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Thrills, spills and fireworks – it’s been on hell of a ride!

Sean Newton kicked off the 18th season of his career wondering whether, at 34, it might be his last.

Ten months later – and despite combining his on-pitch duties with a role as assistant to manager Steve Cunningham at Ashton United – the defender has played an incredible 50 times as the ambitious Robins finished seventh in the NPL Premier.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
9 June 2024

Thrills, spills

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY: SEAN NEWTON
By CHRIS DUNLAVY

SEAN Newton kicked off the 18th season of his career wondering whether, at 34, it might be his last.
Ten months later – and despite combining his on-pitch duties with a role as assistant to manager Steve Cunningham at Ashton United – the defender has played an incredible 50 times as the ambitious Robins finished seventh in the NPL Premier.
That sort of consistency has underpinned a career that began in League Two with Chester and featured stints at Wrexham, Stockport, Lincoln and York, the latter yielding a glorious FA Trophy vi...

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