Isaac Newell
Overview
 
Isaac Newell was a teacher from England
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...

 and a pioneer of Football in Argentina
Football in Argentina
Football in Argentina is the most popular sport, the one with the most players and is the most popular recreational sport, played from childhood into old age...

. He was also the founder of the Colegio Comercial Anglicano Argentino and the founder of famous football club Newell's Old Boys
Newell's Old Boys
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario. The club was founded on November 3, 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell, one of the pioneers of Argentine football...

, which is named in his honour.
Isaac Newell was born on April 24, 1853 in Strood
Strood
Strood is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is part of the ceremonial county of Kent. It lies on the north west bank of the River Medway at its lowest bridging point, and is part of the Rochester post town....

, in the county of Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...

, in the South East of England
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...

. He was born to Joseph Newell and Mary Goodger, he had an adventurous spirit and a passion for sporting activity, especially football
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...

.

At the age of 16 he boarded a ship to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 with some friends of his father.
Quotations

The players have got to know that we are not firing by the seat of our pants.

Jun-2005, DCFC website

If that's foreign strength or that's English strength, it doesn't matter to me.

Jun-2005, DCFC website

I've got to try and educate not only the players but the Derby fans and the board of directors that...

29-Jun-2005, Radio 5

If we stand still, we're going backwards. We've got to keep moving forward and appear to be moving forward.

29-Jun-2005, Radio Derby

They know, in that changing room, that the strength is that changing room.

30-Jun-2005, Radio Derby

The way they questioned my decisions was absolutely disgraceful.

1-Oct-2005, Radio Derby

There was pride in the shirt. There was sweat in the shirt. There was blood in the shirt.

1-Oct-2005, Radio Derby

I asked for 11 men and I asked for 5 men as substitutes.

1-Oct-2005, Radio Derby

You've got a good manager.

1-Oct-2005, Radio Derby

If I get the good pictures I was getting at the beginning of the season, Lee Holmes will be knocking at the door.

5-Oct-2005, DCFC website

 
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