- Robin Stubbs
Infobox Football biography
playername = Robin Stubbs
fullname = Robin Gregory Stubbs
dateofbirth = birth date|1941|4|22|df=y
cityofbirth =Birmingham
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Centre forward
youthyears = 1956–1958
youthclubs = Birmingham City
years = 1958–1963
1963–1969
1969–1972
1972–1974
clubs = Birmingham City
Torquay United
Bristol Rovers
Torquay United
caps(goals) = 061 0(17)
217 (120)
093 0(32)
021 00(1)Robin Gregory Stubbs (born
22 April 1941 ) is a former English professional footballer born in Quinton,Birmingham , who played as a centre forward. [cite book |author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |pages=p. 127 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9] He made nearly 400 appearances and scored 170 goals inthe Football League playing for Birmingham City, [cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/birmingham/birmingham.htm |title=Birmingham City : 1946/47 - 2006/07 |work=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=2008-04-14] Torquay United (in two separate spells),cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/torquay/torquay.htm |title=Torquay United : 1946/47 - 2006/07 |work=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=2008-04-14] and Bristol Rovers. [cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/bristolrovers/bristolrovers.htm |title=Bristol Rovers : 1946/47 - 2006/07 |work=Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=2008-04-14]While with Birmingham, Stubbs played in the early rounds of their 1960 and 1961 campaigns in the
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup , but not in either final. [Matthews, p. 241–42.] At the age of 22 he joined Torquay for what was then their club record fee of £6,000. [cite web |url=http://www.torquayunited.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10445,00.html |title=The History Of Torquay United |publisher=Torquay United F.C. |date=2008-04-01 |accessdate=2008-04-14] Over the following six seasons he scored at a rate of better than a goal every two games, and was the Torquay fans' choice in the 2007PFA Fans' Favourites poll. [cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/12/19/sfnfan119.xml |title=Best footballers: Shearer a hero on two fronts |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |author=Smith, Martin |date=2007-12-19 |accessdate=2008-04-14]References
Persondata
NAME = Stubbs, Robin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Stubbs, Robin Gregory
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH =1941-04-22
PLACE OF BIRTH = Quinton,Birmingham ,England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =
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