John Henry George Newman (born 13 December 1933) is an English former football player and manager. Born in Hereford,

Herefordshire Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthsh ...

, Newman played as a central defender, beginning his career with

Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Sin ...

in 1951 where he won the

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and was on the losing side in the

1956 FA Cup Final The 1956 FA Cup Final was the final match of the 1955–56 staging of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup. The showpiece event was contested between Manchester City a ...

.Knight, Brian. ''Plymouth Argyle A Complete Record 1903–1989'', p. 95. . He moved on to

Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...

and then to Plymouth Argyle, for whom he made over 300 appearances between 1960 and 1967. In 1966, he played for

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representative team which beat the

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12–0 at

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-winning team. He then moved on to

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rivals

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

, where he was made player-manager in 1969, continuing in the manager's role after he retired from playing in 1972. He moved on to

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in t ...

, gaining promotion to the Third Division, and had a largely unsuccessful eleven months in charge at

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, before returning to his home town to manage

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...

. His coaching career included a spell as assistant manager to

Bobby Saxton Robert Saxton (born 6 September 1943) is an English former professional footballer, manager and coach. Career Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Saxton managed Blackburn Rovers for five seasons after a playing career as a utility defender wit ...

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

Managerial statistics

Honours

As a player * Birmingham City ** FA Cup: finalist

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...

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* 1933 births Living people Sportspeople from Hereford English footballers Association football defenders Birmingham City F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Exeter City F.C. managers Grimsby Town F.C. managers Derby County F.C. managers Hereford United F.C. managers English Football League managers FA Cup Final players York City F.C. non-playing staff 20th-century English people {{England-footy-defender-1930s-stub