Jackie Newton
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Laws Newton | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Bishop Auckland, England | ||
| Date of death | 30 January 2010 (aged 84) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing-half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1944–1946 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 1946–1958 | Hartlepools United | 332 | (15) |
| Total | 332 | (15) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Laws Newton (25 May 1925 – 30 January 2010) was an English footballer who played as a wing-half for Hartlepools United from 1946 to 1958.[1]
Newton began his career at Newcastle United, where he signed in 1944, never played for the Magpies in any official competition.[1] He had guested for Hartlepools United during the war, and joined the Pools permanently in May 1946. He made his official debut for the club on 2 November 1946 against Halifax Town, and a regular in the Hartlepools side for the nest twelve seasons.[2][3]
He left Hartlepools in 1958 having made 361 appearances and scored 19 times, making him Hartlepool United's 11th highest appearance maker in the club's history.[4] He later had a brief spell with non-League Ashington, before retiring from football to become a toolmaker. He died, aged 84, on 30 January 2010.
