Billy Newman

Billy Newman
Personal information
Full name William Newman
Date of birth (1946-11-24)24 November 1946
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Date of death 12 October 2022(2022-10-12) (aged 75)
Place of death Donegal, Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1966 Home Farm
1966–1968 Bohemians (12)
1968–1970 Shelbourne 19 (2)
1970–1972 Parkvilla
1972–1974 Shelbourne 31 (7)
1982 Shelbourne 1 (0)
International career
1969 Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Newman (24 November 1946 – 12 October 2022) was an Irish footballer who played as a midfielder in the League of Ireland during the 1960s and 1970s.

Newman played for the amateur Bohemians alongside the likes of Billy Young and Tommy Kelly before turning professional and signing for Shelbourne.[citation needed]

While at Shelbourne, he made his solitary appearance for the Republic of Ireland national team on 27 May 1969 in a 2–0 defeat to Denmark in place of Johnny Giles.[1][2][3] Newman was also briefly player-manager of Tonbridge in 1971, replacing fellow Irishman Joe Carolan in the role.[citation needed]

Newman died on 12 October 2022, at the age of 75.[4]

  1. ^ http://soccerrepublic.eircom.net/News/irishplayers/One-Cap-Wonders-Billy-Newman.aspx?p=2 [permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats]".
  3. ^ Billy Newman at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ Fitzmaurice, Aidan (13 October 2022). "Former Bohs and Shels man Billy Newman, who replaced John Giles in national team for one game, passes away". Independent.ie. Retrieved 14 October 2022.