Andie Newton

Andie Newton

Personal information
Full name	William Alfred Andrew Newton
Date of birth	1896 (1896)
Place of birth	Romiley, England [1]
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position	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.

Career

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.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^{[4] [5]}

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		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

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 213. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
2. "Third Division. Northern Section. Accrington Stanley". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
3. "Hyde United Football Club: Database". www.hydeunited.com. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
4. Andie Newton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
5. "Hyde United Football Club: Database". www.hydeunited.com. Retrieved 25 October 2022.