Johnny Newman (footballer)

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

Johnny Newman

Personal information
Full name	John Henry George Newman
Date of birth	(1933-12-13) 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)
Managerial career
1969–1976	Exeter City
1976–1979	Grimsby Town
1982	Derby County
1983–1987	Hereford United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]