John Charles Stiles (born 6 May 1964) is an English former professional footballer and the son of

1966 World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 July to 30 July 1966. The England national football team defeated West Germany 4-2 in the ...

-winner

Nobby Stiles Norbert Peter Stiles (18 May 194230 October 2020) was an English footballer and manager. He played for England for five years, winning 28 caps and scoring one goal. He played every minute of England's victorious 1966 FIFA World Cup campaign. In ...

and nephew of

Johnny Giles Michael John Giles (born 6 November 1940) is an Irish former association football player and manager best remembered for his time as a midfielder with Leeds United in the 1960s and 1970s. After retiring from management in 1985, Giles served as t ...

. Stiles made over 150

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

appearances in total, having played for

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road S ...

and

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...

. He finished his career with

Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the Football League in 1893 and remained members of the Second Division until 1912, making Gainsbo ...

. He made two appearances in European competition for

Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí na Seamróige) is an Irish association football club based in Tallaght, South Dublin. The club's senior team competes in the League of Ireland Premier Division and it is the most su ...

in the

1982–83 UEFA Cup The 1982–83 UEFA Cup was the 12th edition of the UEFA Cup. It was won by Belgian club Anderlecht on 2–1 aggregate over Portuguese club Benfica. Association team allocation A total of 64 teams from 31 UEFA member associations participate in ...

. He is now a comedian.

Honours

Shamrock Rovers * Leinster Senior Cup: 1982

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stiles, John 1964 births Living people Footballers from Manchester English male comedians Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players League of Ireland players English Football League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players Men's association football midfielders English men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Comedians from Manchester