Billy Newman

{{short description|Irish footballer (1946–2022)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Billy Newman

| fullname = William Newman

| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|11|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland

| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|10|12|1946|11|24|df=y}}

| death_place = Donegal, Ireland

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1965–1966

| clubs1 = Home Farm

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1966–1968

| clubs2 = Bohemians

| caps2 =

| goals2 = 12

| years3 = 1968–1970

| clubs3 = Shelbourne

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 1970–1972

| clubs4 = Parkvilla

| caps4 =

| goals4 =

| years5 = 1972–1974

| clubs5 = Shelbourne

| caps5 = 31

| goals5 = 7

| years6 = 1981-1982

| clubs6 = Shelbourne

| caps6 = 1

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1969

| nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

William Newman (24 November 1946 – 12 October 2022) was an Irish footballer who played as a midfielder in the League of Ireland during the 1960s and 1970s.

Newman played for the amateur Bohemians alongside the likes of Billy Young and Tommy Kelly before turning professional and signing for Shelbourne.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

While at Shelbourne, he made his solitary appearance for the Republic of Ireland national team on 27 May 1969 in a 2–0 defeat to Denmark in place of Johnny Giles.http://soccerrepublic.eircom.net/News/irishplayers/One-Cap-Wonders-Billy-Newman.aspx?p=2 {{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.soccerscene.ie/sssenior/player.php?id=458|title = Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats]}}{{NFT player|pid=37092}} Newman was also briefly player-manager of Tonbridge in 1971, replacing fellow Irishman Joe Carolan in the role.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

Newman died on 12 October 2022, at the age of 75.{{cite news |last1=Fitzmaurice |first1=Aidan |title=Former Bohs and Shels man Billy Newman, who replaced John Giles in national team for one game, passes away |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/former-bohs-and-shels-man-billy-newman-who-replaced-john-giles-in-national-team-for-one-game-passes-away-42063962.html |access-date=14 October 2022 |publisher=Independent.ie |date=13 October 2022}}