Lem Newcomb
English footballer and manager
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Leamon Robinson Newcomb (28 November 1903 – 3 July 1964), known as Lem Newcomb, was an English footballer who played as a right half in the Football League for Darlington, Millwall and Southport. He was on the books of Middlesbrough without playing League football for them, and also played non-league football for Stillington Juniors, Stockton Malleable Institute and Sittingbourne.[1][2]
Full name
Leamon Robinson Newcomb[1]
Date of birth
28 November 1903[1]
Place of birth
Stillington, County Durham,[1] England
Date of death
3 July 1964 (aged 60)[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leamon Robinson Newcomb[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1903[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stillington, County Durham,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | 3 July 1964 (aged 60)[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Stillington Juniors | ||
| 1920–192? | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| – | Stockton Malleable Institute | ||
| 1926–192? | Darlington | 2 | (0) |
| – | Sittingbourne | ||
| 1928–1936 | Millwall | 187 | (2) |
| 1936–19?? | Southport[a] | 79 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1960–1964 | Southport | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 1960, he took over as manager of Southport. Ill-health forced his retirement in March 1964, and he died on 3rd July of that year.[4]
Notes
- Figure excludes three appearances in the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season, which Joyce's Football League Players' Records includes although most records do not.[1][2]
