. ▁ ▁Hart le pool ▁United ▁He ▁scored ▁eight ▁goals ▁for ▁Hart le pool ▁in ▁his ▁debut ▁season , ▁including ▁both ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁club ' s ▁shock ▁ 2 – 1 ▁victory ▁against ▁Cry stal ▁Palace ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup . ▁ ▁Off ▁the ▁field , ▁Newton ▁has ▁had ▁two ▁car ▁acc idents , ▁including ▁one ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁in ▁which ▁his ▁passenger , ▁team mate ▁Dave ▁W ig get t , ▁was ▁fat ally ▁injured ; ▁he ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁nine ▁months ▁in ▁prison ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁after ▁being ▁found ▁Gu ilty ▁of ▁causing ▁death ▁by ▁reck less ▁driving . ▁After ▁the ▁incident ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁England / Jack son ville ▁Te a ▁Men ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁Soccer ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁Newton ▁returned ▁to ▁English ▁football ▁and ▁was ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁fans ▁at ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Gr ound , ▁and ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁formed ▁a ▁strike ▁partners hip ▁with ▁team mate ▁Keith ▁Hou chen . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 – 8 2 , ▁Newton ▁and ▁Hou chen ▁each ▁had ▁ 1 8 ▁goals ▁and ▁were ▁Hart le pool ' s ▁top ▁sc or ers ▁with ▁Newton ▁scoring ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁si xty ▁goals ▁with ▁Hart le pool . ▁ ▁Port ▁V ale ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Newton ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Port ▁V ale ,