Copa Newton was a football friendly competition contested between Argentina and Uruguay. The trophy, donated by Nicanor Newton,Un poco de historia ante Uruguay on AFA, 3 Nov 2021 was contested 28 times between 1906 and 1976.
History
Nicanor Newton, director of Sportsman magazine, donated the trophy for a competition which would be held for beneficial purposes.Copa Newton, sources El Gráfico, historia de la Selección Argentina The competition (therefore named "Copa Newton") was first held in 1906, one year after the first edition of Copa Lipton, and was continued on an annual basis until 1930, with the exception of 1910, 1914, 1921, 1923 and 1925–1926.
It has only been played sporadically since, with just 8 editions played over four decades between 1937 and 1976.Copa Newton by José Luis Pierrend at RSSSF
The cup has been contested 28 times in total, with Argentina the winners on 17 occasions and Uruguay on 11.
List of champions Finals The following list includes all the editions of the Copa Newton:ARGENTINA NATIONAL TEAM ARCHIVE by Héctor Pelayes on the RSSSFResults at Informe Argentina
YearChampionScore CityVenue 1906 Buenos Aires Sociedad Sportiva 1907 Montevideo Parque Central 1908 Buenos Aires GEBA 1909 Montevideo Belvedere 1911 Montevideo Parque Central 1912 Avellaneda Racing 1913 Montevideo Parque Central 1915 Montevideo Parque Central 1916 Avellaneda Racing 1917 Montevideo Parque Central 1918 Buenos Aires GEBA 1919 Montevideo Parque Pereira 1920 Buenos Aires Sportivo Barracas 1922 Buenos Aires Sportivo Barracas 1923 Montevideo Parque Central 1924 Buenos Aires Sportivo Barracas 1927 Montevideo Parque Central 1928 Avellaneda Independiente 1929 Montevideo Parque Central 1930 Buenos Aires San Lorenzo 1937 Montevideo Centenario 1942 Buenos Aires River Plate 1945 Buenos Aires San Lorenzo 1957 Montevideo Centenario 1968 Montevideo Centenario 1973 Montevideo Centenario 1975 Montevideo Centenario 1976 Montevideo Centenario Notes
Titles by country TeamTitlesYears won 17 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1916, 1918, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1957, 1973, 1975, 1976 11 1912, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1929, 1930, 1968
Overall 2814685235
All-time scorers Angel Romano 4 Eliseo Brown 4 / Alexander Watson Hutton 3 Jose Piendibene 3 O.Goicoechea 3 Carlos Scarone 2 Jorge Valdano 2
Most finals by player 8: Angel Romano (won 4), Cayetano Saporiti (won 3) 6: Alfredo Foglino (won 5), Pedro Calomino (won 2) 5: Carlos Tomás Wilson (won 4), Eliseo Brown (won 4), José Piendibene (won 3), Carlos Scarone (won 3), Hector Scarone (won 3), Pablo Dacal (won 3), Juan Domingo Brown (won 2), Juan Carlos Bertone (won 1) 4: Juan Enrique Hayes (won 2), 3: Jorge Brown (won 3), Alfredo Brown (won 3), Alexander Watson Hutton (won 2), Pedro Petrone (won 1)
See also Argentina–Uruguay football rivalry
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