Talk:Laurie Millsom

Life history snippets
via British Newspaper Archive from the Eckington, Woodhouse and Staveley Express issue of 30 January 1926 page 8,- article headlined as "Rotheram Goalkeeper Weds" is about Millsom's marriage to Mabel Curtis and names him as eldest son of Mr & Mrs G Millsom of Rotheram, and after wedding party details gives in other paragraphs some sporting career details..."has been with the Rotheram United F.C. for two years. He is the second team goalkeeper, but on several occasions he has been goalkeeping in the Third Division team. Owing to the continued brilliance of his senior he has not got a regular place in the first eleven. Before joining Rotheram United he assisted Rotheram Amateurs...he was the regular first team custodian with the Amateurs." Then mentions "He is the stumper for Kimberworth Wesleyan Cricket Club."

via BNA from the Western Morning News issue of Tuesday 2 May 1933 in article headlined as "Millsom's Benefit" about match played the previous evening between Torquay players past and present before disappointing crowd of under 2000 "This was a benefit match for Millsom, the reserve goalkeeper, who has been with the club for the past seven years.."

via Ancestry from the 1939 National Register his entry when living in Torquay shows Mabel at same address, and Lawrence's DOB as 3 May 1901. Occupation reads as "Tourquay Electricity Undertaking Representative Consumers Dept."

via BNA obituary in Torbay Express and South Devon Echo issue of Tuesday 29 September 1959 page 5 headlined "United's first F.L. 'keeper dies" "...was Torquay United's goalkeeper when they entered the Football League in 1927. ...Mr Millsom played in that opening League match against Exeter City at Plainmoor, watched by a crowd of 12,000, and resulting in a draw." and his funeral report in issue of Thursday 1 October 1959 page 3 headlined "Mr L Millsom" states that he died on the previous Saturday [26 September], that article has short paras on life, but has long list of funeral attendees and floral tributes.

Using BNA I found a report on that first League match for Torquay, in the Western Morning News issue of Monday 29 August 1927 page 10 "Millsom, Torquay's reserve custodian, came out of the test creditably." By early October Millsom is back in the Torquay United Reserves. RossRSmith (talk) 01:44, 4 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Think we've been duplicating our efforts... I'd almost finished expanding the article yesterday, but I always work offline and then upload the "completed" expansion in one go. Might have saved you some work if I'd managed to get it online a bit sooner. cheers, Struway2 (talk) 09:14, 4 June 2022 (UTC)


 * No worries at all, glad we were thinking along the same lines. Well done with page update. RossRSmith (talk) 10:44, 4 June 2022 (UTC)