Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Arthur Newton | ||
Date of birth | (1946-01-19)19 January 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Earl Shilton, England | ||
Date of death | 25 October 2009(2009-10-25) (aged 63) | ||
Place of death | Hinckley, England | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Leicester City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1965 | Leicester City | 2 | (0) |
1965–1966 | Bradford City | 20 | (4) |
Wellington Town | |||
Tamworth | |||
Nuneaton Borough | |||
Worcester City | |||
Total | 22 | (4) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Arthur Newton (19 January 1946 – 25 October 2009) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
Career
Born in Earl Shilton, Newton began his career with Leicester City. He joined Bradford City in May 1965. He made 20 league appearances for the club, scoring 4 goals, also made one FA Cup and one Football League Cup appearance. He was released by the club in 1966. He later played for Wellington Town, Tamworth, Nuneaton Borough and Worcester City.
Sources
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References
- ^ "Bob Newton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- Bob Newton at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Frost, p. 403
- Frost, p. 386
- "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
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- 1946 births
- 2009 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Telford United F.C. players
- Tamworth F.C. players
- Nuneaton Town F.C. players
- Worcester City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football wingers
- People from Earl Shilton
- Footballers from Leicestershire
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football midfielder, 1940s birth stubs