Eddie Newton

Football player infobox
playername= Eddie Newton


fullname = Edward John Ikem Newton
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nickname = Steady Eddie
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|12|13
cityofbirth = Hammersmith, London
countryofbirth = England
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currentclub = Milton Keynes Dons (Assistant Manager)
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position = Midfielder
years = 1990–1999
1992
1999–2000
2000
2000
clubs = Chelsea
→ Cardiff City (loan)
Birmingham City
Oxford United
Barnet Total
caps(goals) = 165 0(8)
018 0(4)
004 0(0)
007 0(0)
004 0(0) 198 (12)
nationalyears = 1993
nationalteam = England U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 002 0(0)
children = Cassius Newton 15, Niall Newton 11, Eisa Newton 3, Safiyah Newton 1.

Edward John Ikem 'Eddie' Newton (born 13 December 1971 in Hammersmith, London) is a former English footballer who played most notably for Chelsea as a defensive midfielder. He is currently assistant manager at English football club Milton Keynes Dons.

After making his way through the Chelsea youth system he was loaned out to Cardiff City in January 1992, making his debut in a 4-0 win over Chesterfield. Unfortunately Cardiff fell three points short of a play-off place and Newton returned to Chelsea. He played for Chelsea in the 1994 FA Cup Final, conceding a second-half penalty as his team lost 4-0 to Manchester United.

Newton famously scored Chelsea's second, clinching, goal in the 1997 FA Cup final to seal a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough. He won the Cup Winners' Cup and League Cup with the club a year later, but was thereafter hampered in his quest for a starting place by injuries and manager Gianluca Vialli's signing of French World Cup-winning midfielder Didier Deschamps.

He joined Birmingham City in July 1999 on a free transfer before spending short spells at various lower league clubs, including Oxford United and Barnet. He later retired due to an knee injury and converted to Islam in 2003.Fact|date=July 2008 He is business director of New Vision Sports Ltd, which offers grass root multi sports for children, after school clubs, personal training and holiday schemes. Newton also hosted Football Icon 1 and 2 alongside Jamie Redknapp. On 2 July 2008 he was appointed assistant manager to Roberto Di Matteo at MK Dons.

Honours

;Chelsea
*FA Cup: :*Winner (1): 1997:*Runner-up (1): 1994

* Football League Cup: :*Winner (1): 1998

* FA Charity Shield::*Runner-up (1): 1997

* UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: :*Winner (1): 1998

External links

* [http://www.newvisionsports.co.uk New Vision Sports Ltd]