Sean Newton

Sean Newton

Newton playing for Stockport County in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Sean Michael Newton[1]
Date of birth	23 September 1988[1]
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	York City (on loan from Wrexham)
Number	33
Youth career
0000–2007	Chester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Chester City	2	(0)
2007	→ Southport (loan)	13	(1)
2008	→ Droylsden (loan)	15	(1)
2008–2009	Droylsden	38	(7)
2009	Barrow	4	(0)
2009–2012	AFC Telford United	105	(11)
2012	→ Stockport County (loan)	7	(1)
2012–2013	Stockport County	43	(5)
2013–2015	Lincoln City	77	(6)
2015	→ Notts County (loan)	8	(0)
2015–	Wrexham	61	(8)
2016–	→ York City (loan)	6	(0)
National team
2009–2010	England C	5	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:55, 3 December 2016 (UTC).

Sean Michael Newton (born 23 September 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club York City, on loan from National League club Wrexham.

Club career

Early career

Newton was born in Liverpool, Merseyside.^[1] A product of the club's youth system, he signed a professional contract with Chester City in May 2007. He made his first-team debut for Chester on 1 January 2008 against Grimsby Town at left-back, after being an unused substitute in previous matches.

Newton spent time on loan with Southport in the early weeks of the 2007–08 season, allowing him to gain first-team experience. This spell included him scoring from a free-kick against Tamworth.^[2] After thirteen league and four cup appearances, he returned to Chester City in November 2007.

At the end of February 2008, Newton and teammate Stephen Vaughan joined Droylsden on loan, where he enjoyed regular first-team football for the remainder of the season.^[3]

Newton was in the headlines on 24 December 2008, the day after he played in an FA Cup second round replay against Chesterfield. Newton scored twice for Droylsden in a 2–1 victory to secure a third round tie against Ipswich Town. However, it emerged after the match that Newton was due to serve a one-game suspension on the day after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season on 9 December. Droylsden had been informed of the suspension by the Football Association on 10 December. This meant that Newton was ineligible to play in the game against Chesterfield. The FA investigated the incident with the matter dealt with by an FA Cup committee on 29 December, after which the three clubs involved were informed of the decision,^[4] which was that the club were expelled from the competition, after being found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. The club lodged an appeal, which was unsuccessful.^[5]

On 28 August 2009, Newton signed a loan deal with Conference North club AFC Telford United following a move in the opposite direction by left-back Gareth Jelleyman.

In March 2012, he joined Stockport County on loan until the end of the season. He joined Stockport on a permanent deal in May 2012.^[6]

Stockport County

Newton very quickly became a fan favourite at Edgeley Park. At the start of 2012–13, he was second in line for captaincy. Newton's speed and Freekick ability led to him scoring 6 times in his first full season for the Hatters; making him third in the top scorers list for the season. With Joe Connor and James Tunnicliffe being out of the team, Newton became the captain and was in line for the County Player of the Season award.

Wrexham

On 14 May 2015, Newton signed for National League club Wrexham. During the 2015/2016 season he was ever present in the league before signing a new one-year deal in May 2016. Newton was made captain by manager Gary Mills for 2016–17.

York City

On 28 October 2016, Newton was reunited with Mills after joining Wrexham's National League rivals York City on loan until 4 January 2017, with a view to a permanent move on a one-and-a-half-year contract.^[7]

International career

Newton was capped five times by the England national C team, scoring one goal, from 2009 to 2010.^[8]

Career statistics

Newton playing for AFC Telford United in 2011

As of match played 3 December 2016

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chester City	2007–08[9]	League Two	2	0	—		0	0	0	0	2	0
Southport (loan)	2007–08[10]	Conference North	13	1	3	0	—		—		16	1
Droylsden (loan)	2007–08[11]	Conference Premier	15	1	—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	16	1
Droylsden	2008–09[12]	Conference North	38	7	8	3	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	48	10
	Total		53	8	8	3	—		3	0	64	11
Barrow	2009–10[13]	Conference Premier	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
AFC Telford United	2009–10[14]	Conference North	33	1	6	0	—		2[lower-alpha 3]	0	41	1
	2010–11[15]	Conference North	39	6			—		6[lower-alpha 4]	1	45	7
	2011–12[16]	Conference Premier	33	4	2	0	—		2[lower-alpha 3]	0	37	4
	Total		105	11	8	0	—		10	1	123	12
Stockport County (loan)	2011–12[17]	Conference Premier	7	1	—		—		—		7	1
Stockport County	2012–13[15]	Conference Premier	43	5	2	1	—		3[lower-alpha 3]	0	48	6
	Total		50	6	2	1	—		3	0	55	7
Lincoln City	2013–14[15]	Conference Premier	45	2	4	0	—		3[lower-alpha 3]	0	52	2
	2014–15[15]	Conference Premier	32	4	3	4	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	36	8
	Total		77	6	7	4	—		4	0	88	10
Notts County (loan)	2014–15[18]	League One	8	0	—		—		—		8	0
Wrexham	2015–16[15]	National League	46	6	1	0	—		2[lower-alpha 3]	1	49	7
	2016–17[15]	National League	15	2	2	0	—		—		17	2
	Total		61	8	3	0	—		2	1	66	9
York City (loan)	2016–17[15]	National League	6	0	—		—		0	0	6	0
Career total			379	40	31	8	0	0	22	2	432	50

1. Appearance in Conference League Cup
2. One appearance in Conference League Cup, one in FA Trophy
3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
4. Three appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in Conference North play-offs

Honours

AFC Telford United

• Conference North play-offs: 2010–11^[15]

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
2. Pearce, James (5 November 2007). "Southport 2, Tamworth 2". Liverpool Daily Post. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012.
3. "Chester duo go on month's loan to Droylsden". Liverpool Daily Post. 29 February 2008. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012.
4. "FA statement". The Football Association. 24 December 2008. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011.
5. "Droylsden hit by FA Cup expulsion". BBC Sport. 29 December 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
6. "Hatters squad taking shape". Stockport County F.C. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
7. Spafford, Nathan (28 October 2016). "Newton pens City contract". York City F.C. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
8. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 1003, 1005, 1009. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
9. "Games played by Sean Newton in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
10. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2008). Non-League Club Directory 2009. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 266–267. ISBN 978-1-869833-59-6.
11. Williams; Williams (eds.). Non-League Club Directory 2009. pp. 200–201.
12. Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 196–197. ISBN 978-1-869833-66-4.
13. Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2010). Non-League Club Directory 2011. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 38–39. ISBN 978-1-869833-68-8.
14. Williams; Wright (eds.). Non-League Club Directory 2011. pp. 172–173.
15. "S. Newton". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
16. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 22–23. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
17. Williams; Williams (eds.). Non-League Club Directory 2013. pp. 138–139.
18. "Games played by Sean Newton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2016.

External links

• Sean Newton career statistics at Soccerbase