Reg Newton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Reginald William Newton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Limehouse, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Dagenham Works | |||
| 1948–1949 | Leyton Orient | 23 | (0) |
| 1949–1957 | Brentford | 82 | (0) |
| 1957 | Tunbridge Wells United | ||
| 1957–1958 | Brentford | 5 | (0) |
| 1958–1959 | Yiewsley | ||
| 1959–1960 | Chelmsford City | 29 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Reg Newton is a retired English professional football goalkeeper. He is best remembered for his two spells in the Football League with Brentford, making 90 appearances.
Playing career
Leyton Orient
A goalkeeper, Newton began his career with the Dagenham Works team and earned a move to the Football League with Leyton Orient in 1948.[1] He made 23 league appearances for the struggling Division Three South outfit during the 1948/49 season and left the club at the end of the campaign.[1]
Brentford
Newton moved across London to sign for Division Two club Brentford prior to the beginning of the 1949/50 season.[1] Newton was a second-choice goalkeeper behind Alf Jefferies, Ted Gaskell and Gerry Cakebread for much of his time at Griffin Park,[1] but was first-choice during the 1953/54 season, making 42 appearances in a campaign which saw the Bees relegated from Division Two.[2] Nonetheless, his service to the club was recognised when he was awarded the share of the benefits from a testimonial match shared with George Bristow, Ken Horne and Billy Sperrin in 1956.[1] Newton left the club in February 1957,[1] having made 85 appearances in just under eight years at Griffin Park.[2]
Tunbridge Wells United
Newton dropped into non-league football to sign for Kent League Division One side Tunbridge Wells United in February 1957, linking up with former Brentford teammate Billy Sperrin.[1] He left the club the following July.[1]
Return to Brentford
New Brentford manager Malky McDonald re-signed Newton in July 1957, as backup for Gerry Cakebread and Sonny Feehan.[1] He failed to make an appearance during the 1957/58 season and was transfer-listed in May 1958.[3]
Return to non-league football
Newton closed out his career with spells at Southern League sides Yiewsley and Chelmsford City, once again linking up with Billy Sperrin at the former club.[1] He called time on his career at the end of the 1959/60 season.
Personal life
Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, Newton joined the Army and was trained at Aldershot to be a PT instructor.[4] While at Aldershot he was friends with Frank Swift, Denis Compton, Bill Shankly and Matt Busby.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 116. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- 1 2 "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ getwestlondon Administrator. "Sands of Time: When bad luck and bribery broke Bee's hearts". getwestlondon. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- 1 2 http://www.legendspublishing.net/images/gaskell.pdf