A Footballer For All Seasons: the true story of Frank Newton

‘AFootballer For All Seasons’is an engrossing, fascinating book that will interest footballers andnon-footballers alike.It chronicles Frank Newton's unusual yet intriguing lifejourney.It traces his emergence as a goal-scoring sensation in English leaguefootball. Born into a crowded household inRomiley in the north of England in November 1902, Frank's journey gatheredmomentum after enlisting with the South Wales Borderers in April 1918.Subsequently he honed hisconsiderable sporting talents in Wales and later on the playing fields ofIndia.He was determined to establish afootballing career upon returning to England and signed with Stockport County. During the late 1920s and early 1930s he enjoyed extraordinary seasons withStockport, Fulham and Reading.Before a broken leg terminated hiscareer, he had established an outstanding goal-scoring strike rate of over 0.9goals per game.