Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edward John Ikem Newton[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 13 December 1971||
Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1985–1990 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1999 | Chelsea | 165 | (8) |
1992 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 18 | (4) |
1999–2000 | Birmingham City | 4 | (0) |
2000 | Oxford United | 7 | (0) |
2000 | Barnet | 4 | (0) |
2000–2001 | Hayes | 6 | (0) |
Total | 204 | (12) | |
International career | |||
1993 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2008–2009 | Milton Keynes Dons (assistant manager) | ||
2009–2011 | West Bromwich Albion (assistant manager) | ||
2012 | Chelsea (assistant manager) | ||
2015–2016 | Chelsea (assistant manager) | ||
2019–2020 | Chelsea (assistant manager) | ||
2020 | Trabzonspor (assistant manager) | ||
2020 | Trabzonspor | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edward John Ikem Newton (born 13 December 1971) is an English football manager and former professional footballer.
As a player, he was a defensive midfielder from 1990 until 2001 notably for Chelsea where he scored in the 1997 FA Cup final. He also played in the Football League for Cardiff City, Birmingham City, Oxford United and Barnet and in the Conference National for Hayes. He also earned two caps for the England U21 side.
Having begun his coaching career on the staff of Milton Keynes Dons and West Bromwich Albion, he returned to Chelsea where he served as assistant manager to Roberto Di Matteo before the latter was replaced by Rafael Benítez. In December 2015 he was reappointed as assistant manager to interim manager Guus Hiddink. In 2020 he had a brief spell in charge of Turkish side Trabzonspor.