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 afteron, 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
ISBN-10
1785311379
ISBN-13
9781785311376
eBay Product ID (ePID)
225451358
Product Key Features
Author
Mark Sanderson
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Biography: Sport
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Hove
Content Note
Separate Picture Section of Approx 20 Photographs
Author Biography
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.