| Thomas Newton | |
| Fullname: | Thomas Newton |
| Birth Place: | Ryton, England |
| Height: | 5ft 10+1/2in |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Years1: | –1912 |
| Clubs1: | Blaydon United |
| Years2: | 1912–1914 |
| Clubs2: | Croydon Common |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1915 |
| Clubs3: | Swindon Town |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1919–1920 |
| Clubs4: | Newburn |
| Years5: | 1920–1922 |
| Clubs5: | Portsmouth |
| Caps5: | 49 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1923–1924 |
| Clubs6: | Scotswood |
| Years7: | 1924–1925 |
| Clubs7: | Ashington |
| Caps7: | 16 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Clubs8: | Crawcrook Albion |
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]
Newton served as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War. 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.[2] [3] He was wounded and made a prisoner of war by the Germans on 13 November 1916.[4] [5]
| Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Croydon Common | 1912–13 | Southern League Second Division | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 2 | |
| Portsmouth | 1920–21[6] | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1921–22 | Third Division South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1922–23 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 69 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 75 | 2 | |||