Mick Newman

Harry Maurice "Mick" Newman (2 April 1932 – 8 February 2022) was an English amateur footballer who played as an inside forward for Dagenham, West Ham United and Dartford.

Mick Newman
Personal information
Full name Harry Maurice Newman[1]
Date of birth (1932-04-02)2 April 1932
Place of birth London, Ontario, Canada
Date of death 8 February 2022(2022-02-08) (aged 89)
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1957 Dagenham
1957–1958 West Ham United 7 (2)
1958–???? Dartford
Total 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Ontario, Canada, on 2 April 1932,[2] Newman's family moved to England when he was three.[3]

He played for Dagenham in the Delphian League in the early to mid-1950s, winning the title twice before joining West Ham United in February 1957 aged 24 and making his debut against Doncaster Rovers on 16 March 1957.[3][4][2] He played for West Ham as an amateur, combining his footballing with his job in the family dry cleaning business.[3] He played in the West Ham side which won the 1957-58 Second Division but played only three games that season scoring once, in a 6–1 win against Lincoln City at Sincil Bank.[5] He played the following week, and scored again, in a 1–1 home draw against Ipswich Town.[2] This was his last appearance in the Football League. He played only nine times in his West Ham career, scoring three goals. He signed for Dartford in 1958. Newman was the last player of amateur status to play for the West Ham first team.[2]

Personal life and death

Newman was married with two daughters and died on 8 February 2022, at the age of 89.[3]

References
  1. "Mick Newman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics — Mick Newman". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  3. "Mick Newman 1932–2022". West Ham United. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. "West Ham United v Doncaster Rovers, 16 March 1957". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  5. "Game played on 21 Dec 1957". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 16 April 2014.


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