Bill Newton (footballer)
# Bill Newton (footballer)

William Thomas Newton (8 February 1875 – 6 April 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

## Football

Cleared from Richmond (VFA) to St. Klda (VFA) in May 1896, he played in St Kilda's first three VFL competition matches in 1897.

## Family

The son of James Newton, and Harriett Ann Newton, née Oakley, William Thomas Newton was born at Prahran on 8 February 1875. He married Ellen Williams in 1900. He died at Bairnsdale, Victoria on 6 April 1941.

## Footnotes

* ↑ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.655.
* ↑ Opening of the Season, The Sportsman, (Tuesday, 5 May 1896), p.6.
* ↑ Deaths: Newton, The Age, (Tuesday, 8 April 1941), p.1.
