Stan Ackerley

{{short description|Australian former footballer and coach|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| youthyears1 = 1959–1961

| youthclubs1 = Manchester United

| years1 = 1961–1962

| clubs1 = Oldham Athletic

| caps1 = 2

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| years2 = 1962

| clubs2 = Kidderminster

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| years3 = 1962–1963

| clubs3 = Altrincham

| caps3 = 17

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| years4 = 1963

| clubs4 = Slavia

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| years5 = 1964

| clubs5 = APIA

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| years6 = 1964–1965

| clubs6 = Witton Albion

| caps6 = 4

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| years7 = 1965–1970

| clubs7 = APIA

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| clubs8 = Croatia

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| clubs9 = Toongabbie

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| nationalyears1 = 1965–1969

| nationalteam1 = Australia

| nationalcaps1 = 27

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| manageryears1 = 1974–1976

| managerclubs1 = Toongabbie

| manageryears2 = 1998–2001

| managerclubs2 = Penrith Panthers

| manageryears3 = 2002–2004

| managerclubs3 = Schofields Scorpions

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Stan Ackerley (born 12 July 1942 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) is an Australian former footballer and coach.

Playing career

=Club career=

Ackerley spent two seasons on the books of Manchester United from 1959 until 1961 where he played in the youth team. During the 1961–62 season he played two matches for Oldham Athletic before joining Kidderminster Harriers later in the season. In 1962 he signed for Altrincham, playing 17 matches during the 1962–63 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/A/AA.html|title=Ackerley, Stan|work=Australian Player Database|publisher=OzFootball|access-date=19 May 2010| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110220103853/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/A/AA.html | archive-date = 2011-02-20| url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/stanackerley.html|title=Stan Ackerley|publisher=neilbrown.newcastlefans.com|access-date=19 May 2010}}

In 1963 Ackerley immigrated to Australia where he joined Slavia in the Victorian State League. The following year he moved to the NSW State League where he turned out for APIA on a $4,500 fee.{{Cite book|title=Jack Pollard's Soccer Records|last=Grant|first=Sid|publisher=Jack Pollard Pty Ltd|year=1974|isbn=0909950741|location=North Sydney|pages=185}} Apart from a short stint back in England for Witton Albion,{{cite web | url=http://www.lusoweb.co.uk/legend48.htm | title=Altrincham FC Legends }} he played at APIA until 1970.

=International career=

Ackerley made his debut for Australia in their 6-1 defeat to North Korea in November 1965 in Phnom Penh.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=lUUVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3JYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4487,3997904|title=Big soccer defeat brings reshuffle|date=24 November 1965|work=The Age|access-date=19 May 2010}} He was captain of the Socceroos in three matches, the first in a match against Japan in Melbourne in 1968. He played the last of his 27 full international matches against Israel in Sydney in December 1969.{{cite book|title=The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains|publisher=Football Federation Australia}}

Coaching career

After retiring from football Ackerley coached a number of teams in New South Wales including Toongabbie, Penrith Panthers and Schofields Scorpions. He also spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Canterbury-Marrickville.{{cite web|url=http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/index.asp?id=3877|title=Stan Ackerley|work=Wall of Achievement Awards|publisher=Penrith City Council|access-date=19 May 2010}}{{cite news|url=http://blacktown-advocate.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/coaches-boost-spartans/|title=Coaches boost Spartans|last=Warren|first=Scott|date=14 October 2008|publisher=Blacktown Advocate|access-date=19 May 2010}}