Johnny Newman (footballer)

Johnny Newman
Personal information
Full name	John Henry George Newman
Date of birth	13 December 1933 (age 91)
Place of birth	Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Position(s)	Central defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1951–1957	Birmingham City
1957–1960	Leicester City
1960–1967	Plymouth Argyle
1967–1972	Exeter City
Total
Managerial career
1969–1976	Exeter City
1976–1979	Grimsby Town
1982	Derby County
1983–1987	Hereford United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Henry George Newman (born 13 December 1933) is an English former football player and manager.

Born in Hereford, Herefordshire, Newman played as a central defender, beginning his career with Birmingham City in 1951 where he won the Second Division and was on the losing side in the 1956 FA Cup Final.^[1] He moved on to Leicester City and then to Plymouth Argyle, for whom he made over 300 appearances between 1960 and 1967.

In 1966, Newman played for the Football League representative team which beat the Irish Football League 12–0 at Home Park; the Football League team contained seven of the 1966 World Cup-winning team.^[2] He then moved on to Devon rivals Exeter City, where he was made player-manager in 1969, continuing in the manager's role after he retired from playing in 1972. He moved on to Grimsby Town, gaining promotion to the Third Division,^[1] and had a largely unsuccessful eleven months in charge at Derby County, before returning to his home town to manage Hereford United. His coaching career included a spell as assistant manager to Bobby Saxton at York City.^[3]

Managerial statistics

As of 25 April 2015^[4]

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Exeter City	1 April 1969	21 December 1976	377	138	98	141	036.60
Grimsby Town	21 December 1976	11 July 1979	137	60	30	47	043.80
Derby County	25 January 1982	7 November 1982	38	6	13	19	015.79
Hereford United	1 March 1983	2 October 1987	231	83	58	90	035.93
Total			783	287	199	297	036.65

Honours

Birmingham City

FA Cup runner-up: 1955–56^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Knight, Brian. Plymouth Argyle A Complete Record 1903–1989, p. 95. ISBN 0-907969-40-2.
^ Knight, pp. 40-41.
^ "York City assistant manager".
^ "Johnny Newman – Managerial statistics". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

External links

Johnny Newman management career statistics at Soccerbase

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[pen-1] Knight, Brian. Plymouth Argyle A Complete Record 1903–1989, p. 95. ISBN 0-907969-40-2.

[2] Knight, pp. 40-41.

[3] "York City assistant manager".

[4] "Johnny Newman – Managerial statistics". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

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