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Ralph Grayham Gubbins (31 January 1932 – 11 September 2011) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. Gubbins made nearly 250 appearances in the Football League for three clubs between 1952 and 1964, before playing non-league football.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ralph Grayham Gubbins | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Ellesmere Port, England | ||
| Date of death | 11 September 2011 (aged 79) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shell Mex | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1959 | Bolton Wanderers | 97 | (15) |
| 1959–1961 | Hull City | 45 | (10) |
| 1961–1964 | Tranmere Rovers | 107 | (37) |
| 1964–1965 | Wigan Athletic | 30 | (7) |
| Total | 279 | (69) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Ellesmere Port, Gubbins played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Hull City and Tranmere Rovers, before playing non-league football with Wigan Athletic.[1]
While at Bolton, Gubbins replaced the injured Nat Lofthouse for the 1958 FA Cup Semi final, scoring both goals that sent Bolton to the final. Lofthouse returned for the final, which Bolton won.[2] He spent one season in the Cheshire League with Wigan, scoring 7 goals in 30 league games.[3]
He died on 11 September 2011.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Former Player Passes Away". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 12 September 2011. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-91-7.
- ^ DEATHS Ralph Gubbins