Reg Newton | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 June 1926 Limehouse, England |
| Died |
21 November 1976 (aged 50)[1] Beaconsfield, England |
Reginald William Newton (26 June 1926 – 21 November 1976) was an English professional who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Brentford and Leyton Orient.
Playing career[]
Leyton Orient[]
A goalkeeper, Newton began his career with the Dagenham Works team and earned a move to the Football League with Leyton Orient in April 1948.[2] He made 23 league appearances for the struggling Third Division South club during the 1948–49 season and departed Brisbane Road at the end of the campaign.[3]
Brentford[]
Newton moved across London to sign for Second Division club Brentford in July 1949.[2] Newton was a second-choice goalkeeper behind Alf Jefferies, Ted Gaskell and Gerry Cakebread for much of his time at Griffin Park,[3] but was first-choice during the 1953–54 season and made 42 appearances in a campaign which saw the Bees relegated to the Third Division South.[4] Newton left the club in February 1957, having made 87 appearances in just under eight years with Brentford.[4] Nonetheless, his service to the club was recognised when he was awarded the share of the benefits from a testimonial match shared with George Bristow, Ken Horne and Billy Sperrin in 1956.[3]
Tunbridge Wells United[]
Newton dropped into non-league football to sign for Kent League First Division club Tunbridge Wells United in February 1957.[3] He left the club at the end of the 1956–57 season.[3]
Return to Brentford[]
New Brentford manager Malky McDonald re-signed Newton in July 1957, as backup for Gerry Cakebread and Sonny Feehan.[3] He failed to make an appearance during the 1957–58 season and was transfer-listed in May 1958.[5]
Return to non-League football[]
Newton ended his career with spells at Southern League clubs Yiewsley and Chelmsford City .[3]
Personal life[]
Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, Newton joined the Army and was trained at Aldershot to be a PT instructor.[6] While at Aldershot he was friends with Frank Swift, Denis Compton, Bill Shankly and Matt Busby.[6] During and after his later years as a player at Brentford, Newton worked as a decorator.[7] He died in November 1976, at the age of 50.[1]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1949–50[4] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1950–51[4] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1951–52[4] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1952–53[4] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1953–54[4] | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 1954–55[4] | Third Division South | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 1955–56[4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57[4] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 87 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 0 | ||
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Join Ancestry". https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7579&h=47773520&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=OzZ4248&_phstart=successSource. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "R". Barry Hugman's Footballers. http://hugmansfootballers.com/player/14554. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 116. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 White, Eric, ed (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 380–384. ISBN 0951526200.
- ↑ "Sands of Time: When bad luck and bribery broke Bee's hearts". http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sands-time-bad-luck-bribery-6002171. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lane, David (2005). Cult Bees & Legends: Volume Two. Hampton Hill: Legends Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 0954368282.
- ↑ "Arrival And Departure". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 22 August 1958.
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