▁football ers ▁Category : E g ale o ▁F . C . ▁players ▁Category : P ier ik os ▁F . C . ▁players ▁Category : Associ ation ▁football ▁def enders <0x0A> </s> ▁Robert ▁Newton ▁( born ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 6 ) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁footballer . ▁Newton ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁stri ker ▁for ▁several ▁clubs ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁divisions ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁Football ▁League ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁' 8 0 s . ▁He ▁is ▁most ▁notable ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁five - year ▁spell ▁at ▁Hart le pool ▁United ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁where ▁he ▁wrote ▁himself ▁into ▁club ▁history ▁with ▁his ▁ 4 8 ▁goals ▁in ▁ 1 5 0 ▁league ▁games . ▁Popular ▁with ▁Hart le pool ▁supp or ters , ▁he ▁was ▁later ▁voted ▁as ▁the ▁club ' s ▁' Player ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s '. ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Hud ders field ▁Town ▁Newton ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁at ▁Hud ders field ▁Town ▁with ▁the ▁" T er riers " ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 – 7 4 . ▁Newton ▁was ▁named ▁most ▁valuable ▁player ▁in ▁a ▁world ▁youth ▁competition ▁at ▁ 1 7 , ▁but ▁suffered ▁two ▁severe ▁inj uries ▁that ▁took ▁him ▁off ▁the ▁field ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁years . ▁He ▁spent ▁four ▁years ▁at ▁Hud ders field ▁and ▁left ▁to ▁join ▁Hart le pool ▁United ▁in ▁mid - 1 9 7 7