Henry Newton | |
Fullname: | Henry Newton |
Birth Date: | 18 February 1944 |
Birth Place: | Nottingham, England |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthclubs1: | Nottingham Forest |
Years1: | 1963–1970 |
Years2: | 1970–1973 |
Years3: | 1973–1977 |
Years4: | 1977–1978 |
Clubs1: | Nottingham Forest |
Clubs2: | Everton |
Clubs3: | Derby County |
Clubs4: | Walsall |
Caps1: | 282 |
Caps2: | 77 |
Caps3: | 117 |
Caps4: | 16 |
Goals1: | 17 |
Goals2: | 5 |
Goals3: | 5 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1964–1967 |
Nationalteam1: | England U23 |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Henry Newton (born 18 February 1944) is an English former football midfielder, who made almost 500 league appearances for Football League teams during the 1960s and 1970s.[1]
He started at his home town club Nottingham Forest and played 282 League matches for them.[1] In total he made 315 senior appearances for them, scoring 15 goals, and he was at the club when they finished runners-up in the Football League First Division in 1966-67.[2]
He left the club in 1970 to join Everton and played his first game for the "Toffees" on 17 October 1970. He was to make 85 senior appearances and score 6 goals for them before moving to Derby County, his last game for the club coming in September 1973.[3]
Newton made over 100 League appearances at Derby before finishing his career at Walsall.[1] At Derby he was part of the team that won the First Division in 1975.[4]
Newton was capped by the England under-23 side on four occasions, making his debut on 25 November 1964 against Romania.[5] Newton also played for the Football League XI in 1970, in a match against the Scottish League XI.[6]