Nelson Stiffle

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| name = Nelson Stifle

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| fullname = Nelson Everard Stifle

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|7|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = British India

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|4|8|1928|7|30|df=y}}

| death_place = Brisbane, Australia

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| position = Outside right

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| years1 = 1950-1951

| clubs1 = Chester Reserves

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| years2 = 1951

| clubs2 = Ashton United

| caps2 = 15

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1951-1952

| clubs3 = Crystal Palace

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| years4 = 1951–1952

| clubs4 = Chester

| caps4 = 7

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| years5 = 1952–1954

| clubs5 = Altrincham

| caps5 = 72

| goals5 = 35

| years6 = 1954–1955

| clubs6 = Chesterfield

| caps6 = 38

| goals6 = 9

| years7 = 1955–1958

| clubs7 = Bournemouth

| caps7 = 35

| goals7 = 7

| years8 = 1958–1960

| clubs8 = Exeter City

| caps8 = 94

| goals8 = 17

| years9 = 1960–1961

| clubs9 = Coventry City

| caps9 = 15

| goals9 = 2

| years10 = 1961–1969

| clubs10 = Bankstown

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| managerclubs1 = Bankstown

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Nelson Everard Stifle (1928–2005) was an English football player and coach.{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/daily-post-liverpool-uk/mi_8008/is_20050421/football-chester-wont-rushed-manager/ai_n40357368/|title=FOOTBALL: Chester won't be rushed on manager|last=Turner|first=Neil|date=21 April 2005|work=Daily Post|access-date=18 May 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

Playing career

Stifle played 15 times for Ashton United between March and September 1951.{{cite web|url=http://aufc.webs.com/s.htm|title=STIFFLE, Nelson|work=Ashton United (Hurst FC) Player Database|publisher=ashtonutd.com|access-date=18 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812010841/http://aufc.webs.com/s.htm|archive-date=12 August 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} Before that, he played for the Chester Reserves in the Cheshire League. In September 1951 he signed for Crystal Palace for a £100 transfer fee from Ashton, but by December he had returned to Chester. After seven appearances for Chester's first team, 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.altrinchamfc.co.uk/alt0405zt.htm|title=Nelson Stiffle|date=11 April 2005|publisher=Altrincham F.C.|access-date=18 May 2010}}

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/football_league/article6675864.ece|title=Top 50 Bournemouth players|last=Gardner|first=Neil|date=2 September 2009|work=The Times|access-date=18 May 2010}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/staticFiles/c4/f/0,,10435~4036,00.xls|title=PLAYERS S to U|publisher=Chesterfield F.C.|access-date=18 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329032430/http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/staticFiles/c4/f/0,,10435~4036,00.xls|archive-date=29 March 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/S/ST.html|title=Stiffle, Nelson|work=Australian Player Database|publisher=OzFootball|access-date=18 May 2010}}

Coaching

While still a player, Stifle professionally coached Bankstown First, Second and Third Grade Divisions in the New South Wales State League.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=ulMVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=veUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3284,716428|title=Boost for Bankstown|date=4 April 1963|work=Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=18 May 2010}}