| Frank Newman | |
| Fullname: | Frank Newman |
| Birth Date: | 24 October 1898 |
| Birth Place: | Nuneaton, England |
| Death Place: | Exeter, England |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Right winger |
| Years1: | 1920–1921 |
| Clubs1: | Port Vale |
| Caps1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1921–1923 |
| Clubs2: | Exeter City |
| Caps2: | 42 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1923–1924 |
| Clubs3: | Halifax Town |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1925–1927 |
| Clubs4: | Exeter City |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Clubs5: | Yeovil & Petters United |
| Totalcaps: | 82 |
| Totalgoals: | 2 |
Frank Newman (24 October 1898 – 1977) was an English footballer who played as a winger for Port Vale, Exeter City, Halifax Town, and Yeovil & Petters United.
Newman had a trial at Aston Villa before he joined Port Vale in December 1920.[1] He made his Football League debut on Christmas Day, in a 2–0 defeat to Bristol City at The Old Recreation Ground.[2] He played 19 of the remaining 23 Second Division games that season, but was released in the summer.[2] He later played for Exeter City, making his debut against Charlton Athletic in September 1921.[1] He remained an ever-present for the Third Division South side throughout the remainder of the 1921–22 campaign.[1] He joined Halifax Town in summer 1923, but played just four Third Division North matches before rejoining Exeter City.[1] He played sixteen games for the "Grecians" and then signed with Yeovil & Petters United in 1927.[2]
Newman was just tall and was a speedy and compact winger with accurate crossing skills.[1]
Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Port Vale | 1920–21 | Second Division | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Exeter City | 1921–22 | Third Division South | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| 1922–23 | Third Division South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |||
| Halifax Town | 1923–24 | Third Division North | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Exeter City | 1925–26 | Third Division South | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 1926–27 | Third Division South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 82 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 2 | |||