George Stobbart (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George C Stobbart | ||
| Date of birth | January 9, 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Morpeth, Northumberland, England | ||
| Date of death | 1995 | ||
| Playing position | Inside Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19xx–40 | Netherfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1940–46 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 1946–49 | Newcastle United | 66 | (21) |
| 1949–52 | Luton Town | 107 | (30) |
| 1952–54 | Millwall | 68 | (27) |
| 1954–56 | Brentford | 57 | (17) |
| 1956–xx | Bedford Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
George Stobbart (9 January 1921, Morpeth, Northumberland – 1995) was an English football player who played for Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Luton Town, Millwall and Brentford during his career.
Playing career
Stobbart started his career at Netherfield before moving to Middlesbrough during the Second World War. During the war, he was Middlesbrough's top goalscorer, scoring 125 goals in 168 games.[1] After the war, he failed to maintain his place and in 1946 moved to Newcastle for £4,650,[2] having not made a proper competitive appearance for Middlesbrough.[3]
At Newcastle, he made an instant impact, scoring twice on his debut in their 3–1 home victory over Coventry City, but lost his place a few months later.[2] He would eventually go on to score 21 goals in 66 appearances playing up front and on the right wing.
He stayed at Newcastle for three seasons before moving on to Luton Town, where he would make the more appearances than any of his other clubs over the next three years. Again, he moved on, this time to Milwall, and two seasons later moving to Brentford. At the end of his career in 1956, he moved to Bedford Town.
References
- ↑ "Any answers?". mfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Season 46/47". Toonorama. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
- ↑ "George Stobbart". Post War English & Scottish Football League A-Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2007-09-18.