 Newman warming up forBrentford in 2006. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Adrian Newman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-08-05)5 August 1970 (age 55)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Guildford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Utility player | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1988 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1995 | Crystal Palace | 48 | (3) |
| 1992 | →Maidstone United (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 1995–2000 | Millwall | 150 | (5) |
| 2000 | →Reading (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2000–2005 | Reading | 114 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Brentford | 30 | (3) |
| 2006–2009 | Aldershot Town | 69 | (2) |
| 2010–2014 | Cranleigh | 82 | (18) |
| Total | 522 | (34) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Aldershot Town (reserves) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richard Adrian Newman (born 5 August 1970) is an English football coach and former professionalfootballer who played as autility player.
He notably played in thePremier League forCrystal Palace for several seasons and in theFootball League forMillwall,Reading,Brentford andAldershot Town. Described as a "tough tackler",[2] he also played non-League football forMaidstone United andCranleigh.
Following retirement he briefly moved into coaching and managed Aldershot Town'sreserve team during the 2008–09 season.
Newman began his career in theyouth system atCrystal Palace and signed his first professional contract in January 1988.[3] Palace's promotions through the divisions meant that Newman had a slow start to life atSelhurst Park and he time on loan atFourth Division clubMaidstone United late in the1991–92 season.[3][4][5] After winning aFirst Division championship medal at the end of the1993–94 season,[4] he went on to become a regular in thePremier League during1994–95, making 46 appearances and scoring three goals.[5] Newman left Crystal Palace in July 1995, having made 62 appearances and scored three goals during seven and a half years as a professional at Selhurst Park.[3]
Newman joined First Division clubMillwall for a £500,000 fee on 19 July 1995.[3] He made 41 appearances and scored one goal during a1995–96 season in which the Lions occupied either of the two automatic promotion places between August and December 1995 and collapsed in the second half of the season to suffer relegation to theSecond Division.[6][7] Newman remained with Millwall for four further seasons in the Second Division and departedThe Den in July 2000,[8] having made 168 appearances and scored five goals.[3]
On 18 March 2000, Newman joined Second Division clubReading on loan until the end of the1999–00 season.[3] He made seven appearances and scored one goal during his spell and joined the Royals on a permanent basis on 25 July 2000.[8][9] He featured as virtual ever-present during the2000–01 season,[10] before suffering acruciate ligament injury after 49 minutes of a 2–2 draw withWalsall on 21 April 2001.[11][12]
After two operations on his right knee,[13] Newman returned fit for the2002–03pre-season.[14] With the Royals now playing in the First Division, a back injury delayed Newman's comeback until 7 September 2002 and he went on to make 32 appearances during the season.[11][15] He signed a new one-year contract during the 2003 off-season and turned down a move toLeyton Orient to secure another extension one year later.[16][17][18] Newman was released by the Premier League-bound club at the end of the2004–05 season and in just over five years at theMadejski Stadium,[19] he made 137 appearances and scored two goals.[3]
Newman joinedLeague One clubBrentford on a one-year contract on 10 June 2005.[20] The move reunited him with managerMartin Allen, previously assistant manager at Reading.[20] Newman was namedcaptain, but was sidelined by an injury to his right knee in July,[21] which required three operations to correct.[22] Newman finally made his debut in aFootball League Trophy first roundshootout defeat toOxford United on 18 October 2005 and played the full 120 minutes.[23] He was a presence in themidfield, amassing 10yellow cards and one red during the course of the2005–06 season.[23] Promotion-chasing Brentford's season came to an end after a 3–1 aggregate defeat toSwansea City in theplayoff semi-finals.[24] Newman was released in May 2006 and made 39 appearances and three goals during the 2005–06 season.[23][25]
Newman dropped down to theConference Premier to joinAldershot Town on afree transfer on 1 August 2006.[26] He made 41 appearances during the2006–07 season and signed a new one-year contract at the end of the campaign,[27][28] but was forced to undergo surgery on acartilage problem in July 2007.[29] Newman returned to the team on 1 September 2007 and had a successful season, winning the Conference Premier title (which secured promotion to theFootball League) and theConference League Cup.[30][31] In May 2008, Newman signed a new one-year contract and was named asreserve team coach by managerGary Waddock.[32] He made 19 appearances during hisfinal season of professional football and was released in May 2009,[33] due to budget constraints.[34] During his three seasons at theRecreation Ground, Newman made 92 appearances and scored two goals.[3]
Newman returned to football when he joinedSurrey County Intermediate League (Western) First Division club Cranleigh early in the 2010–11 season.[35] He had a successful first season with the club, scoring 11 goals in 24 appearances and winning promotion to the Premier Division.[35] He played on with the club in the Premier Division for three further seasons and made his final appearance,[36][37] at age 43, on 25 January 2014.[38]
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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crystal Palace | 1992–93[39] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 1993–94[4] | First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1994–95[5] | Premier League | 35 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 46 | 3 | ||
| Total | 48 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 3 | ||
| Maidstone United (loan) | 1991–92[3] | Fourth Division | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Millwall | 1995–96[6] | First Division | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |
| 1996–97[40] | Second Division | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
| 1997–98[41] | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 1998–99[41] | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00[9] | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 150 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 168 | 5 | ||
| Reading (loan) | 1999–00[9] | Second Division | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Reading | 2000–01[10] | Second Division | 39 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| 2002–03[15] | First Division | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2003–04[42] | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2004–05[43] | Championship | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Reading total | 121 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 2 | ||
| Brentford | 2005–06[23] | League One | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| Aldershot Town | 2006–07[27] | Conference Premier | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 2007–08[30] | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2008–09[33] | League Two | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 2 | ||
| Cranleigh | 2010–11[35] | Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) First Division | 21 | 8 | — | — | 2[f] | 1 | 23 | 9 | ||
| 2011–12[36] | Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) Premier Division | 24 | 5 | — | — | 4[g] | 0 | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2012–13[37] | 26 | 4 | — | — | 3[h] | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||||
| 2013–14[38] | 11 | 1 | — | — | 3[i] | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 82 | 18 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 94 | 19 | ||||
| Career total | 522 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 587 | 36 | ||
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