Doug Witcomb was a Wales international footballer. A wing-half, he began his career at West Bromwich Albion in 1938. In 1946, he joined Sheffield Wednesday and made 224 Football League appearances for the club, scoring 12 goals. He joined Newport County

Newport County A.F.C.

Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

 for the 1953-54 season, making 25 appearances before joining Llandudno.

Witcomb attained 3 caps for the Wales national football team

Wales national football team

The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...

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