George Newell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Stephen Newell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Formby, England [2] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bala Town | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | → AFC Fylde (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Motherwell | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Albion Rovers (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2019–2022 | Southport | 17 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | → Marine (loan) | 6 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | → Marine (loan) | 9 | (4) |
| 2022– | Bala Town | 59 | (23) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024 | |||
George Stephen Newell (born 27 January 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Cymru Premier club Bala Town.
Early life[edit]
Newell was born in Formby and has been with Bolton Wanderers since the summer of 2015 after completing a two-year scholarship with Everton.[3]
Club career[edit]
Newell initially joined Bolton Wanderers U21 team and made his first team debut on 30 April 2016, coming on as a substitute for Emile Heskey in the home game against Hull City in the Football League Championship.[4] The EFL retained and released list published on 13 June 2017 confirmed that Newell had left the club.[5]
On 24 July 2017, Newell signed a one-year contract with Scottish Premiership side Motherwell.[6] He was released in July 2019.[7]
On 10 September 2019, Newell joined Southport.[8] In November 2019 he joined Marine on loan until 6 January 2020.[9] He returned to his parent club in early January.[10]
In February 2021, after a horrific double compound leg fracture, Southport set up a GoFundMe to help fund his medical bills.[11] He joined Marine on loan again in December 2021 [12] and the loan was extended in January 2022.[13] He was recalled to Southport in February.[14]
In July 2022 he signed for Bala Town.[15]
Personal life[edit]
Newell is the son of former Blackburn Rovers and Everton forward Mike Newell.[16]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 18 July 2018[17]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2015–16 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| AFC Fylde (loan) | 2016–17 | National League North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Motherwell | 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[18] | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "2021-22 Squad Details".
- ^ "George Newell profile". Everton Football Club. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Bolton Wanderers v Hull City". BBC Sport. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published" (PDF). EFL Official Site. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "'Well add young striker Newell". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ Club, Motherwell Football (21 May 2019). "Update on playing squad for 2019/20". Motherwell Football Club. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "SIGNING | Local Lad George Returns Home". 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://www.marinefc.com/news/squad-update-2499557.html [dead link]
- ^ Fundraiser set up for ex-Bolton, Motherwell striker George Newell after double leg fracture"
- ^ "George Newell signs on loan for Mariners". marinefc.com. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "George Newell loan extension". marinefc.com. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Squad News". marinefc.com. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "George Newell signs to bolster Bala's attacking options". Cambrian News. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "George Newell profile". Everton Football Club. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "G.Newell". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ Appearance for Motherwell under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
External links[edit]
- George Newell at Soccerbase
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Formby
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton
- Footballers from Merseyside
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- AFC Fylde players
- English Football League players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Everton F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Albion Rovers F.C. players
- Southport F.C. players
- Marine A.F.C. players
- Bala Town F.C. players
- English football forward, 1990s birth stubs