Lem Newcomb

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]

Lem Newcomb

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]
Position(s)	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[lower-alpha 1]	79	(1)
Teams managed
1960–1964	Southport
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In 1960, he took over as manager of Southport. Ill-health forced his retirement in March 1964, and he died in July of that year.[3]

Notes

1. 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]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
2. "Football League & Pre Football League Index: Football League player list". Southport F.C. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
3. "The Southport Story" (PDF). Southport F.C. pp. 30–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2012.