Career
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 1931-1932. He claimed his first goal in the Football League on 7 September in a 10–2 defeat to Fulham at Craven Cottage.
He went on to score 26 goals in 45 appearances in the 1932-1933 season to finish as the club"s top-scorer.
He then went on to score 15 goals in 1933-1934 as he finished as the "Gulls" top-scorer for a second successive season. He then moved on to N ottinghamshire County.
He spent the 1933-1934 season at Meadow Lane, and scored five goals in 24 Second Division games. He signed with Portuguese 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 1935-1936 season.
However he damaged a cartilage during a 5–1 defeat to Burnley at Turf Moor on 9 September. This injury required surgery, though he regained his place in the team after recovering in November. In the, he scored against First Division champions Sunderland at Roker Park and The Old Recreation Ground, as Vale drew 2–2 before recording a shock 2–0 victory.
However Vale slipped to relegation into the Third Division North.
Stabb played twice at the start of the 1936-1937 season, before transferring to Bradford Park Avenue, back in the Second Division, in September 1936.
