# Robin Stubbs

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**Robin Gregory Stubbs** (born 22 April 1941) is an English former professional [footballer](/source/Association_football), born in [Quinton, Birmingham](/source/Quinton,_Birmingham), who played as a [centre forward](/source/Centre_forward).[1] He made nearly 400 appearances and scored 170 goals in [the Football League](/source/The_Football_League) playing for [Birmingham City](/source/Birmingham_City_F.C.), [Torquay United](/source/Torquay_United_F.C.) (in two separate spells) and [Bristol Rovers](/source/Bristol_Rovers_F.C.).[2]

While with Birmingham, Stubbs played in the early rounds of their [1958–60](/source/1958%E2%80%9360_Inter-Cities_Fairs_Cup) and [1960–61](/source/1960%E2%80%9361_Inter-Cities_Fairs_Cup) campaigns in the [Inter-Cities Fairs Cup](/source/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](/source/PFA_Fans'_Favourites) poll.[5]

Stubbs was formerly married to [Anthea Redfern](/source/Anthea_Redfern), who went on to marry [Bruce Forsyth](/source/Bruce_Forsyth) and assist him on the [BBC](/source/BBC) game-show *[The Generation Game](/source/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

1. Matthews, Tony (1995). *Birmingham City: A Complete Record*. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.

1. ["Robin Stubbs"](http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player8/robinstubbs.html). *Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database*. Neil Brown. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

1. Matthews, pp. 241–242.

1. ["The History Of Torquay United"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080517052517/http://www.torquayunited.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0%2C%2C10445%2C00.html). Torquay United F.C. 1 April 2008. Archived from [the original](http://www.torquayunited.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10445,00.html) on 17 May 2008.

1. Smith, Martin (19 December 2007). ["Best footballers: Shearer a hero on two fronts"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2328937/Best-footballers-Shearer-a-hero-on-two-fronts.html). *The Daily Telegraph*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080624191435/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fsport%2F2007%2F12%2F19%2Fsfnfan119.xml) 24 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["STARPROFILE Anthea Redfern"](https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A79411554/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=dfd80c2b). *Glasgow Evening Times*. 26 July 2000. p. 23. Retrieved 6 November 2023. – via Gale OneFile: News.

1. ["Robin Stubbs Appointed Honorary Life President of TUAFC"](https://torquayunited.com/robin-stubbs-appointed-honorary-life-president-of-tuafc/). Torquay United F.C. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

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