Len Newcombe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernard John Newcombe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Date of death | August 1996 (aged 64–65) | ||
| Place of death | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1947–1948 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1956 | Fulham | 23 | (3) |
| 1948 | → Margate (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1956–1959 | Brentford | 85 | (8) |
| 1959–1960 | Guildford City | ||
| 1960–1961 | Sittingbourne | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Bernard John "Len" Newcombe (28 February 1931 – August 1996) was a Welsh professional football winger who appeared in the Football League for Brentford and Fulham.[1] He later returned to Fulham as a scout.
Club career
Fulham
Newcombe was spotted playing youth football in Wales by former Fulham goalkeeper Ossie Evans, who recommended the young winger to his former club.[2] Newcombe joined the Division Two club in 1947. By the time Newcombe made his professional debut in a 1–0 defeat to Burnley on the final day of the 1950–51 season, the Cottagers were in Division One.[2] He was always on the fringes of the first team at Craven Cottage and left the club in 1956, having made 23 appearances and scored three goals.[1]
Margate (loan)
Newcombe joined high-flying Kent League Division One side Margate on loan in January 1948. He made just one appearance before returning to Fulham.[2]
Brentford
Newcombe signed for Division Three South side Brentford in 1956, appearing in the final three games of the 1955–56 season.[1] He established himself in the team in the 1956–57 season, making 46 appearances and he was a regular again the following year.[1][3] Newcombe's professional career was effectively ended by a broken collarbone suffered in a match versus Torquay United in April 1958. Brentford were forced to play the rest of the match with ten men and the resulting 1–0 defeat saw the Bees finish as runners-up in the Division Three South and miss out on promotion to Division Two.[1] Newcombe made just one appearance during the 1958–59 season and departed the club at the end of the campaign.[1][3] He made 89 appearances and scored eight goals during three years at Griffin Park.[1]
Non-league football
Newcombe closed out his career with spells at Southern League sides Guildford City and Sittingbourne.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 63. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- 1 2 3 "Len Newcombe". margatefchistory.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2014-11-27.
- 1 2 "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-11-27.