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Post by timbo on Aug 20, 2010 7:13:13 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2010 6:55:58 GMT
Seeing that programme pen portrait of Robin Stubbs reminded me of a Herald Express story last week which may have been missed by many: FRIENDS and colleagues said farewell to former Torquay United striker Robin Stubbs, who retired as a youth worker for a charity group.
For more than a decade Robin has worked helping young people at Phab Torquay, a group which encourages people of all abilities to be included within the community.
The Torquay United goalscoring legend set a record for scoring more than 20 goals in successive seasons – 25 in 1963-4 and 39 in 1964-5 – that wasn't matched until the 2008-9 season.
Mark Thorneywork, group leader, said: "Robin has worked at Phab Torquay since the late 1990s, helping young people with physical and learning difficulties in the Bay.
"He has helped hundreds of young people over the years, some of whom have grown into young adults and still come every Monday night to socialise and have fun and face challenges.
"All at Phab thank Robin from the bottom of our hearts for all his help and support over the years.
"He will be missed — Monday nights will not be the same without him.
"Mark and all at Phab Torquay sincerely hope that Robin will continue to pop in from time to time to play snooker and eat our chocolate."
Phab Torquay, which caters for people aged eight to 20 years old, is based at Barton Baptist Church, where members meet on Monday evenings. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2010 7:30:17 GMT
A reference to Harold Gough in this programme who we most recently encountered in one of the cuttings about Albert Hutchinson. Gough was nearly twenty years older than “Hutch” and was just ending his career as the younger man arrived at Plainmoor. Both were from the Chesterfield/Sheffield area and there’s an implication here that Gough – just like Hutchinson – regularly returned to Torquay on holiday. He was certainly something of a “name” when he signed for Torquay in the late 1920s having played for England and in a FA Cup winning side. According to the centenary history, Harold Gough died in 1970. I see Jeff Tolchard was the scorer in that October 1964 game against Bradford PA, one of four he scored in three successive matches that month. Those, in fact, were his only first-team goals before he briefly joined Exeter City and later played first-class cricket for Leicestershire during the 1970s. Brother of England and Leicestershire wicket keeper Roger Tolchard and, no doubt, relative of various up-and-coming bowls players in the South Devon area. More details of Jeff Tolchard’s cricket career at www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/21875.html I wonder if there are other Torquay United players who appeared in first-class cricket? |
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