Nelson Stiffle

Nelson Stiffle

Personal information
Full name	Nelson Everard Stiffle
Date of birth	30 July 1928(1928-07-30)
Place of birth	India
Date of death	8 April 2005(2005-04-08) (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

1. ^ 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]}
2. ^ "STIFFLE, Nelson". Ashton United (Hurst FC) Player Database. ashtonutd.com. http://aufc.webs.com/s.htm. Retrieved 18 May 2010. 
3. ^ "Nelson Stiffle". Altrincham F.C.. 11 April 2005. http://www.altrinchamfc.co.uk/alt0405zt.htm. Retrieved 18 May 2010. 
4. ^ ^{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. 
5. ^ 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. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Stiffle, Nelson". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/S/ST.html. Retrieved 18 May 2010. 
7. ^ "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. 

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Name	Stiffle, Nelson
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Date of birth	30 July 1928
Place of birth	India
Date of death	8 April 2005
Place of death	Brisbane, Australia