Adam Newton
Newton in 2010
Personal information
Full name Adam Lee Newton[1]
Date of birth (1980-12-04) 4 December 1980 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth Grays, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
1997–1999 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 West Ham United 2 (0)
1999 → Portsmouth (loan) 3 (0)
2000–2001 → Notts County (loan) 20 (1)
2002 → Leyton Orient (loan) 10 (1)
2002–2008 Peterborough United 218 (8)
2008–2009 Brentford 35 (1)
2009–2011 Luton Town 54 (2)
2011–2016 Woking 154 (4)
Total 496 (17)
International career
2000 England U21 1 (0)
2004–2015 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adam Lee Newton (born 4 December 1980) is a former professional footballer who played for West Ham United, Peterborough United, Brentford and Luton Town. Born in England, he represented the England U21 national team and the Saint Kitts and Nevis senior national team at international level.

Club career

West Ham United

Newton was born in Grays. He began his career in the academy at West Ham United and signed a professional contract in August 1998, but he did not win a call into the first team squad during the 1998–99 season.[2] He had a successful season with the youth team, winning the FA Youth Cup and scoring in both legs of the final.[3] After making his professional debut while on loan to First Division club Portsmouth early in the 1999–00 season, Newton made his West Ham United debut on his return to Upton Park, as a substitute for Marc Keller in a 1–0 Premier League defeat to Coventry City on 25 September 1999.[4] He made two further substitute appearances during the 1999–00 season and understudied right back Trevor Sinclair,[4][5] but did not appear for the club again and had further spells away on loan during the 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons.[6] Out of favour with new manager Glenn Roeder,[5] Newton was released by West Ham at the end of the 2001–02 season.[7]

Peterborough United

After rejecting a contract with his previous loan club Leyton Orient,[7] Newton joined Second Division club Peterborough United on a free transfer in May 2002.[8] He quickly established himself in the team and made 249 appearances and scored 9 goals during six seasons at London Road and celebrated promotion to League One with the club at the end of the 2007–08 season.[6][9][10] After dropping down the pecking order following the arrival of Russell Martin at the end of the 2007–08 season, Newton's contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[11] He made 249 appearances and scored 9 goals during his time at the club.[6]

Brentford

In June 2008, Newton joined League Two club Brentford on a one-year contract, effective 1 July 2008.[12] At the start of the 2008–09 season, Brentford manager Andy Scott named Newton club captain, but he later lost the captaincy to Kevin O'Connor after a spell out injured.[5] Newton was released by Brentford at the end of the season, having helped the Bees win the League Two title.[13] He made 39 appearances and scored one goal during the season, which came in a 2–0 victory over Luton Town on the final day.[14]

Luton Town

On 28 May 2009, Newton signed a two-year contract with newly relegated Conference Premier club Luton Town.[15] Newton made 67 appearances and scored four goals over the over two seasons with the club and was a team which reached the 2011 Conference Premier play-off Final.[6][16] On 2 June 2011, it was announced that Newton's contract would not be renewed and that he had been released by the club.[17]

Woking

On 27 June 2011, Newton signed for Conference South club Woking.[18] Despite briefly retiring during the 2015 off-season,[19] he stayed with the club for five seasons and was a part of the team which finished the 2011–12 season as Conference South champions.[16][20] Newton retired at the end of the 2015–16 season, after making 169 appearances and scoring four goals for the club.[5] In his retirement, Newton occasionally played for Hackney & Leyton Sunday League club Downs.[5][21]

International career

Newton was capped once by England at under-21 level, in a 6–1 friendly victory over Georgia in August 2000.[22] In 2004, he was one of three UK-based players to be called up by Saint Kitts and Nevis for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.[23] He won seven caps and scored one goal for Saint Kitts and Nevis between 2004 and 2015.[24]

Personal life

After retiring from football, Newton became a London taxi driver.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Ham United 1999–00[4] Premier League 2 0 0 0 ― 1[a] 0 ― 3 0
2000–01[25] 0 0 ― 0 0 ― ― 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ― 3 0
Portsmouth (loan) 1999–00[4] First Division 3 0 ― 2 0 ― ― 5 0
Notts County (loan) 2000–01[25] Second Division 20 1 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 22 1
Leyton Orient (loan) 2001–02[26] Third Division 10 1 0 0 0 0 — ― 10 1
Peterborough United 2002–03[27] Second Division 36 2 1 0 1 0 — 1[b] 0 39 2
2003–04[28] 37 2 3 1 1 0 — 3[b] 0 44 3
2004–05[29] League One 30 0 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 33 0
2005–06[30] League Two 40 3 2 0 1 0 — 3[b] 0 46 0
2006–07[31] 43 1 4 0 2 0 — 1[b] 0 50 1
2007–08[9] 32 0 2 0 2 0 — 1[b] 0 37 0
Total 218 8 15 1 7 0 ― 9 0 249 9
Brentford 2008–09[14] League Two 35 1 1 0 1 0 — 2[b] 0 39 1
Luton Town 2009–10[16] Conference Premier 37 2 5 2 — — 0 0 42 4
2010–11[16] 19 0 0 0 — — 2[c] 0 21 0
Total 56 2 5 2 ― ― 2 0 63 2
Woking 2011–12[16] Conference South 38 0 1 0 — — 1[d] 0 40 0
2012–13[16] Conference Premier 43 0 1 0 — — 2[d] 0 46 0
2013–14[16] 37 1 1 0 — — 2[d] 0 40 1
2014–15[16] 35 3 2 0 — — 5[d] 0 42 3
2015–16[16] National League 1 0 0 0 — — 0 0 1 0
Total 154 4 5 0 ― ― 10 0 169 4
Career total 498 17 28 3 10 0 1 0 24 0 560 18
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Cup
  2. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Football Conference play-offs
  4. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

West Ham United
Peterborough United
Brentford
Woking

References

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ^ "West Ham FC Player Appearances | Past & Present". Soccer Base. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Football: FA Youth Cup Final – Hammers kids earn a 21,000 fan salute". The Independent. 15 May 1999. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "Games played by Adam Newton in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "History Boys: Adam Newton". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d Adam Newton at Soccerbase
  7. ^ a b "Brush seeks new Newton". BBC Sport. 1 May 2002. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  8. ^ "Posh sign Hammers starlet". BBC Sport. 1 May 2002. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  9. ^ a b c "Games played by Adam Newton in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  10. ^ a b Peterborough United F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  11. ^ "Posh terminate Newton's contract". BBC Sport. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  12. ^ "Newton Signs". brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Scotty Releases Nine". brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Adam Newton in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Winger Newton seals Luton switch". BBC Sport. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Adam Newton at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Luton Town to release Lloyd Owusu and Adam Newton". BBC Sport. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  18. ^ "Woking sign Giuseppe Sole, Jay Davies and Adam Newton". BBC Sport. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  19. ^ Dyke, Chris (1 May 2015). "How will Garry Hill's Woking FC squad shape up for next season?". getsurrey. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  20. ^ a b Woking F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  21. ^ @DownsFC1878 (13 January 2019). "A new signing for Downs, one for the @theposhofficial and @leytonorientfc fans. A warm welcome to Adam Newton" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ "England Matches – Under-21's 2000–10". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  23. ^ "Willock hits double". BBC Sport. 20 June 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  24. ^ "Adam Newton". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Adam Newton in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  26. ^ "Games played by Adam Newton in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  27. ^ "Games played by Adam Newton in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  28. ^ "Games played by Adam Newton in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  29. ^ "Games played by Adam Newton in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  30. ^ "Games played by Adam Newton in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  31. ^ "Games played by Adam Newton in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

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