Robin Stubbs | |
Fullname: | Robin Gregory Stubbs |
Birth Date: | 22 April 1941 |
Birth Place: | Quinton, Birmingham, England |
Position: | Centre forward |
Youthyears1: | 1956–1958 |
Youthclubs1: | Birmingham City |
Years1: | 1958–1963 |
Caps1: | 61 |
Goals1: | 17 |
Years2: | 1963–1969 |
Caps2: | 217 |
Goals2: | 120 |
Years3: | 1969–1972 |
Caps3: | 93 |
Goals3: | 32 |
Years4: | 1972–1974 |
Caps4: | 21 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Totalcaps: | 392 |
Totalgoals: | 170 |
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]
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]