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William Newman (24 November 1946 – 12 October 2022) was an Irish footballer who played as a midfielder in the League of Ireland during the 1960s and 1970s.

Billy Newman

Personal information
Full name	William Newman
Date of birth	(1946-11-24)24 November 1946
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death	12 October 2022(2022-10-12) (aged 75)
Place of death	Donegal, Ireland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1966	Home Farm
1966–1968	Bohemians		(12)
1968–1970	Shelbourne	19	(2)
1970–1972	Parkvilla
1972–1974	Shelbourne	31	(7)
1982	Shelbourne	1	(0)
National team
1969	Republic of Ireland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Newman played for the amateur Bohemians alongside the likes of Billy Young and Tommy Kelly before turning professional and signing for Shelbourne.^{[citation needed]}

While at Shelbourne, he made his solitary appearance for the Republic of Ireland national team on 27 May 1969 in a 2–0 defeat to Denmark in place of Johnny Giles.[1][2][3] Newman was also briefly player-manager of Tonbridge in 1971, replacing fellow Irishman Joe Carolan in the role.^{[citation needed]}

Newman died on 12 October 2022, at the age of 75.[4]

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