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Archie Styles (footballer, born 1939)

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Archie Styles
Personal information
Full name Arthur Styles[1]
Date of birth (1939-10-29)29 October 1939[1]
Place of birth Smethwick, Staffordshire, England
Date of death 9 January 2018(2018-01-09) (aged 78)
Position(s) Wing Half
Youth career
1956 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1960 West Bromwich Albion 1 (0)
1960–1961 Wrexham 16 (0)
Hereford United
Kidderminster Harriers
Stourbridge
Managerial career
1969–1972 Stourbridge
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:16, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Arthur "Archie" Styles (29 October 1939 – 9 January 2018) was an English footballer and football manager, who played as a wing half.

Playing career

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Styles was signed to the West Bromwich Albion youth team in 1956, turning professional in the same year,[1] however he would only make one league appearance for the Baggies.[2]

In 1960 he would sign for Wrexham,[1] spending one season with the Welsh club.

The remainder of his career would be spent in non-league football, with spells at Hereford United, Kidderminster Harriers and Stourbridge.[3]

Managerial career

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Styles would become the manager of Stourbridge in the 1969/70 season, replacing Terry Morrall. During Styles' time in charge he would make it to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Archie Styles". OldBaggies. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Archie Styles". Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "RIP Archie Styles (1939 - 2018)". Stourbridge FC. Retrieved 13 March 2018.