Ricky Newman

Career

Crystal Palace Newman began his career in the youth system at Crystal Palace and signed his first professional contract in January 1988. Newman remained with Millwall for four further seasons in the Second Division and departed The Den in July 2000, having made 168 appearances and scored five goals.

After two operations on his right knee, Newman returned fit for the 2002–03 pre-season. 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. 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, he made 137 appearances and scored two goals. Newman was named captain, but was sidelined by an injury to his right knee in July, which required three operations to correct. 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. Newman was released in May 2006 and made 39 appearances and three goals during the 2005–06 season.

Aldershot Town Newman dropped down to the Conference Premier to join Aldershot Town on a free transfer on 1 August 2006. He made 41 appearances during the 2006–07 season and signed a new one-year contract at the end of the campaign, but was forced to undergo surgery on a cartilage problem in July 2007. 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. In May 2008, Newman signed a new one-year contract and was named as reserve team coach by manager Gary Waddock. He made 19 appearances during his final season of professional football and was released in May 2009, During his three seasons at the Recreation Ground, Newman made 92 appearances and scored two goals. Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 1993–94 Premier League 35 3 6 0 5 0

46 3

48 3 7 0 5 0 2 0 62 3 Maidstone United (loan) 1991–92 Fourth Division 10 1

10 1

1995–96 First Division 36 1 2 0 3 0

41 1 1996–97

41 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 43 3 1997–98 35 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 41 1 1998–99 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0

150 5 3 0 11 0 4 0 168 5 Reading (loan) 1999–00 Second Division 39 0 3 1 1 0 1

28 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 32 0 2003–04 30 0 2 0 3 0

35 0 2004–05 Championship 17 0 1 0 1 0

19 0

121 1 8 1 6 0 2 0 137 2 Brentford 2005–06 League One 30 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 39 3

2006–07

37 0 4 0

1 0 41 0 2007–08 27 3 1 0

2 0 30 2 2008–09 League Two 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 23 9 2011–12

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4 0 28 5 2012–13 26 4

3 0 29 4 2013–14 11 1

3 0 14 1

82 18

12 1 94 19

522 34 16 1 22 0 27 1 587 36

Honours Crystal Palace Football League First Division: 1993–94 Reading Football League Championship: 2004–05 Cranleigh Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) First Division: 2010–11