Ronald Vernon Newman (19 January 1934 – 27 August 2018)[1] was an English professional association football player and coach.

[3] In 1967 Newman came to the United States to play for the Atlanta Chiefs in the National Professional Soccer League (where he was team MVP in 1967), before being traded to the Dallas Tornado during the 1968 season.

That season, he was forced to don a players uniform and play part of one game after a union strike decimated his team.

Newman's innovations added new positions and tactics to the indoor game including the sixth attacker and super power play.

The championship trophy of the Major Arena Soccer League was named the Ron Newman Cup when the present version of the San Diego Sockers honoured him on 7 January 2012.