Early career Newton graduated through Brierley Hill Boys and began his career with
Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1959, remaining as a
reserve team player for two years before being released by
manager Stan Cullis, who felt he had enough young forwards on the books. Newton said "I was distraught walking up
Molineux Alley after Wolves let me go". He moved on to
Bill Moore's
Walsall following a trial from February 1962, who went on to be
relegated out of the
Second Division on the last day of the
1962–63 season with a 2–1 defeat to
Charlton Athletic at
Fellows Park; Newton
broke his ankle in the game and had to stay on and hobble down the wing as there were no substitutions allowed. He played four
Fourth Division games and one
FA Cup game for the "Valiants", and scored one goal in a 1–0 win over
Lincoln City at
Sincil Bank on Boxing day. He stayed on with the "Blues" as a
coach and was assistant to manager Nobby Clark when the club reached the third round of the
FA Cup in 1983 before he left the club the following year. He later managed
Willenhall Town and Stourbridge. ==Career statistics==