West Ham United Newton was born in
Grays. He began his career in the
academy at
West Ham United and signed a professional contract in August 1998, but he did not win a call into the first team squad during the
1998–99 season. He had a successful season with the youth team, winning the
FA Youth Cup and scoring in both legs of the final. After making his professional debut while on
loan to
First Division club
Portsmouth early in the
1999–00 season, Newton made his West Ham United debut on his return to
Upton Park, as a substitute for
Marc Keller in a 1–0
Premier League defeat to
Coventry City on 25 September 1999. Out of favour with new manager
Glenn Roeder,
Peterborough United After rejecting a contract with his previous loan club
Leyton Orient, He quickly established himself in the team and made 249 appearances and scored 9 goals during six seasons at
London Road and celebrated promotion to
League One with the club at the end of the
2007–08 season. After dropping down the pecking order following the arrival of
Russell Martin at the end of the
2007–08 season, Newton's contract was terminated by mutual agreement. He made 249 appearances and scored 9 goals during his time at the club. At the start of the
2008–09 season, Brentford manager
Andy Scott named Newton club captain, but he later lost the captaincy to
Kevin O'Connor after a spell out injured. He made 39 appearances and scored one goal during the season, which came in a 2–0 victory over
Luton Town on the final day. Newton made 67 appearances and scored four goals over the over two seasons with the club and was a team which reached the 2011 Conference Premier play-off Final.
Woking On 27 June 2011, Newton signed for
Conference South club
Woking. Despite briefly retiring during the 2015 off-season, he stayed with the club for five seasons and was a part of the team which finished the
2011–12 season as Conference South champions. Newton retired at the end of the
2015–16 season, after making 169 appearances and scoring four goals for the club. In his retirement, Newton occasionally played for Hackney & Leyton
Sunday League club Downs. == International career ==