Bob Newton (footballer, born 1946)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Arthur Newton[1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 January 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Earl Shilton, England | ||
Date of death | 25 October 2009 | (aged 63)||
Place of death | Hinckley, England | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Leicester City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1965 | Leicester City | 2 | (0) |
1965–1966 | Bradford City | 20 | (4) |
Wellington Town | |||
Tamworth | |||
Nuneaton Borough | |||
Worcester City | |||
Total | 22 | (4) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Arthur Newton (19 January 1946 – 25 October 2009) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
Career
[edit]Born in Earl Shilton, Newton began his career with Leicester City.[1][2] He joined Bradford City in May 1965.[3] He made 20 league appearances for the club, scoring 4 goals, also made one FA Cup and one Football League Cup appearance.[4] He was released by the club in 1966.[3] He later played for Wellington Town, Tamworth, Nuneaton Borough and Worcester City.[5]
Sources
[edit]- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bob Newton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ Bob Newton at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ a b Frost, p. 403
- ^ Frost, p. 386
- ^ "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
Categories:
- 1946 births
- 2009 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Telford United F.C. players
- Tamworth F.C. players
- Nuneaton Town F.C. players
- Worcester City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football wingers
- People from Earl Shilton
- Footballers from Leicestershire
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football midfielder, 1940s birth stubs