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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]

Thomas Newton

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Newton[1]
Place of birth	Ryton, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Blaydon United
1912–1914	Croydon Common	20	(1)
1915	Swindon Town	0	(0)
	Newburn
1920–1922	Portsmouth	49	(0)
	Scotswood
1924	Ashington	16	(0)
	Crawcrook Albion
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Newton served as a private in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[2] He was the battalion's first casualty on active service, suffering an injury while disembarking at Le Havre in the early hours of 17 November 1915.[3] He was wounded and captured by the Germans on 13 November 1916.[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Croydon Common	1912–13[4]	Southern League Second Division	20	1	4	1	24	2
Portsmouth	1920–21[5]	Third Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1921–22[5]	Third Division South	8	0	0	0	8	0
	1922–23[5]		40	0	2	0	42	0
	Total		49	0	2	0	51	0
Career total			69	1	6	1	75	2

References

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