
Bobby Stokes
The Man from Portsmouth Who Scored Southampton's Most Famous Goal
Mark Sanderson(Author)
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Published on 1. May 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-78531-137-6 (ISBN)
Description
He's the man whose goal delivered Southampton's only major trophy in 130 years and counting. Bobby Stokes's winning goal in the 1976 FA Cup Final marked an unforgettable 11-second sequence of play for Saints fans, but just how did a Portsmouth-born Pompey supporter end up scoring a cup-winning goal for his boyhood team's hated, local rivals? Bobby Stokes: The Man from Portsmouth Who Scored Southampton's Most Famous Goal answers this question and so many others. Such as, what led him to leave Saints just a year after his glory? Why did he swap the glamour of the US League and crowds of 50,000-plus in New York for the grass roots of the Sussex County League? How did he end up waiting tables in a Portsmouth cafe? And, why, less than 20 years on from that historic May afternoon, did he end up dying in poverty in 1995 at the tender age of just 44 - shortly before his testimonial match was due to take place at the Dell? This book takes a long overdue look at the life of Bobby Stokes, answers those questions and tells the story of a legendary figure in Southampton's history and the man who scored the club's most-famous goal.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hove
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Illustrations, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78531-137-6 (9781785311376)
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05/2016
Pitch Publishing Ltd
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Person
Mark Sanderson was named the inaugural winner of football magazine When Saturday Comes' annual writing competition in 2013. He is a Southampton supporter and lives on Hampshire's south coast with his wife and two children.