1930
Bob Stokoe, English footballer and manager (died 2004)
Bob Stokoe, English footballer and manager (died 2004)
Bob Stokoe, English footballer and manager (died 2004)
Bob Stokoe
English footballer and manager (1930–2004)
- Born
- 1930
Robert Stokoe was an English footballer and manager who was able, almost uniquely, to transcend the traditional north-east animosity between the region's footballing rivals, Newcastle United and Sunderland. As a player, he won an FA Cup winner's medal with Newcastle in 1955. As a manager, he guided Blackpool to victory in the 1971 Anglo-Italian Cup final. Two years later, he led Sunderland to success in the 1973 FA Cup final, and followed it up with promotion from the Second Division in 1975–76.