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Nobby Stiles

Statistics for Manchester United
395
Career Appearances

Nobby Stiles (England) made 395 appearances for Manchester United between 1960-1961 and 1970-1971, scoring 19 goals.

Half-Back b. 18 May 1942 – d. 30 Oct 2020 (aged 78) Collyhurst, Manchester, England 1.68 m (5′6″)

England · Left Manchester United in 1971

Stats
19
Goals
395
Starts
0
Sub Apps
11
Seasons
1
Red Cards
1960-1961 → 1970-1971
32nd most appearances
Honours at Manchester United
4 trophies

Counts seasons in which Nobby Stiles made at least one first-team appearance while the club won the trophy — squad membership, not a record of medals awarded (competitions set their own appearance thresholds for a medal). The number on each season is Nobby Stiles’s appearances in all competitions that year, so you can judge how big a part they played. Full honours board →

Goals & Appearances
Season by Season
Season Apps Starts Sub Goals Ast Mins xG
1970-1971 19 19 0 0 — — —
1969-1970 13 13 0 0 — — —
1968-1969 56 56 0 2 — — —
1967-1968 28 28 0 0 — — —
1966-1967 40 40 0 3 — — —
1965-1966 55 55 0 3 — — —
1964-1965 59 59 0 0 — — —
1963-1964 21 21 0 0 — — —
1962-1963 35 35 0 2 — — —
1961-1962 38 38 0 7 — — —
1960-1961 31 31 0 2 — — —
Compare

Appearances, goals and starts span the club's full history. Minutes and assists are recorded from 1992–93 onward; xG only from 2016–17 — anything not covered shows “—”. Goals per game is not era-adjusted, so scoring rates aren't directly comparable across eras.

Appearances by Manager
2 managers
Manager Apps Starts Sub Goals
Matt Busby 368 368 0 19
Wilf McGuinness 27 27 0 —
Record by Opponent
59 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Tottenham Hotspur 18 2 7 3 8
Aston Villa 12 2 6 4 2
Fulham 11 2 7 2 2
Newcastle United 9 2 4 3 2
Burnley 19 1 9 4 6
Arsenal 17 1 8 3 6
Manchester City 15 1 6 4 5
West Bromwich Albion 15 1 7 5 3
West Ham United 14 1 6 5 3
Sheffield United 11 1 6 3 2
Ipswich Town 6 1 2 1 3
Cardiff City 3 1 2 1 0
Partizan Belgrade 2 1 1 0 1
Queens Park Rangers 2 1 2 0 0
Waterford 2 1 2 0 0
Chelsea 19 — 9 3 7
Sheffield Wednesday 19 — 5 7 7
Everton 17 — 8 5 4
Leicester City 14 — 5 4 5
Leeds United 13 — 2 5 6
Nottingham Forest 13 — 7 2 4
Liverpool 12 — 4 4 4
Stoke City 12 — 3 7 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 — 8 2 2
Blackpool 11 — 7 1 3
Sunderland 10 — 4 5 1
Birmingham City 9 — 3 3 3
Blackburn Rovers 9 — 5 2 2
Bolton Wanderers 6 — 4 1 1
Coventry City 5 — 2 0 3
Southampton 5 — 3 0 2
Preston North End 4 — 3 1 0
Benfica 3 — 3 0 0
Exeter City 3 — 2 1 0
Ferencvaros 3 — 1 0 2
Watford 3 — 2 1 0
AC Milan 2 — 1 0 1
Anderlecht 2 — 1 0 1
ASK Vorwarts 2 — 2 0 0
Borussia Dortmund 2 — 2 0 0
Derby County 2 — 1 0 1
Djurgardens IF 2 — 1 1 0
Gornik Zabrze 2 — 1 0 1
Hibernians 2 — 1 1 0
Hjk Helsinki 2 — 2 0 0
Northampton Town 2 — 1 1 0
Rapid Vienna 2 — 1 1 0
Real Madrid 2 — 1 1 0
Rotherham United 2 — 1 1 0
Strasbourg 2 — 1 1 0
Aldershot 1 — 1 0 0
Barnsley 1 — 1 0 0
Chester City 1 — 1 0 0
Crystal Palace 1 — 0 0 1
Estudiantes De La Plata 1 — 0 0 1
Huddersfield Town 1 — 1 0 0
Middlesbrough 1 — 1 0 0
Norwich City 1 — 0 0 1
Sporting Club Lisbon 1 — 1 0 0
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
13 Apr 1971 D1 @ Coventry City L 1–2 S
12 Apr 1971 D1 Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1–0 S
10 Apr 1971 D1 Derby County L 1–2 S
16 Jan 1971 D1 Burnley D 1–1 S
9 Jan 1971 D1 @ Chelsea W 2–1 S
16 Dec 1970 LC Aston Villa D 1–1 S
12 Dec 1970 D1 Manchester City L 1–4 S
17 Oct 1970 D1 @ Leeds United D 2–2 S
10 Oct 1970 D1 Crystal Palace L 0–1 S
19 Sep 1970 D1 @ Ipswich Town L 0–4 S
Red Cards
1 dismissal
Date Opponent Competition Min Type Score
25 Sep 1968 Estudiantes De La Plata IC — Direct Red L 0–1

Appearance and goal records compiled from mufcinfo.com; minutes, assists and advanced stats (xG, ratings) via Transfermarkt and FBref where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →