Henry Newton (footballer)
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Henry Newton is an English former football midfielder
, who made almost 500 league appearances for Football League teams during the 1960s and 1970s.
He started at his home town club Nottingham Forest and went on to make 315 senior appearances for them, scoring 15 goals, and he was at the club when they finished runners-up in the Football League First Division
in 1966-67.
He left the club in 1970 to join Everton
for a fee of £115,000 and played his first game for the Toffees on 17 October 1970. He was to make 85 senior appearances and score 6 goals for the Liverpool
-based club before moving to Derby County
in September 1973.
His time at Derby coincided with them winning their second First Division Championship title, and Newton made over 100 League appearances at Derby before finishing his career at Walsall
.
Newton was capped by the England under-23 side
on four occasions, making his debut on 25 November 1964 against Romania.
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
, who made almost 500 league appearances for Football League teams during the 1960s and 1970s.
He started at his home town club Nottingham Forest and went on to make 315 senior appearances for them, scoring 15 goals, and he was at the club when they finished runners-up in the Football League First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
in 1966-67.
He left the club in 1970 to join Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
for a fee of £115,000 and played his first game for the Toffees on 17 October 1970. He was to make 85 senior appearances and score 6 goals for the Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
-based club before moving to Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
in September 1973.
His time at Derby coincided with them winning their second First Division Championship title, and Newton made over 100 League appearances at Derby before finishing his career at Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
.
Newton was capped by the England under-23 side
England national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
on four occasions, making his debut on 25 November 1964 against Romania.