- Archie Styles
Infobox Football biography
playername = Archie Styles
fullname = Arthur Styles
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1949|9|3|df=y
cityofbirth =Liverpool
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position =Left back (retired)
currentclub =
youthyears = 1965–1967
youthclubs = Everton
years = 1967–1974
1974–1978
1978–1979
1979–1980
clubs = Everton
Birmingham City
Peterborough United
Portsmouth
caps(goals) = 23 (0)
74 (4)
32 (1)
28 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
manageryears =
managerclubs =Arthur Styles (born
3 September 1949 ), known as Archie Styles, is an English former professionalassociation football er who played as aleft back . He made more than 150 appearances inthe Football League for several different clubs.Styles was born in
Liverpool , and joined home-town club Everton on leaving school in 1965. He won representative honours for England at schoolboy and youth level. He was unable to make himself a regular part of Everton's first team, making only 23 league appearances in seven years at the club. In February 1974, together withHoward Kendall , he moved from Everton to Birmingham City in part-exchange forBob Latchford , the whole deal valuing Latchford at £350,000 which was at the time a British transfer record. [cite news
url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,1720976,00.html |title=Bob Latchford |work=Observer Sport Monthly |author=Corbett, James |date=2006-03-05 |accessdate=2008-02-11] At Birmingham, facing competition fromGarry Pendrey and others, he failed to establish himself as first choice at left back. In 1978 he moved to Peterborough United where he spent one season, followed by one season at Portsmouth, after which he joined the coaching staff at the club.References
*cite book |author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |year=1995 |pages=p. 127, 209–13 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9
Notes
External links
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/archiestyles1.htm Profile] at Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
Persondata
NAME = Styles, Archie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Styles, Arthur
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH =1949-09-03
PLACE OF BIRTH =Liverpool ,England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =
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