Robin Gregory Stubbs (born 22 April 1941) is an English former professional footballer, born in Quinton, Birmingham, who played as a centre forward.[1] He made nearly 400 appearances and scored 170 goals in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Torquay United (in two separate spells) and Bristol Rovers.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robin Gregory Stubbs | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Quinton, Birmingham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1956–1958 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1963 | Birmingham City | 61 | (17) |
| 1963–1969 | Torquay United | 217 | (120) |
| 1969–1972 | Bristol Rovers | 93 | (32) |
| 1972–1974 | Torquay United | 21 | (1) |
| Total | 392 | (170) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
While with Birmingham, Stubbs played in the early rounds of their 1958–60 and 1960–61 campaigns in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, but not in either final.[3] At the age of 22 he joined Torquay for what was then their club record fee of £6,000.[4] Over the following six seasons he scored at a rate of better than a goal every two games,[2] and was the Torquay fans' choice in the 2007 PFA Fans' Favourites poll.[5]
Stubbs was formerly married to Anthea Redfern, who went on to marry Bruce Forsyth and assist him on the BBC game-show The Generation Game.[1][6]
In January 2020 Torquay United announced that the board of directors had appointed Stubbs as an Honorary Life President of the club.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ a b "Robin Stubbs". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Matthews, pp. 241–242.
- ^ "The History Of Torquay United". Torquay United F.C. 1 April 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008.
- ^ Smith, Martin (19 December 2007). "Best footballers: Shearer a hero on two fronts". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 June 2008.
- ^ "STARPROFILE Anthea Redfern". Glasgow Evening Times. 26 July 2000. p. 23. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via Gale OneFile: News.
- ^ "Robin Stubbs Appointed Honorary Life President of TUAFC". Torquay United F.C. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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