Keith Robert Newton (23 June 1941 – 16 June 1998) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back in The Football League in the 1960s and 1970s. He made 27 appearances for the England national team.
Club career Newton was born in Manchester. He started his career with Blackburn Rovers, initially as an amateur before signing his first professional contract with the club in October 1958. He won the FA Youth Cup with the club in 1959. and first played a League game in the 1960–61 season. Newton went on to play over 300 games for the club.
He transferred to Everton in December 1969 for £100,000, which was a record for a defender at the time, 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.
International career Newton made his international debut for England against West Germany in February 1966. He went on to play 27 times for England, including three games at the 1970 World Cup Finals, where, through injury, he gained the distinction of becoming the first England player to be substituted at a World Cup, being replaced by Tommy Wright six minutes into the second half of England's opening match against Romania in Guadalajara. Newton also assisted in both England goals in the Quarter-Final defeat to West Germany.
Personal life Newton, who lived latterly at Wilpshire near Blackburn, had trained as an engineer after attending Didsbury Technical School in Manchester. He later ran a newsagents in Blackburn and was then employed as a sales executive by two motor dealerships in the same town. He died of cancer aged 56 at Blackburn Hospice in June 1998. He left a widow Barbara and one son.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBlackburn Rovers1960–61First Division800010—901961–62First Division4105080—5401962–63First Division4102050—4801963–64First Division3102010—3401964–65First Division3712030—4211965–66First Division3216010—3911966–67Second Division3311021—3621967–68Second Division3441030—3841968–69Second Division3212030—3711969–70Second Division1710030—201Total30692103010035710Everton1969–70First Division1201000—1301970–71First Division2211000602911971–72First Division1500010—160Total491201060581Burnley1972–73Second Division4212010204711973–74First Division3915020805411974–75First Division3911031—4321975–76First Division4121040—4621976–77Second Division3013010303711977–78Second Division180103030250Total20951311411602527Career total5641536145222066718
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEngland196620196730196870196970197080Total270
Honours Blackburn Rovers FA Youth Cup: 1958–59
Everton First Division: 1969–70 FA Charity Shield: 1970
Burnley FA Charity Shield: 1973 Second Division: 1972–73
England UEFA European Championship third place: 1968
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