Leigh Newton (born 25 March 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
A ruckman, Newton played 13 matches for Melbourne in his first season at the club, 1997.
He was struck down by injuries the next two seasons, which resulted in him not playing a senior match.
Melbourne delisted Newton at the end of 1999.
Despite this, Newton remained with the club for many years, working as a ruck coach and media manager, before moving to become Hawthorn's ruck coach in 2009.