Laurie Millsom

Football, Football player

1901 – 1959

6

Who was Laurie Millsom?

Laurie Millsom was an English professional football goalkeeper.

Laurie Millsom was born in Rotherham and began his professional career with Rotherham County, playing 5 league games in 1924. He subsequently moved to Rotherham Amateurs, joining Torquay United in 1927 prior to their first season in the Football League.

After regular keeper Archie Bayes was injured in training, Millsom played in goal in Torquay's first game in the football league, a 1-1 draw at home to local rivals Exeter City on the 27th of August 1927. He lost his place to Bayes after the first three games and spent his remaining career at Plainmoor as an understudy to Bayes, then Harold Gough and finally Joe Wright.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
1901
Nationality
  • England
Died
1959

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Laurie Millsom." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 20 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/laurie_millsom>.

Discuss this Laurie Millsom biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net