Career
A wing-half, Witcomb started playing at Enfield before beginning his Football League career with West Bromwich Albion in 1937. In a war-interrupted time with the club, he made 55 appearances and scored 3 goals. In March 1947, he joined Sheffield Wednesday and made 224 Football League appearances for the club, scoring 12 goals.
He also made six appearances for the side.
He joined Newport County for the 1953-1954 season in November 1953, making 25 appearances before joining Llandudno. He made one wartime appearance for Leicester City in 1941, playing against Tottenham Hotspur.
He failed to score in a 3–0 defeat. Wales lost the remaining two matches, 3–0 to England and 2–1 to Ireland.
He did not score any goals.
He played seven wartime matches for Wales, scoring one goal.
