Thomas Newton (footballer)

Thomas Newton
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Thomas Newton (fl. c. 1890s - 1924) 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]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Croydon Common 1912–13[4] Southern League Second Division 20 1 4 1 24 2
Portsmouth 1920–21[5] Third Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1921–22[5] Third Division South 8 0 0 0 8 0
1922–23[5] 40 0 2 0 42 0
Total 49 0 2 0 51 0
Career total 69 1 6 1 75 2

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 164. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ↑ "The Footballers' Battalions". www.football-league.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. 1 2 "Croydon Common FC – Biographies – Thomas Newton" (PDF).
  5. 1 2 3 "Pompey By Player – Thomas Newton – 51 Games". Retrieved 6 June 2017.


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