Adam Newton
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Adam Lee Newton is an English
-born Saint Kittitian and Nevisian
professional footballer
, who currently plays for Woking
in the Conference South
. Although he has represented England at under-21
level, Newton has been a member of the Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team
since 2004.
, where he was a member of their FA Youth Cup winning squad in 1999, scoring in the second leg of the final in a 9–0 aggregate win over Coventry City
. He signed a professional contract in August 1998, but struggled to establish himself in the team. He was loaned to Portsmouth
in July 1999 and made his league debut the following month in a 2–1 win against Sheffield United
. Newton returned to West Ham at the end of August and on 25 September 1999 made his Premier League debut for West Ham, appearing as a substitute for Marc Keller
in a 1–0 away defeat to Coventry City. Later that season, he appeared as a substitute in West Ham's 3–1 win away to NK Osijek
in the UEFA Cup
, and in April 2000 was a late substitute for Scott Minto
in a 5–0 win at home to Coventry. These were, however, to be his only first team games for the Hammers. Newton joined Division Two side Notts County
on loan in September 2000 until the end of the season, making 20 league appearances and scoring once against Oxford United
on his debut. In March 2002, he joined Division Three team Leyton Orient
on loan, playing in 10 league games. He was released by West Ham at the end of the 2001–02
season, after rejecting a contract with Orient.
, then in Division Two, on a free transfer in May 2002. He quickly established himself in the Peterborough side, and in 2004 was one of three UK-based players, the others being Sagi Burton
and Calum Willock
, to be called up by Saint Kitts and Nevis
for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
qualifying campaign. After dropping down the pecking order following the arrival of Russell Martin
at the end of the 2007–08
season, his contract with Peterborough was terminated by mutual agreement. Newton played in a total of 249 games in all competitions in his six seasons at London Road
.
side Brentford
on a one-year contract from 1 July 2008. 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. Newton was released by Brentford at the end of the season, having helped the Bees win the League Two title, scoring once in the process on the last day of the season.
. Newton made a total of 67 appearances over two seasons at Luton, scoring 4 goals, and played in the club's play-off final defeat to AFC Wimbledon
on 21 May 2011. On 2 June 2011, it was announced that Newton's contract would not be renewed and that he had been released from the club.
Peterborough United
Brentford
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
-born Saint Kittitian and Nevisian
Saint Kitts and Nevis
The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, in both area and population....
professional footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, who currently plays for Woking
Woking F.C.
Woking Football Club is a football club from in Woking, Surrey, England, formed in 1889. They are playing in the Conference South in the 2011–12 season. For the 2011/2012 season, Woking are sharing their ground with Conference National club Hayes & Yeading United.-Promotion to the...
in the Conference South
Conference South
Conference South is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National...
. Although he has represented England at under-21
England national under-21 football team
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....
level, Newton has been a member of the Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team
Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team
The Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team is the national team of Saint Kitts and Nevis and is controlled by the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association...
since 2004.
West Ham United
Newton began his career as a youth player with West Ham UnitedWest Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
, where he was a member of their FA Youth Cup winning squad in 1999, scoring in the second leg of the final in a 9–0 aggregate win over Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
. He signed a professional contract in August 1998, but struggled to establish himself in the team. He was loaned to Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
in July 1999 and made his league debut the following month in a 2–1 win against Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
. Newton returned to West Ham at the end of August and on 25 September 1999 made his Premier League debut for West Ham, appearing as a substitute for Marc Keller
Marc Keller
Marc Keller is a retired French football player, who played primarily as a midfielder. In his club career he played in France, Germany and England. For the national side he played six times, scoring one goal against Brazil. He later became Director-General of RC Strasbourg and AS Monaco.-External...
in a 1–0 away defeat to Coventry City. Later that season, he appeared as a substitute in West Ham's 3–1 win away to NK Osijek
NK Osijek
NK Osijek is a Croatian football club, from Osijek in eastern Croatia.- History :NK Osijek's early roots are found in club called NK Udarnik that was formed in 1945 under FPR Yugoslavia's new communist authorities on the ashes of dissolved HŠK Slavija...
in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
, and in April 2000 was a late substitute for Scott Minto
Scott Minto
Scott Christopher Minto is an English former footballer who played as a left back in the Football League and the Premier League for Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, West Ham United and Rotherham United, and for Benfica in Portugal...
in a 5–0 win at home to Coventry. These were, however, to be his only first team games for the Hammers. Newton joined Division Two side Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
on loan in September 2000 until the end of the season, making 20 league appearances and scoring once against Oxford United
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
on his debut. In March 2002, he joined Division Three team Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...
on loan, playing in 10 league games. He was released by West Ham at the end of the 2001–02
2001-02 in English football
The 2001-02 season was the 122nd season of competitive football in England.-Arsenal cruise to title glory:In what had earlier been one of the most closely fought Premiership title races for years, Arsenal won the championship by seven points. Their crown was won in the penultimate game of the...
season, after rejecting a contract with Orient.
Peterborough United
Newton joined Peterborough UnitedPeterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
, then in Division Two, on a free transfer in May 2002. He quickly established himself in the Peterborough side, and in 2004 was one of three UK-based players, the others being Sagi Burton
Sagi Burton
Osagyefo Lenin Ernesto Burton-Godwin , known commonly as Sagi Burton, is an English-born former Kittitian international football defender...
and Calum Willock
Calum Willock
Calum Daniel Willock is an English-born Saint Kittitian and Nevisian international footballer who plays as a forward for Ebbsfleet United in the Conference National....
, to be called up by Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team
The Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team is the national team of Saint Kitts and Nevis and is controlled by the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association...
for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for North, Central America and the Caribbean. A total of 34 teams took part , competing for 3.5 places in the World Cup.The qualification process was divided in three stages...
qualifying campaign. After dropping down the pecking order following the arrival of Russell Martin
Russell Martin (footballer)
Russell Kenneth Alexander Martin is an English-born Scottish footballer, currently playing for Norwich City. He is a right-back. However he is capable of playing as a central defender.-Early career:...
at the end of the 2007–08
2007-08 in English football
The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...
season, his contract with Peterborough was terminated by mutual agreement. Newton played in a total of 249 games in all competitions in his six seasons at London Road
London Road (stadium)
London Road is a multi-purpose stadium in Peterborough, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Peterborough United...
.
Brentford
Newton joined League TwoFootball League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
side Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
on a one-year contract from 1 July 2008. At the start of the 2008–09 season, Brentford manager Andy Scott
Andy Scott (English footballer)
Andrew "Andy" Scott is an English former professional footballer whose clubs included Sheffield United, Brentford, Oxford United and Leyton Orient. He is currently manager of League Two team Rotherham United, after being sacked from Brentford in February 2011. During his playing career, Scott was...
named Newton club captain, but he later lost the captaincy to Kevin O'Connor after a spell out injured. Newton was released by Brentford at the end of the season, having helped the Bees win the League Two title, scoring once in the process on the last day of the season.
Luton Town
On 28 May 2009, Newton signed a two-year contract with Luton TownLuton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...
. Newton made a total of 67 appearances over two seasons at Luton, scoring 4 goals, and played in the club's play-off final defeat to AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon is a professional English football club that traces its origins to Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. Based at Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, the club are members of Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football....
on 21 May 2011. On 2 June 2011, it was announced that Newton's contract would not be renewed and that he had been released from the club.
Honours
West Ham UnitedWest Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
- FA Youth CupFA Youth CupThe Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part...
winner: 1998–1999
Peterborough United
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
- Football League TwoFootball League TwoFootball League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
runner-up: 2007–08
Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
- Football League TwoFootball League TwoFootball League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
winner: 2008–092008–09 in English footballThe 2008–09 season was the 129th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City and Hull City were all playing in the Premier League after winning promotion from the Championship last season. Stoke returned to the top flight after a 23-year absence, while...