Thomas Newton (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Newton[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ryton, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Blaydon United | |||
| 1912–1914 | Croydon Common | 20 | (1) |
| 1915 | Swindon Town | 0 | (0) |
| Newburn | |||
| 1920–1922 | Portsmouth | 49 | (0) |
| Scotswood | |||
| 1924 | Ashington | 16 | (0) |
| Crawcrook Albion | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Thomas Newton was an English professional football goalkeeper who played in the Football League for Portsmouth and Ashington.[1]
Personal life
Newton fought with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.[2] He was the battalion's first casualty on active service, suffering an injury while disembarking at Le Havre in the early hours of 17 November 1915.[3] He was wounded and captured by the Germans on 13 November 1916.[4]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 164. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ "The Footballers' Battalions". www.football-league.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
- ↑ Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 978-0857330772.
- ↑ http://www.zen139857.zen.co.uk/NEWTON_Thomas.pdf
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