George Herbert Stabb (26 September 1912 â 11 December 1994) was an English footballer who played for Torquay United, Notts County, Port Vale, and Bradford Park Avenue in the 1930s.
Stabb played for Dartmouth United and Paignton Town before joining Torquay United in September 1931. He scored three goals in 12 Third Division South games in 1931âÂÂ32. He claimed his first goal in the Football League on 7 September in a 10âÂÂ2 defeat to Fulham at Craven Cottage. He went on to score 26 goals in 45 appearances in the 1932âÂÂ33 season to finish as the club's top-scorer. He scored a hat-trick in an 8âÂÂ1 win over Southend United at Plainmoor on 10 September and bagged another hat-trick in a 3âÂÂ2 victory over Watford on 18 March. He then went on to score 15 goals in 1933âÂÂ34 as he finished as the "Gulls" top-scorer for a second successive season. He then moved on to Notts County. He spent the 1933âÂÂ34 season at Meadow Lane, and scored five goals in 24 Second Division games.
He signed with Port Vale in July 1935. He enjoyed a great start to his career with the "Valiants", scoring one goal in each of the first four Second Division games of the 1935âÂÂ36 season. However, he damaged a cartilage during a 5âÂÂ1 defeat to Burnley at Turf Moor on 9 September. This injury required surgery. However, he regained his place in the team after recovering in November. In the FA Cup, he scored against First Division champions Sunderland at Roker Park and the Old Recreation Ground, as Vale drew 2âÂÂ2 before recording a shock 2âÂÂ0 victory. However, Vale slipped to relegation into the Third Division North. Stabb played twice at the start of the 1936âÂÂ37 season, before transferring to Bradford Park Avenue, back in the Second Division, in September 1936.