# Adam Newton > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adam_Newton > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Adam_Newton.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Newton > Source revision: 1345975910 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Footballer (born 1980)}} {{for-multi|the professor of English|Adam Zachary Newton|the Scottish scholar, royal tutor and dean of Durham|Adam Newton (tutor)}} {{Use British English|date=October 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Adam Newton | image = Newton, Adam.jpg | caption = Newton in 2010 | fullname = Adam Lee Newton{{Cite book |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-84596-474-0 |editor-last=Hugman |editor-first=Barry J.}} | height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|12|4}} | birth_place = [Grays](/source/Grays%2C_Essex), England | position = [Full-back](/source/Full-back_(association_football)) | youthyears1 = 1997–1999 | youthclubs1 = [West Ham United](/source/West_Ham_United_F.C.) | years1 = 1999–2002 | clubs1 = [West Ham United](/source/West_Ham_United_F.C.) | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1999 | clubs2 = → [Portsmouth](/source/Portsmouth_F.C.) (loan) | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2000–2001 | clubs3 = → [Notts County](/source/Notts_County_F.C.) (loan) | caps3 = 20 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2002 | clubs4 = → [Leyton Orient](/source/Leyton_Orient_F.C.) (loan) | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2002–2008 | clubs5 = [Peterborough United](/source/Peterborough_United_F.C.) | caps5 = 218 | goals5 = 8 | years6 = 2008–2009 | clubs6 = [Brentford](/source/Brentford_F.C.) | caps6 = 35 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2009–2011 | clubs7 = [Luton Town](/source/Luton_Town_F.C.) | caps7 = 54 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2011–2016 | clubs8 = [Woking](/source/Woking_F.C.) | caps8 = 154 | goals8 = 4 | totalcaps = 496 | totalgoals = 17 | nationalyears1 = 2000 | nationalteam1 = [England U21](/source/England_national_under-21_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2004–2015 | nationalteam2 = [Saint Kitts and Nevis](/source/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis_national_football_team) | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 1 }} '''Adam Lee Newton''' (born 4 December 1980) is a former professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who played for [West Ham United](/source/West_Ham_United_F.C.), [Peterborough United](/source/Peterborough_United_F.C.), [Brentford](/source/Brentford_F.C.) and [Luton Town](/source/Luton_Town_F.C.). Born in England, he represented the [England U21 national team](/source/England_national_under-21_football_team) and the [Saint Kitts and Nevis senior national team](/source/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis_national_football_team) at international level. ==Club career== ===West Ham United=== Newton was born in [Grays](/source/Grays%2C_Essex). He began his career in the [academy](/source/West_Ham_United_F.C._Under-23s_and_Academy) at [West Ham United](/source/West_Ham_United_F.C.) and signed a professional contract in August 1998, but he did not win a call into the first team squad during the [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_West_Ham_United_F.C._season) season.{{Cite web |title=West Ham FC Player Appearances {{!}} Past & Present |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2802&teamTabs=stats&season_id=128 |access-date=23 May 2019 |website=Soccer Base}} He had a successful season with the youth team, winning the [FA Youth Cup](/source/FA_Youth_Cup_Finals_of_the_1990s) and scoring in both legs of the final.{{Cite web |date=15 May 1999 |title=Football: FA Youth Cup Final – Hammers kids earn a 21,000 fan salute |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-fa-youth-cup-final-hammers-kids-earn-a-21000-fan-salute-1093752.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310123049/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-fa-youth-cup-final-hammers-kids-earn-a-21000-fan-salute-1093752.html |archive-date=10 March 2016 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |access-date=31 December 2018 |website=The Independent |language=en}} After making his professional debut while on [loan](/source/Loan_(sports)) to [First Division](/source/Football_League_First_Division) club [Portsmouth](/source/Portsmouth_F.C.) early in the [1999–00](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_Football_League) season, Newton made his West Ham United debut on his return to [Upton Park](/source/Upton_Park_(Boleyn_Ground)), as a substitute for [Marc Keller](/source/Marc_Keller) in a 1–0 [Premier League](/source/Premier_League) defeat to [Coventry City](/source/Coventry_City_F.C.) on 25 September 1999. He made two further substitute appearances during the [1999–00](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_West_Ham_United_F.C._season) season and understudied right back [Trevor Sinclair](/source/Trevor_Sinclair), but did not appear for the club again and had further spells away on loan during the [2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_West_Ham_United_F.C._season) and [2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_West_Ham_United_F.C._season) seasons.{{Soccerbase|id=16826}} Out of favour with new manager [Glenn Roeder](/source/Glenn_Roeder), Newton was released by West Ham at the end of the 2001–02 season.{{Cite news |date=1 May 2002 |title=Brush seeks new Newton |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leyton_orient/1962413.stm |access-date=28 May 2009}} ===Peterborough United=== After rejecting a contract with his previous loan club [Leyton Orient](/source/Leyton_Orient_F.C.), Newton joined [Second Division](/source/Football_League_Second_Division) club [Peterborough United](/source/Peterborough_United_F.C.) on a [free transfer](/source/Free_transfer_(association_football)) in May 2002.{{Cite news |date=1 May 2002 |title=Posh sign Hammers starlet |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/1962466.stm |access-date=28 May 2009}} He quickly established himself in the team and made 249 appearances and scored 9 goals during six seasons at [London Road](/source/London_Road_Stadium) and celebrated promotion to [League One](/source/EFL_League_One) with the club at the end of the [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Peterborough_United_F.C._season) season.{{Fchd|PETERBOU|name=Peterborough United F.C.}} After dropping down the pecking order following the arrival of [Russell Martin](/source/Russell_Martin_(footballer)) at the end of the [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_in_English_football) season, Newton's contract was terminated by mutual agreement.{{Cite news |date=23 June 2008 |title=Posh terminate Newton's contract |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/7469268.stm |access-date=17 August 2008}} He made 249 appearances and scored 9 goals during his time at the club. ===Brentford=== In June 2008, Newton joined [League Two](/source/Football_League_Two) club [Brentford](/source/Brentford_F.C.) on a one-year contract, effective 1 July 2008.{{Cite web |title=Newton Signs |url=http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1331956,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213195339/http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1331956,00.html |archive-date=13 February 2018 |access-date=12 February 2018 |website=brentfordfc.co.uk}} At the start of the [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_in_English_football) season, Brentford manager [Andy Scott](/source/Andy_Scott_(footballer%2C_born_1972)) named Newton club captain, but he later lost the captaincy to [Kevin O'Connor](/source/Kevin_O'Connor_(footballer%2C_born_1982)) 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.{{Cite web |title=Scotty Releases Nine |url=http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1650190,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213195317/http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1650190,00.html |archive-date=13 February 2018 |access-date=12 February 2018 |website=brentfordfc.co.uk}} He made 39 appearances and scored one goal during the season, which came in a 2–0 victory over [Luton Town](/source/Luton_Town_F.C.) on the final day. ===Luton Town=== On 28 May 2009, Newton signed a two-year contract with newly relegated [Conference Premier](/source/National_League_(division)) club Luton Town.{{Cite news |date=28 May 2009 |title=Winger Newton seals Luton switch |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/8072749.stm |access-date=19 November 2009}} 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. On 2 June 2011, it was announced that Newton's contract would not be renewed and that he had been released by the club.{{Cite news |date=2 June 2011 |title=Luton Town to release Lloyd Owusu and Adam Newton |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13629473 |access-date=2 June 2011}} ===Woking=== On 27 June 2011, Newton signed for [Conference South](/source/Conference_South) club [Woking](/source/Woking_F.C.).{{Cite news |date=27 June 2011 |title=Woking sign Giuseppe Sole, Jay Davies and Adam Newton |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/9523722.stm |access-date=30 June 2011}} Despite briefly retiring during the 2015 off-season,{{Cite web |last=Dyke |first=Chris |date=1 May 2015 |title=How will Garry Hill's Woking FC squad shape up for next season? |url=http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/adam-newton-john-nutter-join-9158941 |access-date=23 May 2019 |website=getsurrey}} he stayed with the club for five seasons and was a part of the team which finished the [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_Football_Conference) season as Conference South champions.{{Fchd|WOKING|name=Woking F.C.}} Newton retired at the end of the [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_National_League) season, after making 169 appearances and scoring four goals for the club.{{Cite web |title=History Boys: Adam Newton |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/may/history-boys-adam-newton/ |access-date=23 May 2019 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}} In his retirement, Newton occasionally played for Hackney & Leyton [Sunday League](/source/Sunday_league_football) club Downs.{{Cite tweet |number=1084412612232839169 |user=DownsFC1878 |title=A new signing for Downs, one for the @theposhofficial and @leytonorientfc fans. A warm welcome to Adam Newton}} == International career == Newton was capped once by England at [under-21](/source/England_national_under-21_football_team) level, in a 6–1 [friendly](/source/Friendly_Match) victory over [Georgia](/source/Georgia_national_under-21_football_team) in August 2000.{{Cite web |title=England Matches – Under-21's 2000–10 |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU21pg3.html |access-date=23 May 2019 |website=www.englandfootballonline.com}} In 2004, he was one of three UK-based players to be called up by [Saint Kitts and Nevis](/source/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis_national_football_team) for the [2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying](/source/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CONCACAF)) campaign.{{Cite news |date=20 June 2004 |title=Willock hits double |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/3823477.stm |access-date=19 November 2009}} He won seven caps and scored one goal for Saint Kitts and Nevis between 2004 and 2015.{{NFT player|8015|accessdate=23 May 2019}} == Personal life == After retiring from football, Newton became a [London taxi](/source/Hackney_carriage) driver. ==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup ! colspan="2" |Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals !Apps !Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="3" valign="center" |[West Ham United](/source/West_Ham_United_F.C.) |[1999–00](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_FA_Premier_League){{Soccerbase season|id=16826|season=1999|accessdate=31 December 2018}} | rowspan="2" |[Premier League](/source/Premier_League) |2||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |― |1Appearance in [UEFA Cup](/source/UEFA_Europa_League) |0|| colspan="2" |― |3||0 |- |[2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_West_Ham_United_F.C._season) |0 |0 | colspan="2" |― |0 |0 | colspan="2" |― | colspan="2" |― |0 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !2 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !1 !0 ! colspan="2" |― !3 !0 |- | rowspan="1" valign="center" |[Portsmouth](/source/Portsmouth_F.C.) (loan) |[1999–00](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_Football_League) |[First Division](/source/Football_League_First_Division) |3||0|| colspan="2" |― |2||0 | colspan="2" |― | colspan="2" |― |5||0 |- | rowspan="1" valign="center" |[Notts County](/source/Notts_County_F.C.) (loan) |[2000–01](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_Football_League){{Soccerbase season|id=16826|season=2000|accessdate=31 December 2018}} |[Second Division](/source/Football_League_Second_Division) |20||1||2||0||0||0 | colspan="2" |—||0||0||22||1 |- | rowspan="1" valign="center" |[Leyton Orient](/source/Leyton_Orient_F.C.) (loan) |[2001–02](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_Football_League){{Soccerbase season|id=16826|season=2001|accessdate=31 December 2018}} |[Third Division](/source/Football_League_Third_Division) |10||1||0||0||0||0 | colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |― |10||1 |- | rowspan="7" valign="center" |[Peterborough United](/source/Peterborough_United_F.C.) |[2002–03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_Football_League){{Soccerbase season|id=16826|season=2002|accessdate=31 December 2018}} | rowspan="2" |Second Division |36||2||1||0||1||0 | colspan="2" |—||1Appearance(s) in [Football League Trophy](/source/Football_League_Trophy)||0||39||2 |- |[2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_Football_League){{Soccerbase season|id=16826|season=2003|accessdate=31 December 2018}} |37||2||3||1||1||0 | colspan="2" |—||3||0||44||3 |- |[2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_Football_League){{Soccerbase season|id=16826|season=2004|accessdate=31 December 2018}} |[League One](/source/Football_League_One) |30||0||3||0||0||0 | colspan="2" |—||0||0||33||0 |- |[2005–06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_Football_League){{Soccerbase season|id=16826|season=2005|accessdate=31 December 2018}} | rowspan="3" |[League Two](/source/Football_League_Two) |40||3||2||0||1||0 | colspan="2" |—||3||0||46||0 |- |[2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Football_League){{Soccerbase season|id=16826|season=2006|accessdate=31 December 2018}} |43||1||4||0||2||0 | colspan="2" |—||1||0||50||1 |- |[2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Football_League){{Soccerbase season|id=16826|season=2007|accessdate=31 December 2018}} |32||0||2||0||2||0 | colspan="2" |—|||1||0||37||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !218!!8!!15!!1!!7!!0 ! colspan="2" |― !9!!0!!249!!9 |- | rowspan="1" valign="center" |[Brentford](/source/Brentford_F.C.) |[2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Football_League){{Soccerbase season|id=16826|season=2008|accessdate=31 December 2018}} |League Two |35||1||1||0||1||0 | colspan="2" |—||2||0||39||1 |- | rowspan="3" valign="center" |[Luton Town](/source/Luton_Town_F.C.) |[2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Football_Conference){{Soccerway|id=50411|accessdate=31 December 2018}} | rowspan="2" |[Conference Premier](/source/National_League_(division)) |37||2||5||2|| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |—||0||0||42||4 |- |[2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Football_Conference) |19||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |—||2Appearance(s) in [Football Conference](/source/Football_Conference) play-offs||0||21||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !56!!2!!5!!2!! colspan="2" |― ! colspan="2" |― !2!!0!!63!!2 |- | rowspan="6" valign="center" |[Woking](/source/Woking_F.C.) |[2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_Football_Conference) |[Conference South](/source/National_League_South) |38||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |—||1Appearance(s) in [FA Trophy](/source/FA_Trophy)||0||40||0 |- |[2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Football_Conference) | rowspan="3" |Conference Premier |43||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |—||2||0||46||0 |- |[2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Football_Conference) |37||1||1||0|| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |—||2||0||40||1 |- |[2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Football_Conference) |35||3||2||0|| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |—||5||0||42||3 |- |[2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_National_League) |National League |1||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |—||0||0||1||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !154!!4!!5!!0!! colspan="2" |― ! colspan="2" |― !10!!0!!169!!4 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !498!!17!!28!!3!!10!!0 !1 !0!!24!!0!!560!!18 |} {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} ==Honours== ;West Ham United *[FA Youth Cup](/source/FA_Youth_Cup): [1998–99](/source/FA_Youth_Cup_Finals_of_the_1990s) ;Peterborough United *[Football League Two](/source/Football_League_Two) second-place promotion: [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_in_English_football) ;Brentford * Football League Two: [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_in_English_football) ;Woking * [Conference South](/source/Conference_South): [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_in_English_football) ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{Premier League player}} * {{Soccerbase}} * {{official website|www.adamnewton.co.uk}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Newton, Adam}} Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Grays, Essex Category:Sportspeople from Essex Category:England men's under-21 international footballers Category:Saint Kitts and Nevis men's footballers Category:Saint Kitts and Nevis men's international footballers Category:West Ham United F.C. players Category:Portsmouth F.C. players Category:Notts County F.C. players Category:Leyton Orient F.C. players Category:Peterborough United F.C. players Category:Brentford F.C. players Category:Luton Town F.C. players Category:Woking F.C. players Category:Premier League players Category:English Football League players Category:National League (English football) players Category:Black British sportsmen Category:21st-century Black British people Category:English people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent Category:Sportspeople of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Footballers from Essex Category:21st-century English sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Adam Newton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Newton) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Newton?action=history)). 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