Les Stubbs
Football, Football player
1929 – 2011
Who was Les Stubbs?
Leslie "Les" Stubbs was an English footballer.
Playing mainly as an inside forward, Stubbs started out with his local side, Great Wakering Rovers before signing for Southend United. He made his debut for Southend in 1948 and scored 45 goals in 88 games over the next four seasons. In November 1952, he joined Chelsea for £10,000 having been persuaded by Blues manager Ted Drake that he was capable of playing in the top tier.
His career with Chelsea started slowly and Stubbs played just five games in his first season, without scoring. However, he scored nine goals in thirty league games in 1953–54 and in the next helped Chelsea win their first League title. He scored five goals that season, including a crucial stoppage time equaliser against Chelsea's main rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux, paving the way for team mate Roy Bentley's winner a minute later. He then helped Chelsea win the Charity Shield.
Stubbs' later years at Chelsea saw his playing opportunities reduced by the emergence of talented youngsters such as Jimmy Greaves, Peter Brabrook and Ron Tindall.
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- Born
- Dec 18, 1929
Great Wakering - Nationality
- England
- Lived in
- Great Wakering
- Died
- Feb 1, 2011
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on July 23, 2013
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