Playing career

Newton played for Romiley St. Chad's, Park Albion, Marple Amateurs, Newton Heath

Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...

, Hyde United and Manchester City

Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...

, also guesting for Burnley

Burnley F.C.

Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...

 before joining Port Vale

Port Vale F.C.

Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...

 as a guest in April 1919. He appeared fairly regularly in the war leagues and during the regular leagues in next season

1919–20 Port Vale F.C. season

The 1919–20 season was Port Vale's first season of football back in the Football League . It was their first Football League season at The Old Recreation Ground, and their first season in which they were in the same division as rivals Stoke...

. In October 1919 Vale were re-elected to the Football League

The Football League

The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...

 and Newton and Tom Holford

Tom Holford

Thomas Holford was an English footballer who played for Stoke, Manchester City, Port Vale and the England national team. His primary position was wing-half, but over the course of his career he played in many different positions...

 battled for the position on the left of midfield, by February 1920 Holford had won this battle. Newton was released in May 1921 and returned to Hyde United, later moving on to Ashton National Gas

Ashton National F.C.

Ashton National Football Club were an English football club from Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire which played in the Cheshire County League in the 1920s and 1930s...

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