Thomas Newton (footballer)
Thomas Newton (fl. c. 1890s – 1924) was an English professional football goalkeeper who played in the Football League for Portsmouth and Ashington.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Newton[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ryton, England | ||
| Playing position(s) | 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 | |||
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
- 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 12 December 2015.
- 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.
- "Croydon Common FC – Biographies – Thomas Newton" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- "Pompey By Player – Thomas Newton – 51 Games". Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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