Leonard Francis Newton (Quarter 3 1882 – 27 February 1959) was a

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who played as a centre forward. He played for five different teams in

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. Newton was the brother of Frederick Newton who kept goal occasionally for Chesterfield and played cricket for

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* 1882 births 1959 deaths People from Conisbrough Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster Footballers from South Yorkshire English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Chesterfield F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Burnley F.C. players English Football League players Leyton F.C. players {{England-footy-forward-1880s-stub