Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Robert (Rob) Newman (born 13 December 1963 in Bradford on Avon) is an English football coach. Newman signed for Bristol City as an apprentice in October 1981 and played 483 games for the club, serving as club captain before being sold to Norwich City for Pds. 600,000 in 1991. He was a member of the Norwich team that finished a club record third in the FA Premier League in 1992-93 and went on to play a part in the defeat of Bayern Munich in the following season''s UEFA Cup. Since his playing days, Newman has become a manager in the lower leagues of English football. He had a short time spell at Southend United before being appointed assistant manager to Steve Thompson at Cambridge United in December 2004. Following Thompson''s departure from an unsuccessful spell which led to Cambridge''s relegation from the Football League, Newman was appointed manager in May 2005.