Des Newton (Gaelic footballer)

Des Newton is a former Gaelic footballer and manager from County Roscommon, Ireland. He played with the Roscommon County team from the 1970s until the 1990s. He won three Connacht Senior Football Championships and an All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship in 1978 with Roscommon.

Newton also played for the Donegal County team. He won an Ulster Senior Football Championship in 1983, with manager Brian McEniff turning to Newton (then living in Inishowen) as a replacement for Matt Gallagher, who sustained a hand injury before the semi-final and missed the Ulster final and All-Ireland semi-final with appendicitis.

As a manager, he has been involved with Kilmacud Crokes and St. Judes in Dublin for several years and served as a selector. In 2011, he was appointed manager of the Roscommon senior team but stood down after the 2012 season.

Honours

 * All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship: 1978
 * Connacht Senior Football Championship: 1980, 1990&1991
 * Ulster Senior Football Championship: 1983