Archive). 4 April 1963. http://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=ulMVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=veUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3284,716428. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
Categories:- 1928 births
- 2005 deaths
- A.F.C. Bournemouth players
- Chester City F.C. players
- Altrincham F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
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