Douglas Frederick Witcomb (18 April 1918 – 6 August 1999) was a Welsh footballer who played for the Welsh national team and for West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield Wednesday and Newport County in the English Football League.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Frederick Witcomb[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Ebbw Vale, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 6 August 1999 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Newport, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[2] / Wing-half[3] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Enfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1947 | West Bromwich Albion | 55 | (3) |
| 1947–1953 | Sheffield Wednesday | 224 | (12) |
| 1941 | → Leicester City (guest) | 0 | (0) |
| 1953–1954 | Newport County | 25 | (0) |
| 1954–???? | Llandudno | ||
| International career | |||
| 1946–1947 | Wales | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editA wing-half,[3] Witcomb started playing at Enfield before beginning his Football League career with West Bromwich Albion in 1937.[5] In a war-interrupted time with the club, he made 55 appearances and scored 3 goals.[3]
During the war he was a guest-player for Lovell's Athletic, the works team for Lovell's sweet factory in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.[6]
In March 1947,[5] he joined Sheffield Wednesday and made 224 Football League appearances for the club, scoring 12 goals.[7] He also made six FA Cup appearances for the side.[7]
He joined Newport County for the 1953–54 season in November 1953,[5] making 25 appearances before joining Llandudno.[3]
He made one wartime appearance for Leicester City in 1941, playing against Tottenham Hotspur. He failed to score in a 3–0 defeat.[8][9]
International career
editWitcomb attained three caps for the Welsh national team, playing in all three of his country's matches in the 1946–47 British Home Championship, making his debut on 19 October 1946 in a 3–1 victory over Scotland. Wales lost the remaining two matches, 3–0 to England and 2–1 to Ireland. He did not score any goals.[10]
He played seven wartime matches for Wales, scoring one goal.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Douglas Witcomb". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "Doug Witcomb". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d "DOUG WITCOMB". newcastlefans.com.
- ^ "Doug Witcomb". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ a b c "Doug Witcomb". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ Rutherford, Andy. "Lovell's Athletic: Lost Newport football club in team photos". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ a b Jackson, Stuart. "Doug Witcomb". Adrian Bullock. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "Doug Witcomb – Player Profile". FoxesTalk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City 24.05.1941". FoxesTalk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Douglas Witcomb". 11v11.com. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
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