George Stobbart

George Stobbart Date of Birth: Jan 9, 1921

Strong, stocky striker George joined Middlesbrough from Netherton in 1939

and banged in a remarkable 125 goals in 168 games for Boro during the war years.

In peacetime, George moved to Newcastle for £4,650 in 1946 and assisted the Magpies to promotion to the top flight two years later before Luton broke their transfer record to take him to Kenilworth Road for £11,500 in October 1949.

A month after joining the Hatters he scored four goals in eight minutes during a 5-2 home win over Blackburn. His experience then helped the Town get through a couple of sticky seasons as they built for the future.

Job done, George transferred to Millwall in 1952 before moving across London to Brentford two years later. He finished his playing career at Bedford before going back to Newcastle where he lived until passing away in 1995.