Editing Albert Stubbins (section)

==Career==
Born in [[Wallsend]], Tyne and Wear, England, he spent his early years in the United States, returning to Wallsend, where he attended Carville School, in 1929. Stubbins first played for [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in 1937, appearing in official games 30 times and scoring six goals for the team. In wartime games (classified as friendlies) he scored 231 goals in just 188 appearances.

In 1946 he was signed by [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] for a then club record of £12,500. Stubbins had also been approached by Liverpool's closest rivals, [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], and he settled the decision with a toss of the coin. He made an immediate impact at the club: making his debut on 14 September 1946 in a league match at [[Burnden Park]] he scored an 82nd-minute goal as the Reds left it late to claim a 3–1 victory over [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]].

Following his move to Liverpool, Stubbins scored 28 goals (24 league goals) in the 1946–47 season (making him joint top scorer with [[Jack Balmer]]) helping Liverpool to win the [[Football League|League Championship]], their first in 24 years. Stubbins also scored 24 goals the following season. Although a contractual dispute in the 1948–49 season limited his appearances for the Merseyside club, he then helped Liverpool reach the [[1950 FA Cup Final]], the first time Liverpool had appeared at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]]. However, they lost to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] by two goals to nil.

On 18 October 1950, at [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]'s [[Bloomfield Road]], Stubbins netted five goals in [[the Football League]]'s 6–3 victory over the [[IFA Premiership|Irish League]] in an exhibition match.<ref name=Gillatt>{{cite book|last=Gillatt|first=Peter|title=Blackpool FC On This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year |publisher=Pitch Publishing Ltd|date=30 November 2009|isbn=978-1-905411-50-4}}</ref>

Injuries forced him to retire in 1953, having scored 83 goals in 178 appearances, or 1 every 2.1 games. Despite his club success, he played for the [[England national football team|England]] only once, in an unofficial international against [[Wales national football team|Wales]] in 1945, a game England lost 1–0.