Jon Newsome
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Jon Newsome, born on 6 September 1970, is an English former professional footballer. He was a central defender.
Newsome began his career at Sheffield Wednesday before joining Leeds United, where he won a first division championship medal in 1992. Norwich City FC manager John Deehan paid Leeds £1,000,000 for his services in 1994. It was the first time that City had paid seven figures for a player and he remained the club's record signing until 2005 when City paid £3,000,000 for Dean Ashton.
Newsome was immediately installed as Norwich captain and became a popular figure with supporters. They voted him Norwich City player of the year at the end of his first season. His good form was not enough, however, to prevent Norwich from being relegated to division one.
The following season saw Norwich City in a perilous financial position and they were forced to sell Newsome to Sheffield Wednesday for £1,600,000 in a move that enraged supporters and increased the protests against chairman Robert Chase. Newsome's career at Hillsbrough was frequently interrupted by injury and despite frequent interest from other clubs, he was forced to retire through injury in 2000.
Newsome has remained popular with Norwich City supporters, and he returned to Carrow Road in September 2002 to play in the exhibition match against Harwich & Parkestone that marked the club's centenary.
