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Jackie Newton

Jackie Newton

English footballer

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]

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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.

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References

  1. [1]
    Jackie Newton dies at the age of 84 Archived 4 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Hartlepool United official site (2 February 2010)
  2. [2]
    "Hartlepools United 1 Halifax Town 4". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Jackie Newton". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Stats". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Jackie Newton". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 30 December 2022.


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