He was initially a professional footballer, playing for Tranmere Rovers for five years. He also played for Bangor City between 1978 and 1980. After ending his playing career with Tranmere. He then spent three years with BBC Radio Merseyside as a reporter and presenter.

 

Stubbs worked for the BBC for 26 years, presenting and reporting on football, darts and snooker. He fronted Football Focus from 1999 until 2004, leaving to become the presenter of Score on the BBC Red Button, as well as Final Score. He also presented live matches for the BBC and either worked as a presenter or reporter at all 10 of the major international tournaments from 1990 until 2008.

 

He was a stand-in presenter on both Match of the Day and Match of the Day 2 and became the BBC's England reporter in 2007. As well as covering football, Stubbs also fronted the BBC's darts coverage, and co-hosted the BBC's snooker coverage. Stubbs has also presented on other BBC sports programmes such as Grandstand and Sportsnight.

 

In 2009, Stubbs left the BBC after over 26 years to join ESPN.