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English footballer and manager Not to be confused with Archie Styles (footballer, born 1949).

Archie Styles
Personal information
Full name Arthur Styles
Date of birth (1939-10-29)29 October 1939
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

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

In 1960 he would sign for Wrexham, 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.

Managerial career

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.

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ "RIP Archie Styles (1939 - 2018)". Stourbridge FC. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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