Henry Newton, a former professional footballer, has passed away at the age of 82. He is remembered for his contributions to Nottingham Forest, Everton, Walsall, and Derby County, where he helped secure the First Division title in 1975.
Henry Newton was described as an "excellent footballer" by one team-mate [PA Media]
Former team-mates have remembered a "tough-tackling" footballer who has died at the age of 82.
Henry Newton, from Nottingham, began his professional career at the City Ground with Nottingham Forest before moving on to play for Everton, Walsall, and Derby County.
During his spell with the Rams, the midfielder made 36 league appearances in 1974-75 as they won the First Division title.
In a tribute released by the club, former team-mate Roy McFarland said Newton was "tenacious" described his tackling as "second to none".
McFarland said: "He dealt with things on the field; if anything went wrong, you just knew that Henry Newton would do something in the match to support us as a team - he was an excellent footballer.
"Henry added that little bit of class, that little bit of extra to the group, which made us a lot, lot stronger as a team."
In a playing career which began in 1963, Newton made 492 league appearances, including 282 for Forest.
He arrived at the Baseball Ground in September 1973, as Brian's Clough last signing as Derby County manager, the club said.
During the title-winning season, Newton netted in consecutive victories against Manchester City, Liverpool and Wolves.
Newton also played the full 90 minutes as Derby beat West Ham at Wembley in August 1975 to win the Charity Shield.
Newton was capped by the England Under-23 side on four occasions, scoring twice.
A spokesperson for Derby County said the thoughts of everyone at the club were with Newton's family.
Former BBC Radio Derby sports editor Colin Gibson said he was a "really gifted" footballer.
"[He was] a player that Brian Clough and Peter Taylor had wanted to sign for a long time to get [him] into their championship winning side of 71-72," he said.
"He became very much a centre point, one of the unsung heroes of Dave Mackay's team that won the championship in 1974-75."
Everton said it was deeply saddened to learn of Newton's death.
Additional reporting by Dom Dietrich
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Henry Newton played for Nottingham Forest, Everton, Walsall, and Derby County.
Henry Newton made 36 league appearances for Derby County during the 1974-75 season.
Henry Newton was part of the Derby County team that won the First Division title in 1975.
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