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| fullname = Norbert Peter Stiles
| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|5|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Collyhurst]],
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|10|30|1942|5|8|df=y}}
| height = {{convert|168|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}<ref name="DancingDestroyer">{{cite news |title=Nobby Stiles: The dancing destroyer who became England's forgotten hero |url=https://www.winsfordguardian.co.uk/sport/national/18835189.nobby-stiles-dancing-destroyer-became-englands-forgotten-hero/ |date=30 October 2020f |access-date=30 October 2020 |publisher=[[Press Association]] |via=Winsford Guardian}}</ref>▼
| death_place = Manchester, England
▲| height = {{convert|168|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}<ref name="DancingDestroyer">{{cite news |title=Nobby Stiles: The dancing destroyer who became England's forgotten
| 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 =
| years2 = 1971–1973 |clubs2 = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] |caps2 = 57 |goals2 =
| years3 = 1973–1975 |clubs3 = [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] |caps3 = 46 |goals3 =
| totalcaps = 414 |totalgoals = 20
| nationalyears1 = 1965–1968 |nationalteam1 = [[Football League XI]] |nationalcaps1 = 3 |nationalgoals1 = 0
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Stiles was a devout Catholic throughout his life, and even tried to attend mass on the day of the World Cup final. In 1968, Stiles released his first autobiography, ''Soccer My Battlefield''; his second, ''After the Ball'', followed in 2003. In 2007, he was inducted into the [[English Football Hall of Fame]].<ref name="sky"/>
Stiles's [[FIFA World Cup]] medal and a European Cup medal were bought by Manchester United for more than £200,000 at an auction on 27 October 2010. The World Cup medal, which Stiles won in the [[1966 FIFA World Cup Final|1966 final]] against West Germany, sold for £160,000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Manchester United buy Nobby Stiles' medals |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-11630764 |publisher=BBC News |date=27 October 2010 |access-date=27 October 2010}}</ref> His European Cup medal, which he won with Manchester United in 1968, was also sold,
A teenage Stiles, then a Manchester United apprentice, was portrayed by actor Kyle Ward in a 2011 [[BBC]] TV drama, ''[[United (TV drama)|United]]'', which was centred around the [[Munich air disaster]] in 1958, in which eight of United's senior players died.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1777034/fullcredits#cast "United"]. [[Internet Movie Database|IMDb]]. Retrieved 16 February 2013.</ref>
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On 24 November 2013, it was announced that Stiles was diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]],<ref>{{cite news |first=Dan |last=Thompson |title=Manchester United legend Nobby Stiles diagnosed with prostate cancer |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchester-united-legend-nobby-stiles-6336469 |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |date=24 November 2013 |access-date=25 November 2013}}</ref> and in 2016, it was announced that he was suffering from advanced [[dementia]]. He was too ill to attend a celebration dinner to mark the 50th anniversary of England's 1966 World Cup win.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Cup winner Nobby Stiles dies aged 78 |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/world-cup-winner-nobby-stiles-dies-aged-78_sto7972980/story.shtml |website=www.eurosport.com |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref> In November 2017, a BBC documentary on the subject of brain injuries amongst retired footballers presented by former England striker [[Alan Shearer]] included an interview with Stiles' son.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2017/11/12/alan-shearer-dementia-football-review-impassioned-thoughtful1/ |title=Alan Shearer: Dementia, Football and Me review – an impassioned and thoughtful documentary |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=12 November 2017 |access-date=3 January 2018}}</ref>
Stiles died on 30 October 2020 at Manor Hay Care Centre in Manchester,<ref>{{Cite ODNB |last=Taylor |first=Matthew |date=11 April 2024 |title=Stiles, Norbert Peter [Nobby] (1942–2020), footballer |doi=10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000381706}}</ref> aged 78, after suffering with prostate cancer and dementia as a result of [[chronic traumatic encephalopathy]] (CTE) from the repeated heading of footballs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36963874|title=World Cup winner Stiles dies aged 78|work=BBC Sport }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=World Cup winner Nobby Stiles dies aged 78 |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2020-10-30/world-cup-winner-nobby-stiles-dies-aged-78 |work=ITV News |date=30 October 2020}}</ref><ref name=GuardDec20>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/21/nobby-stiles-family-told-heading-did-give-world-cup-winner-brain-damage|title=Nobby Stiles' family told heading did give World Cup winner brain damage|date=21 December 2020|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=4 August 2022}}</ref> Stiles's brain was donated to the FIELD study conducted by Dr Willie Stewart into the link between dementia and a career in professional football. Stiles was one of five England players from the 1966 World Cup final
== Notes ==
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[[Category:UEFA Euro 1968 players]]
[[Category:1970 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:FIFA World Cup-winning players]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:People from Collyhurst]]
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