George Stabb

George Herbert Stabb (26 September 1912 – 11 December 1994) was an English footballer who played for Torquay United, Notts County, Port Vale, and Bradford Park Avenue in the 1930s.

George Stabb
Personal information
Full name George Herbert Stabb[1]
Date of birth (1912-09-26)26 September 1912[1]
Place of birth Paignton, England[1]
Date of death 11 December 1994(1994-12-11) (aged 82)[1]
Place of death Bradford, England[1]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Wing half / Forward
Youth career
Dartmouth United
Paignton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931–1934 Torquay United 93 (44)
1934–1935 Notts County 24 (5)
1935–1936 Port Vale 32 (9)
1936–1947 Bradford Park Avenue 94 (4)
Total 243 (62)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Stabb played for Dartmouth United and Paignton Town, before joining Torquay United in September 1931. He scored three goals in 12 Third Division South games in 1931–32. He claimed his first goal in the Football League on 7 September in a 10–2 defeat to Fulham at Craven Cottage. He went on to score 26 goals in 45 appearances in the 1932–33 season to finish as the club's top-scorer. He scored a hat-trick in an 8–1 win over Southend United at Plainmoor on 10 September, and bagged another hat-trick in a 3–2 victory over Watford on 18 March. He then went on to score 15 goals in 1933–34 as he finished as the "Gulls" top-scorer for a second successive season. He then moved on to Notts County.[3] He spent the 1933–34 season at Meadow Lane, and scored five goals in 24 Second Division games.

He signed with Port Vale in July 1935.[1] He enjoyed a great start to his career with the "Valiants", scoring one goal in each of the first four Second Division games of the 1935–36 season.[1] However, he damaged a cartilage during a 5–1 defeat to Burnley at Turf Moor on 9 September.[1] This injury required surgery, though he regained his place in the team after recovering in November.[1] In the FA Cup, he scored against First Division champions Sunderland at Roker Park and The Old Recreation Ground, as Vale drew 2–2 before recording a shock 2–0 victory.[1] However Vale slipped to relegation into the Third Division North.[1] Stabb played twice at the start of the 1936–37 season, before transferring to Bradford Park Avenue, back in the Second Division, in September 1936.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[4]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Torquay United 1931–32 Third Division South 1131000123
1932–33 Third Division South 402452004526
1933–34 Third Division South 371321214115
1934–35 Third Division South 54000054
Total 9344832110348
Notts County 1934–35 Second Division 2451000255
Port Vale 1935–36 Second Division 30932003311
1936–37 Third Division North 20000020
Total 32932003511
Bradford Park Avenue 1936–37 Second Division 1710000171
1937–38 Second Division 4004100441
1938–39 Second Division 3521000362
1939–40 00003030
1946–47 Second Division 21000021
Total 94451301025
Career total 243621765126569

References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 279. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. "Port Vale. Famous coach". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xvi – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 247. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. George Stabb at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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