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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.


Career

Born in Ellesmere Port, Gubbins played in the Football League for
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...
,
Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002. The club's ...
and Tranmere Rovers, before playing non-league football with
Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 193 ...
. 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 Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: * Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con ...
, which Bolton won. He spent one season in the Cheshire League with Wigan, scoring 7 goals in 30 league games. He died on 11 September 2011.DEATHS Ralph Gubbins
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gubbins, Ralph 1932 births 2011 deaths Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players People from Ellesmere Port English Football League players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Association football inside forwards English footballers