Keith Newton (footballer)

Keith Newton
Newton at the 1970 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Keith Robert Newton[1]
Date of birth (1941-06-23)23 June 1941
Place of birth Manchester, England
Date of death 16 June 1998(1998-06-16) (aged 56)
Place of death Blackburn, England
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959?–1969 Blackburn Rovers 306 (8)
1969–1972 Everton 47 (1)
1972–1978 Burnley 209 (5)
Total 562 (14)
International career
1966–1970 England 27 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Keith Robert Newton (23 June 1941 – 16 June 1998[2]) was an English footballer who played as a full-back in The Football League in the 1960s and 1970s.[3] He made 27 appearances for the England national team.

  1. ^ "Keith Newton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. ^ Ivan Ponting (18 June 1998). "Obituary: Keith Newton". The Independent. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. ^ Keith Newton at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database