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


Playing career


Club career

Ackerley spent two seasons on the books of
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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 Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...
later in the season. In 1962 he signed for
Altrincham Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population o ...
, playing 17 matches during the 1962–63 season. 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
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on a $4,500 fee. Apart from a short stint back in England for
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, he played at APIA until 1970.


International career

Ackerley made his debut for
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in their 6-1 defeat to
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in November 1965 in
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. He was captain of the Socceroos in three matches, the first in a match against
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in
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in 1968. He played the last of his 27 full international matches against
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in
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in December 1969.


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 The Canterbury Bankstown Football Club is a soccer club based in Bankstown, New South Wales. The club currently plays in the NSW League Two after being relegated from the formerly NPL NSW 2 in 2019.(from 2022 known as NSW League One) Canterbury ...
.


See also

* Foreign-born footballers who played for Australia


References

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