Keith Newton

Defender, Football player

1941 – 1998

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Who was Keith Newton?

Keith Robert Newton was an English international footballer who played as a defender in The Football League in the 1960s and 1970s.

Newton was born in Manchester. He started his career with Blackburn Rovers, first playing a League game for them in the 1960-61 season and he went on to play over 300 League games for them.

He transferred to Everton in December 1969 and made 12 appearances for them in the latter half of the 1969-70 season, in which Everton won the Football League First Division.

Newton moved to Burnley for the 1972-73 season, making his league debut on 12 August 1972 against Carlisle United. He made a total of 209 league appearances for Burnley, his last coming in the 1977-78 season.

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Born
Jun 23, 1941
Manchester
Nationality
  • England
Lived in
  • Manchester
Died
Jun 15, 1998

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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