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English footballer

Reg Newton
Personal information
Full name Reginald William Newton
Date of birth (1926-06-26)26 June 1926
Place of birth Limehouse, England
Date of death 21 November 1976(1976-11-21) (aged 50)
Place of death Beaconsfield, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Dagenham Works
1948–1949 Leyton Orient 23 (0)
1949–1957 Brentford 87 (0)
1957 Tunbridge Wells United
1957–1958 Brentford 0 (0)
1958–1959 Yiewsley
1959–1960 Chelmsford City 29 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Reginald William Newton (26 June 1926 – 21 November 1976) was an English professional footballer 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. 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.

Brentford

Newton moved across London to sign for Second Division club Brentford in July 1949, in a part-exchange for Alan Smith. Newton was a second-choice goalkeeper behind Alf Jefferies, Ted Gaskell and Gerry Cakebread for much of his time at Griffin Park, 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. Newton left the club in February 1957, having made 87 appearances in just under eight years with Brentford. 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.

Later career

Newton dropped into non-League football to sign for Kent League First Division club Tunbridge Wells United in February 1957. New Brentford manager Malky McDonald re-signed Newton in July 1957, as backup for Gerry Cakebread and Sonny Feehan. He failed to make an appearance during the 1957–58 season and was transfer-listed in May 1958. Newton ended his career with spells at Southern League clubs Yiewsley and Chelmsford City.

Personal life

Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, Newton joined the Army and was trained at Aldershot to be a PT instructor. While at Aldershot he was friends with Frank Swift, Denis Compton, Bill Shankly and Matt Busby. During and after his later years as a player at Brentford, Newton worked as a decorator. He died in November 1976, at the age of 50.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1949–50 Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1950–51 5 0 0 0 5 0
1951–52 10 0 0 0 10 0
1952–53 7 0 0 0 7 0
1953–54 39 0 3 0 42 0
1954–55 Third Division South 18 0 0 0 18 0
1955–56 1 0 0 0 1 0
1956–57 5 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 87 0 3 0 90 0

References

  1. ^ "Reg Newton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 116. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. "Alan Smith: 1921 – 2019". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  4. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 380–384. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. "Sands of Time: When bad luck and bribery broke Bee's hearts". getwestlondon. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  6. ^ Lane, David (2005). Cult Bees & Legends: Volume Two. Hampton Hill: Legends Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 0954368282.
  7. "Arrival And Departure". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 22 August 1958.
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