Bobby Stokes is pictured above playing for Southampton during their
match against Arsenal on 2nd March 1974.
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| Southampton: |
1967-1968 |
Played |
0 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1968-1969 |
Played |
4 |
Scored |
3 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1969-1970 |
Played |
18 |
Scored |
2 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1970-1971 |
Played |
2 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1971-1972 |
Played |
41 |
Scored |
7 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1972-1973 |
Played |
27 |
Scored |
5 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1973-1974 |
Played |
41 |
Scored |
7 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1974-1975 |
Played |
35 |
Scored |
5 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
| |
1975-1976 |
Played |
38 |
Scored |
10 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
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1976-1977 |
Played |
11 |
Scored |
1 |
goal |
(Division 2) |
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| Transferred to Portsmouth in August 1977 |
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1968–1977 Southampton 216 (40)
1977–1978 Portsmouth 24 (2)
1978–1980 Washington Diplomats 98 (17 |
Bobby Stokes is best remembered for the goal he scored for Southampton in the
1976 FA Cup Final against Manchester United. It was the only goal of the game.
By 1981, Stokes was running a pub in Portsmouth. He took an active interest in horse racing
and remained a popular and well respected figure.
The pub was not a success though and Bobby took a job in his cousin's café
on the harbour in Portsmouth.
He died aged 44, on 30 May 1995 after contracting bronchial pneumonia.
On the same day as Ted Drake, another football legend - who started his professional
career at Southampton - also died. Bobby has been honoured by having one of the
luxury hospitality suites at the St Mary's Stadium named after him
and Stokes Court, one of the buildings on the site of Southampton's former ground, The Dell.