Laurence Nevins (2 July 1920 – June 1972) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion and Hartlepools United.[1] He joined Newcastle United in 1939 as an amateur, and turned professional in 1940, but never made a peacetime appearance. During the Second World War, he made guest appearances for Middlesbrough and Queens Park Rangers, and played regularly for Dundee United in the Scottish wartime competitions while serving in the Royal Navy as a submariner.[3][4][5]

Laurie Nevins
Personal information
Full name Laurence Nevins[1]
Date of birth (1920-07-02)2 July 1920[1]
Place of birth Gateshead,[1] England
Date of death June 1972 (1972-07) (aged 51)[1]
Place of death Gateshead,[1] England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1947 Newcastle United 0 (0)
1947–1948 Brighton & Hove Albion 5 (0)
1948–1949 Hartlepools United 18 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Laurie Nevins". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. ^ "New player for United". The Courier. Dundee. 16 April 1942. p. 4. A new outside-left will take the field for Dundee United on Saturday against Rangers: Laurence Nevins, Newcastle United, who comes with a good recommendation. He is 5 ft. 6 in., weighs around 10 st., and is reckoned fast and a good shot.
  3. ^ "Laurie Nevins player profile". Arab Archive. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  4. ^ Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 183–184. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  5. ^ Rollin, Jack (2005). Soccer at War 1939–45. London: Headline. pp. 368, 397. ISBN 978-0-7553-1431-7.