{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Use British English|date=June 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ricky Newman | image = Ricky_Newman,_footballer,_April_2006.jpg | image_size = 150 | caption = Newman warming up for Brentford in 2006. | fullname = Richard Adrian Newman<ref name="Hugman">{{Cite book |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-84596-474-0 |editor-last=Hugman |editor-first=Barry J.}}</ref> | height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}<ref name="Hugman" /> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1970|8|5}}<ref name="Hugman" /> | birth_place = Guildford, England | position = Utility player | youthyears1 = {{0|000}}–1988 | youthclubs1 = Crystal Palace | years1 = 1988–1995 | years2 = 1992 | years3 = 1995–2000 | years4 = 2000 | years5 = 2000–2005 | years6 = 2005–2006 | years7 = 2006–2009 | years8 = 2010–2014 | clubs1 = Crystal Palace | clubs2 = → Maidstone United (loan) | clubs3 = Millwall | clubs4 = → Reading (loan) | clubs5 = Reading | clubs6 = Brentford | clubs7 = Aldershot Town | clubs8 = Cranleigh | caps8 = 82 | goals8 = 18 | caps1 = 48 | caps2 = 10 | caps3 = 150 | caps4 = 7 | caps5 = 114 | caps6 = 30 | caps7 = 69 | goals1 = 3 | goals2 = 1 | goals3 = 5 | goals4 = 1 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 3 | goals7 = 2 | totalcaps = 522 | totalgoals = 34 | manageryears1 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs1 = Aldershot Town (reserves) }}
'''Richard Adrian Newman''' (born 5 August 1970) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as a utility player.
He notably played in the Premier League for Crystal Palace for several seasons and in the Football League for Millwall, Reading, Brentford and Aldershot Town. Described as a "tough tackler",<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fort |first=Hugh |date=24 March 2015 |title=You wouldn't want to meet them in a dark alley. Reading FC's hard men. |work=getreading |url=http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/reading-fcs-hardest-players-8903741 |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> he also played non-League football for Maidstone United and Cranleigh.
Following retirement he briefly moved into coaching and managed Aldershot Town's reserve team during the 2008–09 season.
==Career==
=== Crystal Palace === Newman began his career in the youth system at Crystal Palace and signed his first professional contract in January 1988.<ref name="Soccerbase" /> Palace's promotions through the divisions meant that Newman had a slow start to life at Selhurst Park and he time on loan at Fourth Division club Maidstone United late in the 1991–92 season.<ref name="Soccerbase" /><ref name="sporting-heroes" /><ref name="11v11" /> After winning a First Division championship medal at the end of the 1993–94 season,<ref name="sporting-heroes" /> he went on to become a regular in the Premier League during 1994–95, making 46 appearances and scoring three goals.<ref name="11v11" /> Newman left Crystal Palace in July 1995, having made 62 appearances and scored three goals during seven and a half years as a professional at Selhurst Park.<ref name="Soccerbase" />
=== Millwall === Newman joined First Division club Millwall for a £500,000 fee on 19 July 1995.<ref name="Soccerbase" /> He made 41 appearances and scored one goal during a 1995–96 season in which the Lions occupied either of the two automatic promotion places between August and December 1995 and collapsed in the second half of the season to suffer relegation to the Second Division.<ref name="millwall-history" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Millwall results for the 1995–1996 season |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/millwall/1995-1996/results |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322091320/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/millwall/1995-1996/results |archive-date=22 March 2016 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Statto.com}}</ref> Newman remained with Millwall for four further seasons in the Second Division and departed The Den in July 2000,<ref name="ESPNFC">{{Cite web |title=Francis: No place for Gallen and Kiwomya at QPR |url=http://www.espnfc.com/england/news/2000/0725/20000725roundup.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229232626/http://www.espnfc.com/england/news/2000/0725/20000725roundup.html |archive-date=29 December 2017 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=ESPN.com Soccernet England}}</ref> having made 168 appearances and scored five goals.<ref name="Soccerbase" />
=== Reading === On 18 March 2000, Newman joined Second Division club Reading on loan until the end of the 1999–00 season.<ref name="Soccerbase" /> He made seven appearances and scored one goal during his spell and joined the Royals on a permanent basis on 25 July 2000.<ref name="ESPNFC" /><ref name="Soccerbase9900" /> He featured as virtual ever-present during the 2000–01 season,<ref name="Soccerbase0001" /> before suffering a cruciate ligament injury after 49 minutes of a 2–2 draw with Walsall on 21 April 2001.<ref name="getreading">{{Cite news |last=getreading |date=20 August 2002 |title=Newman back on treatment table |work=getreading |url=http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/other-sport/newman-back-on-treatment-table-4274083 |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=21 April 2001 |title=Reading 2–2 Walsall |language=en-GB |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/1286088.stm |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref>
After two operations on his right knee,<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 May 2002 |title=Ricky benefits from late call |work=getreading |url=http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/other-sport/ricky-benefits-from-late-call-4275007 |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> Newman returned fit for the 2002–03 pre-season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 June 2002 |title=Duo set for Royals return |language=en-GB |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/reading/2067186.stm |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> With the Royals now playing in the First Division, a back injury delayed Newman's comeback until 7 September 2002 and he went on to make 32 appearances during the season.<ref name="getreading" /><ref name="Soccerbase0203" /> He signed a new one-year contract during the 2003 off-season and turned down a move to Leyton Orient to secure another extension one year later.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 May 2003 |title=Rougier exits Reading |language=en-GB |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/reading/3042745.stm |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=29 June 2004 |title=Newman accepts Royals deal |language=en-GB |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/reading/3849091.stm |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 June 2004 |title=Orient Move For Salako And Newman |work=getreading |url=http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/other-sport/orient-move-salako-newman-4267460 |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> Newman was released by the Premier League-bound club at the end of the 2004–05 season and in just over five years at the Madejski Stadium,<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 May 2005 |title=Royals allow veteran duo to leave |language=en-GB |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/reading/4538189.stm |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> he made 137 appearances and scored two goals.<ref name="Soccerbase" />
=== Brentford === Newman joined League One club Brentford on a one-year contract on 10 June 2005.<ref name="BBC" /> The move reunited him with manager Martin Allen, previously assistant manager at Reading.<ref name="BBC">{{Cite news |date=10 June 2005 |title=Brentford pounce to sign Newman |publisher=BBC |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/4082236.stm |access-date=10 October 2012}}</ref> Newman was named captain, but was sidelined by an injury to his right knee in July,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Injured skipper Newman's pledge |url=http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/620053.Injured_skipper_Newman_s_pledge/ |access-date=29 December 2017 |website=Richmond and Twickenham Times |language=en}}</ref> which required three operations to correct.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Comeback kid Rhodes has big impact on Bees |url=http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/sport/636617.Comeback_kid_Rhodes_has_big_impact_on_Bees/ |access-date=29 December 2017 |website=Richmond and Twickenham Times |language=en}}</ref> Newman finally made his debut in a Football League Trophy first round shootout defeat to Oxford United on 18 October 2005 and played the full 120 minutes.<ref name="Soccerbase0506" /> He was a presence in the midfield, amassing 10 yellow cards and one red during the course of the 2005–06 season.<ref name="Soccerbase0506" /> Promotion-chasing Brentford's season came to an end after a 3–1 aggregate defeat to Swansea City in the playoff semi-finals.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 May 2006 |title=Brentford 0–2 Swansea (agg 1–3) |language=en-GB |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/4756565.stm |access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref> Newman was released in May 2006 and made 39 appearances and three goals during the 2005–06 season.<ref name="Soccerbase0506" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=17 May 2006 |title=Dobson goes in Brentford clearout |language=en-GB |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/4991286.stm |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref>
=== Aldershot Town === Newman dropped down to the Conference Premier to join Aldershot Town on a free transfer on 1 August 2006.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 2006 |title=Aldershot confirm Newman capture |publisher=BBC |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aldershot/5234138.stm |access-date=10 October 2012}}</ref> He made 41 appearances during the 2006–07 season and signed a new one-year contract at the end of the campaign,<ref name="Soccerbase0607" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=25 May 2007 |title=Aldershot pair sign new contracts |language=en-GB |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aldershot/6690933.stm |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> but was forced to undergo surgery on a cartilage problem in July 2007.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 July 2007 |title=Aldershot's Newman needs surgery |language=en-GB |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aldershot/6903042.stm |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> Newman returned to the team on 1 September 2007 and had a successful season, winning the Conference Premier title (which secured promotion to the Football League) and the Conference League Cup.<ref name="Soccerbase0708" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aldershot Town Complete History |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/aldershot-town/history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912172228/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/aldershot-town/history |archive-date=12 September 2016 |access-date=29 December 2017 |website=Statto.com}}</ref> In May 2008, Newman signed a new one-year contract and was named as reserve team coach by manager Gary Waddock.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 May 2008 |title=Newman to be Shots player-coach |language=en-GB |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aldershot/7391160.stm |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> He made 19 appearances during his final season of professional football and was released in May 2009,<ref name="Soccerbase0809" /> due to budget constraints.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 May 2009 |title=Shots release player-coach Newman |language=en-GB |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aldershot/8040269.stm |access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> During his three seasons at the Recreation Ground, Newman made 92 appearances and scored two goals.<ref name="Soccerbase" />
=== Cranleigh === Newman returned to football when he joined Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) First Division club Cranleigh early in the 2010–11 season.<ref name="mitoo1011" /> He had a successful first season with the club, scoring 11 goals in 24 appearances and winning promotion to the Premier Division.<ref name="mitoo1011" /> He played on with the club in the Premier Division for three further seasons and made his final appearance,<ref name="mitoo1112" /><ref name="mitoo1213" /> at age 43, on 25 January 2014.<ref name="mitoo1314" />
== Career statistics == {{Expand section|1=<nowiki /><br> * Crystal Palace FA Cup and other appearances * Aldershot Town cup appearances|date=December 2017}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |FA Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="4" |Crystal Palace |1992–93<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=5836|season=1992|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> |Premier League |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |2 |0 |- |1993–94<ref name="sporting-heroes" /> |First Division |11 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |11 |0 |- |1994–95<ref name="11v11">{{Cite web |title=Ricky Newman |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/ricky-newman-4688/ |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=11v11.com}}</ref> |Premier League |35 |3 |6 |0 |5 |0 | colspan="2" |— |46 |3 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !48 !3 !7 !0 !5 !0 !2 !0 !62 !3 |- |Maidstone United (loan) |1991–92<ref name="Soccerbase">{{Soccerbase}}</ref> |Fourth Division |10 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |10 |1 |- | rowspan="6" |Millwall |1995–96<ref name="millwall-history">{{Cite web |title=Millwall Stats 1995–96 |url=http://www.millwall-history.org.uk/Millwall-Stats95-96.htm |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=www.millwall-history.org.uk}}</ref> |First Division |36 |1 |2 |0 |3 |0 | colspan="2" |— |41 |1 |- |1996–97<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=5836|season=1996|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> | rowspan="4" |Second Division |41 |3 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |43 |3 |- |1997–98<ref name="Soccerbase9798">{{Soccerbase season|id=5836|season=1997|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> |35 |1 |1 |0 |4 |0 |1<ref name="FLT" group="lower-alpha">Appearances in Football League Trophy</ref> |0 |41 |1 |- |1998–99<ref name="Soccerbase9798" /> |24 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |3<ref name="FLT" group="lower-alpha" /> |0 |29 |0 |- |1999–00<ref name="Soccerbase9900">{{Soccerbase season|id=5836|season=1999|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> |14 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |14 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !150 !5 !3 !0 !11 !0 !4 !0 !168 !5 |- |Reading (loan) |1999–00<ref name="Soccerbase9900" /> |Second Division |7 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |7 |1 |- | rowspan="5" |Reading |2000–01<ref name="Soccerbase0001">{{Soccerbase season|id=5836|season=2000|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> |Second Division |39 |0 |3 |1 |1 |0 |1<ref name="FLT" group="lower-alpha" /> |0 |44 |1 |- |2002–03<ref name="Soccerbase0203">{{Soccerbase season|id=5836|season=2002|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> | rowspan="2" |First Division |28 |0 |2 |0 |1 |0 |1<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearance in First Division play-offs</ref> |0 |32 |0 |- |2003–04<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=5836|season=2003|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> |30 |0 |2 |0 |3 |0 | colspan="2" |— |35 |0 |- |2004–05<ref name="Soccerbase0405">{{Soccerbase season|id=5836|season=2004|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> |Championship |17 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |19 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Reading total !121 !1 !8 !1 !6 !0 !2 !0 !137 !2 |- |Brentford |2005–06<ref name="Soccerbase0506">{{Soccerbase season|id=5836|season=2005|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> |League One |30 |3 |6 |0 |0 |0 |3<ref group="lower-alpha">2 appearances in League One play-offs, 1 appearance in Football League Trophy</ref> |0 |39 |3 |- | rowspan="4" |Aldershot Town |2006–07<ref name="Soccerbase0607">{{Soccerbase season|id=5836|season=2006|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> | rowspan="2" |Conference Premier |37 |0 |4 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearance in FA Trophy</ref> |0 |41 |0 |- |2007–08<ref name="Soccerbase0708">{{Soccerbase season|id=5836|season=2007|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> |27 |3 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |2<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in Conference League Cup</ref> |0 |30 |2 |- |2008–09<ref name="Soccerbase0809">{{Soccerbase season|id=5836|season=2008|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> |League Two |17 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |1<ref name="FLT" group="lower-alpha" /> |0 |19 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !81 !3 !6 !0 !0 !0 !4 !0 !91 !2 |- | rowspan="5" |Cranleigh |2010–11<ref name="mitoo1011" /> |Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) First Division |21 |8 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |2<ref group="lower-alpha">1 appearance and 1 goal in Surrey Intermediate League Premier Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in Surrey Intermediate Cup</ref> |1 |23 |9 |- |2011–12<ref name="mitoo1112">{{Cite web |title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Newman Richard |url=http://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=993921&LeagueCode=SCIL2011 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Football.mitoo}}</ref> | rowspan="3" |Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) Premier Division |24 |5 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |4<ref group="lower-alpha">3 appearances in Surrey Intermediate Cup, 1 appearance in Surrey Intermediate League Premier Challenge Cup</ref> |0 |28 |5 |- |2012–13<ref name="mitoo1213">{{Cite web |title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Newman Richard |url=http://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=258211&LeagueCode=SCIL2012 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Football.mitoo}}</ref> |26 |4 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |3<ref group="lower-alpha">2 appearances in Surrey Intermediate Cup, 1 appearance in Surrey Intermediate League Premier Challenge Cup</ref> |0 |29 |4 |- |2013–14<ref name="mitoo1314">{{Cite web |title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Newman Richard |url=http://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=816421&LeagueCode=SCIL2013 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Football.mitoo}}</ref> |11 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |3<ref group="lower-alpha">2 appearances in Surrey Intermediate League Premier Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in Surrey Intermediate Cup</ref> |0 |14 |1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !82 !18 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !12 !1 !94 !19 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !522 !34 !16 !1 !22 !0 !27 !1 !587 !36 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==Honours== '''Crystal Palace''' *Football League First Division: 1993–94<ref name="sporting-heroes">{{Cite web |title=Ricky Newman – League Appearances. – Crystal Palace FC |url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/crystal-palace-fc/ricky-newman-9967/league-appearances_a16983/ |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Sporting Heroes}}</ref> '''Reading''' * Football League Championship: 2004–05<ref name="Soccerbase0405" /> '''Aldershot Town''' *Conference Premier: 2007–08<ref name="Soccerbase0708" /> *Conference League Cup: 2007–08<ref name="Soccerbase0708" /> *Hampshire Senior Cup: 2006–07<ref>{{Cite web |last=Houldsworth |first=Andy |last2=Harris |first2=Jon |title=Match Report: 05 May 2007 Aldershot Town Football Club v Fleet Town |url=http://archive.theshots.co.uk/MatchReport.ink?matchid=7843§ion=Squad&type=t |access-date=31 December 2017 |website=Aldershot Town Football Club |language=en |archive-date=1 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101030328/http://archive.theshots.co.uk/MatchReport.ink?matchid=7843§ion=Squad&type=t |url-status=dead }}</ref> '''Cranleigh''' * Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) First Division: 2010–11<ref name="mitoo1011">{{Cite web |title=All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Newman Richard |url=http://football.mitoo.co.uk/PlayersHistory2.cfm?PI=646415&LeagueCode=SCIL2010 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Football.mitoo}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase}} *{{Premier League player|162<!-- /Ricky-Newman/overview -->}} *{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815045537/https://www.readingfc.co.uk/teams/madejski-men/midfielder/ricky-newman/ |date=dmy |title=Ricky Newman at readingfc.co.uk }}
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