Johnny Newman (footballer)
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Henry George Newman | ||
Date of birth | 13 December 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Hereford, Herefordshire, England | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1951–1957 | Birmingham City | 60 | (0) |
1957–1960 | Leicester City | 61 | (2) |
1960–1967 | Plymouth Argyle | 298 | (9) |
1967–1972 | Exeter City | 92 | (1) |
Total | 511 | (12) | |
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
, for whom he made over 300 appearances between 1960 and 1967.In 1966, Newman played for
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 | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Exeter City | 1 April 1969 | 21 December 1976 | 377 | 138 | 98 | 141 | 36.60 |
Grimsby Town | 21 December 1976 | 11 July 1979 | 137 | 60 | 30 | 47 | 43.80 |
Derby County | 25 January 1982 | 7 November 1982 | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 15.79 |
Hereford United | 1 March 1983 | 2 October 1987 | 231 | 83 | 58 | 90 | 35.93 |
Total | 783 | 287 | 199 | 297 | 36.65 |
Honours
As a player
- Birmingham City
- FA Cup: finalist 1956[1]
- FA Cup: finalist
References
- ^ ISBN 0-907969-40-2.
- ^ Knight, pp. 40-41.
- ^ "York City assistant manager".
- ^ "Johnny Newman – Managerial statistics". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 24 April 2012.