Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Alfred Andrew Newton | ||
Date of birth | 1896 | ||
Place of birth | Romiley, England [1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Left-half | ||
Youth career | |||
Romiley St. Chad's | |||
Park Albion | |||
Marple Amateurs | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Newton Heath | 0 | (0) | |
1919 | Manchester City | 2 | (0) |
1919–1920 | Port Vale | 19 | (0) |
1920–1921 | Southend United | 29 | (1) |
1921–1922 | Accrington Stanley | 2 | (0) |
1922 | Hyde United | 2 | (1) |
Hurst | |||
Ashton National | |||
Romiley | |||
Marple | |||
Congleton Town | |||
* Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Alfred Andrew Newton (born 1896; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played at left-half for Newton Heath, Manchester City, Port Vale, and numerous other non-League clubs.
Newton played for Romiley St. Chad's, Park Albion, Marple Amateurs and Newton Heath. [1] He played two league games for Manchester City in 1919. He guested for Burnley and then Port Vale in April 1919 before joining the latter club permanently. [1] In October 1919, Port Vale were re-elected from the Central League to the Football League. [1] Newton and Tom Holford battled for the position on the left of midfield. Still, by February 1920, Holford had established himself as the club's preferred left-half. [1] Newton featured in 14 Second Division games in 1919–20. [1] He later played for Southend United and Accrington Stanley, before playing two Manchester League games for Hyde United in November 1922. [3] He later played for Hurst, Ashton National, Romiley, Marple, and Congleton Town.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City | 1919–20 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Port Vale | 1919–20 | Central League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Port Vale | 1919–20 | Second Division | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Southend United | 1920–21 | Third Division South | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
Accrington Stanley | 1921–22 | Third Division North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Hyde United | 1922–23 | Manchester League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |