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]

Thomas Newton
Personal information
Full name Thomas Newton[1]
Place of birth Ryton, England
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
  1. 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. "Croydon Common FC – Biographies – Thomas Newton" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. "Pompey By Player – Thomas Newton – 51 Games". Retrieved 6 June 2017.


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