Frank Newman
Personal information
Full name Frank Newman[1]
Date of birth (1898-10-24)24 October 1898[1]
Place of birth Nuneaton, England[1]
Date of death 1977 (aged 78–79)[1]
Place of death Exeter, England[1]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1921 Port Vale 20 (0)
1921–1923 Exeter City 42 (1)
1923–1924 Halifax Town 4 (0)
1925–1927 Exeter City 16 (1)
Yeovil & Petters United
Total 82 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Newman (24 October 1898 – 1977) was an English footballer who played as a winger for Port Vale, Exeter City, Halifax Town, and Yeovil & Petters United.

Career

Newman had a trial at Aston Villa before he joined Port Vale in December 1920.[2] He made his Football League debut on Christmas Day, in a 2–0 defeat to Bristol City at The Old Recreation Ground.[1] He played 19 of the remaining 23 Second Division games that season, but was released in the summer.[1] He later played for Exeter City, making his debut against Charlton Athletic in September 1921.[2] He remained an ever-present for the Third Division South side throughout the remainder of the 1921–22 campaign.[2] He joined Halifax Town in summer 1923, but played just four Third Division North matches before rejoining Exeter City.[2] He played sixteen games for the "Grecians" and then signed with Yeovil & Petters United in 1927.[1]

Style of play

Newman was just 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) tall and was a speedy and compact winger with accurate crossing skills.[2]

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1920–21Second Division20000200
Exeter City1921–22Third Division South39120412
1922–23Third Division South300030
Total 42120442
Halifax Town1923–24Third Division North400040
Exeter City1925–26Third Division South14100141
1926–27Third Division South200020
Total 16100161
Career total 82220842

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 213. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Newman, Frank". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Frank Newman at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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