Des Newton is a former Gaelic footballer and manager from County Roscommon, Ireland.
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.
[1] 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.
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