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DOUG WITCOMB Full Name:
Douglas F. Witcomb (different sources give his
middle name as Frederick or Frank)
Position:
Wing-half
Date of Birth: 18th April 1918
Birthplace: Cwm near Ebbw Vale, Gwent, Wales
Died: 1997 (Witcomb went missing from his
Redditch home in June 1997. Two months later a body was found in the River Usk
in Newport, Wales, near to his early childhood home. It took until January 1998
for DNA testing to confirm that the body was indeed that of Witcomb).
Place of Death: Unknown
Nationality: Welsh
Joined Albion: October 1937 from Enfield,
signing professional terms the following month
Competitive Albion Debut: 17/09/1938 v Burnley (A) Second Division, won 3-0
First Goal: 12/11/1938 v Sheffield Wednesday (H) Second Division, won 5-1
Last Competitive Albion Appearance:
08/02/1947 v Southampton (A) Second Division, won 1-0
Last Goal: 12/10/1946 v Nottingham Forest (A) Second Division, drew 1-1
Left Albion: February 1947, joining Sheffield Wednesday for a fee £6,500
ALBION STATISTICS
COMPETITIVE FIRST TEAM
APPEARANCES:
|
SEASON |
LEAGUE |
FA CUP |
WARTIME |
TOTAL |
|
1937/38 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
|
1938/39 |
29 |
3 |
- |
32 |
|
1939/40 |
0 |
- |
4 |
4 |
|
1940/41 |
- |
- |
3 |
3 |
|
1941/42 |
- |
- |
3 |
3 |
|
1942/43 |
- |
- |
4 |
4 |
|
1943/44 |
- |
- |
8 |
8 |
|
1944/45 |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
|
1945/46 |
- |
4 |
37 |
41 |
|
1946/47 |
26 |
2 |
- |
28 |
|
TOTAL |
55 |
9 |
59 |
123 |
GOALS:
|
SEASON |
LEAGUE |
FA CUP |
WARTIME |
TOTAL |
|
1937/38 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
|
1938/39 |
2 |
1 |
- |
3 |
|
1939/40 |
0 |
- |
2 |
2 |
|
1940/41 |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
|
1941/42 |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
|
1942/43 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
|
1943/44 |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
|
1944/45 |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
|
1945/46 |
- |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
1946/47 |
1 |
0 |
- |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
3 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
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