| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Newton[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ryton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1912 | Blaydon United | ||
| 1912–1914 | Croydon Common | 20 | (1) |
| 1915 | Swindon Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1919–1920 | Newburn | ||
| 1920–1922 | Portsmouth | 49 | (0) |
| 1923–1924 | Scotswood | ||
| 1924–1925 | Ashington | 16 | (0) |
| Crawcrook Albion | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Newton (fl. c. 1890s – 1924) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Portsmouth and Ashington.[1]
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Personal life
Newton served as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[3] He was the battalion's first casualty on active service, suffering an injury while disembarking SS Bellerophon at Le Havre in the early hours of 17 November 1915.[4][5] He was wounded and made a prisoner of war by the Germans on 13 November 1916.[2][6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Croydon Common | 1912–13[2] | Southern League Second Division | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| Portsmouth | 1920–21[7] | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1921–22[7] | Third Division South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1922–23[7] | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 69 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 75 | 2 | ||
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 217. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c "Biographies – Thomas Newton" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Riddoch & Kemp 2006, p. 304.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Newton Tom Portsmouth 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Thomas Newton | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Pompey By Player – Thomas Newton – 51 Games". PompeyRama. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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