John Stobbs was a 19th-century English songwriter and poet who lived in the Tyneside district.
There is little information on John Stobbs, except that he was (like William Egglestone) noted for his humorous monologues and appeared to either subscribe to other books, like the Descriptive and Historical Account of the Town and County of Newcastle-upon-Tyne by Eneas Mackenzie, published c. 1827, or for him or his works to be quoted in the works by the work's author.
The following songs have been attributed to John Stobbs, all of which appear in The Shields Garland:
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