| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward John Ikem Newton | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | None | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1990–1999 | Chelsea | 165 | (8) |
| 1992 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 1999–2000 | Birmingham City | 4 | (0) |
| 2000 | Oxford United | 7 | (0) |
| 2000 | Barnet | 4 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Hayes | 6 | (0) |
| – | Total | 204 | (12 ) |
| National team | |||
| 1993 | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Edward John Ikem 'Eddie' Newton (born 13 December 1971 in Hammersmith, Greater London) is a former English footballer who played most notably for Chelsea as a defensive midfielder. He was most recently assistant head coach at English football club West Bromwich Albion.
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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, but his foul on Ryan Giggs in the second half saw him cautioned and led to Manchester United receiving a penalty which was scored by Eric Cantona.[1]. He then made a defensive error which allowed United's Mark Hughes to make it 3-0.[2]
Chelsea went on to lose 4-0 but United had won the double to qualify for the European Cup, allowing Chelsea to play European football for the first time since the 1970s with a place in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Newton was part of the team that reached the semi-finals of the 1994-95 competition and also the semi-finals of the 1995-96 FA Cup.
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 a knee injury and converted to Islam.[3] and married his Turkish/Swedish wife Zeliha Newton in 2003. 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.
A few years after finishing his football career Newton went to coach a kids school football team at Mount carmel primary school, Ealing, London. he was the head coach and coached many different age groups including former goalkeeping legend Dave Beasant's nephew, Delroy.
On 2 July 2008 Newton was appointed assistant manager to Roberto Di Matteo at Milton Keynes Dons.
A year later, on 30 June 2009, Di Matteo was appointed head coach of West Bromwich Albion and it was reported that Newton would be joining him at the club as assistant head coach.[4] When Di Matteo was relieved of his duties in January 2011, Newton also left the club.