Andie Newton
Personal information
Full name William Alfred Andrew Newton
Date of birth 1896
Place of birth Romiley, England[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Left-half
Youth career
Romiley St. Chad's
Park Albion
Marple Amateurs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newton Heath 0 (0)
1919 Manchester City 2 (0)
1919–1920 Port Vale 19 (0)
1920–1921 Southend United 29 (1)
1921–1922 Accrington Stanley 2 (0)
1922 Hyde United 2 (1)
Hurst
Ashton National
Romiley
Marple
Congleton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Alfred Andrew Newton (born 1896; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played at left-half for Newton Heath, Manchester City, Port Vale, and numerous other non-League clubs.

Career

Newton played for Romiley St. Chad's, Park Albion, Marple Amateurs and Newton Heath.[1] He played two league games for Manchester City in 1919. He guested for Burnley and then Port Vale in April 1919, before joining the latter club permanently.[1] In October 1919, Port Vale were re-elected from the Central League to the Football League.[1] Newton and Tom Holford battled for the position on the left of midfield, but by February 1920, Holford had established himself as the club's preferred left-half.[1] Newton featured in 14 Second Division games in 1919–20.[1] He later played for Southend United and Accrington Stanley, before playing two Manchester League games for Hyde United in November 1922.[3] He later played for Hurst, Ashton National, Romiley, Marple, and Congleton Town.

Career statistics

Source:[4][5]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City1919–20First Division20000020
Port Vale1919–20Central League40000040
Port Vale1919–20Second Division1402000160
Southend United1920–21Third Division South2914000331
Accrington Stanley1921–22Third Division North20000020
Hyde United1922–23Manchester League21000021

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 213. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Third Division. Northern Section. Accrington Stanley". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
  3. ↑ "Hyde United Football Club: Database". www.hydeunited.com. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Andie Newton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. ↑ "Hyde United Football Club: Database". www.hydeunited.com. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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