Tom Newey
Encyclopedia
Thomas William "Tom" Newey (born 31 October 1982 in Sheffield
, South Yorkshire
) is an English
professional footballer who plays as a defender
for Football League Two
side Rotherham United. Newey plays primarily as a left-back but can also operate as a centre half, he has previously played for Leeds United
, Cambridge United
, Darlington
, Leyton Orient
, Grimsby Town
, Rochdale
and Bury
.
in August 2002. He was loaned to Cambridge United
in February 2003 where he made seven league and cup appearances, and was then loaned to Darlington in March 2003 where he also made seven appearances, scoring one goal. He was offered a permanent contract by Darlington in May 2003 but turned it down.
in July 2003, where he went on to make 63 appearances, scoring three goals. Following a loan spell with Cambridge United, he joined the club on a permanent basis in March 2005.
in June 2005 and was one of the first new signings under Grimsby's new boss at the time, Russell Slade
. He made 43 league and cup appearances for Grimsby in the 2005–06 season as Grimsby challenged for promotion only to lose out in the play-off final. Newey managed to keep down a regular spot at left back, despite having stiff competition from veteran Gary Croft
. Slade departed Blundell Park
at the end of the season, but this did not stop Newey from following him out of the club, like a few players did, and in this new manager Graham Rodger
convinced Tom to sign a new three-year contract with the club in the summer of 2006. Grimsby struggled in the new season, and Rodger was replaced by Alan Buckley
. Newey continued to keep his place and he made a further 46 league and cup appearances in the 2006-07 season. In the 2007-08 campaign, Newey became the club's interim captain as veteran Justin Whittle
spent the majority of the campaign on the substitute bench. He was part of the squad that season, that managed to get through to the final of the Football League Trophy
at Wembley Stadium
. Grimsby lost the game 2-0 to the MK Dons. Following Buckley's dismissal in September 2008, Newey re-established himself under new manager Mike Newell
until a mid-season injury halted his first team aspirations. Newell moved too sign West Ham United
left back Joe Widdowson
in his absence. On his return to fitness, Grimsby accepted an approach by rivals Lincoln City
to take Newey on loan, however the player rejected the chance of playing at Sincil Bank
due to his fitness levels not being adequate enough to merit a first team place. Newey returned to first team action a few weeks later, but found himself out of favour, with Newell preferring to use Widdowson in place of him, thus freezing the long term Grimsby left back out of his regular spot in the team. On 17 March 2009, Newey was told he could leave the club on a free transfer along with Goalkeepers Phil Barnes
and Gary Montgomery
. However though Barnes and Montgomery both left, Newey was loaned out too Rochdale
for the remaining month of the 2008-2009 season. On 30 April Newey was told along with Peter Till
that they will not be offered a new contract by the club for the 2009-10 season.
Newey was also told by Rochdale a few days later, that he would not be offered a permanent contract to mean he would not be joining the club for the new season, something which Tom had expressed his desire to do so after admitting his enjoyment in working alongside Dale players, and former Grimsby team mates Simon Ramsden
and Ciaran Toner
once again.
following a successful trial spell with the club. Newey played 32 times for Bury in the league before leaving at the end of the 2009-10 season.
side Rotherham United
in the summer of 2010.
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
) is an English
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...
professional footballer who plays as a defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
for Football League Two
Football 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 Rotherham United. Newey plays primarily as a left-back but can also operate as a centre half, he has previously played for Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
, Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
, Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...
, 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...
, Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
, Rochdale
Rochdale A.F.C.
Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...
and Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
.
Leeds United
Newey began his career as a trainee with Leeds UnitedLeeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
in August 2002. He was loaned to Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
in February 2003 where he made seven league and cup appearances, and was then loaned to Darlington in March 2003 where he also made seven appearances, scoring one goal. He was offered a permanent contract by Darlington in May 2003 but turned it down.
Leyton Orient
After being released by Leeds, Newey joined Leyton OrientLeyton 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...
in July 2003, where he went on to make 63 appearances, scoring three goals. Following a loan spell with Cambridge United, he joined the club on a permanent basis in March 2005.
Cambridge United
After joining Cambridge late in the 2004–05 campaign, Newey made 16 appearances for Cambridge, in their failed bid to fight off relegation and was released after Cambridge were relegated from the Football League.Grimsby Town
Newey signed a one-year contract with Grimsby TownGrimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
in June 2005 and was one of the first new signings under Grimsby's new boss at the time, Russell Slade
Russell Slade
Russell Slade is an English football manager currently in charge of League One side Leyton Orient.-Notts County:Slade was assistant manager to Mick Walker at Notts County, and took over as caretaker manager when Walker was sacked in September 1994. When County appointed Howard Kendall as manager...
. He made 43 league and cup appearances for Grimsby in the 2005–06 season as Grimsby challenged for promotion only to lose out in the play-off final. Newey managed to keep down a regular spot at left back, despite having stiff competition from veteran Gary Croft
Gary Croft
Gary Croft is a former English football player who played as a left back. He played as a professional between 1992 and 2008 notably for Grimsby Town, Blackburn Rovers and Ipswich Town, having also had spells with Wigan Athletic, Cardiff City and Lincoln City...
. Slade departed Blundell Park
Blundell Park
Blundell Park is a football ground in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England and home to Grimsby Town Football Club. The stadium was built in 1898, but only one of the original stands remain. The current capacity of the ground is 9546, though with the introduction of all seating in the late...
at the end of the season, but this did not stop Newey from following him out of the club, like a few players did, and in this new manager Graham Rodger
Graham Rodger
Graham Rodger is a Scottish born English former professional footballer and football manager. He played as a defender from 1984 until 1998 for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City and Luton Town before finishing his career with a six year stint at Grimsby Town, where he retired in 1998 following...
convinced Tom to sign a new three-year contract with the club in the summer of 2006. Grimsby struggled in the new season, and Rodger was replaced by Alan Buckley
Alan Buckley
Alan Peter Buckley is an English football manager. He was manager of League Two side Grimsby Town until his dismissal in September 2008...
. Newey continued to keep his place and he made a further 46 league and cup appearances in the 2006-07 season. In the 2007-08 campaign, Newey became the club's interim captain as veteran Justin Whittle
Justin Whittle
Justin Whittle is a former English professional footballer who played as a defender from 1994 until 2011.As a player he notably captained Humberside clubs Hull City and Grimsby Town. He also appeared for Celtic where he started his career in 1994 before moving on to Stoke City...
spent the majority of the campaign on the substitute bench. He was part of the squad that season, that managed to get through to the final of the Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
at Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
. Grimsby lost the game 2-0 to the MK Dons. Following Buckley's dismissal in September 2008, Newey re-established himself under new manager Mike Newell
Mike Newell (footballer)
Michael Colin "Mike" Newell is an English football manager and former professional footballer. As a player he notably was a member of the Blackburn Rovers team which won the Premier League in 1995, as well also playing for Crewe Alexandra, Wigan Athletic, Luton Town, Leicester City, Everton,...
until a mid-season injury halted his first team aspirations. Newell moved too sign West Ham United
West 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...
left back Joe Widdowson
Joe Widdowson
Joseph "Joe" Widdowson is an English footballer who plays for League One club Rochdale. His primary position is as a left-sided defender.-West Ham United:...
in his absence. On his return to fitness, Grimsby accepted an approach by rivals Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
to take Newey on loan, however the player rejected the chance of playing at Sincil Bank
Sincil Bank
Sincil Bank is a football stadium in Lincoln, England and has been the home of Lincoln City since 1895. Previously, Lincoln City had played at the nearby John O'Gaunts ground since the club's 1884 inception. Sincil Bank has an overall capacity of 10,120 and is colloquially known to fans as "The...
due to his fitness levels not being adequate enough to merit a first team place. Newey returned to first team action a few weeks later, but found himself out of favour, with Newell preferring to use Widdowson in place of him, thus freezing the long term Grimsby left back out of his regular spot in the team. On 17 March 2009, Newey was told he could leave the club on a free transfer along with Goalkeepers Phil Barnes
Phil Barnes
Philip Kenneth "Phil" Barnes is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Conference North side Gainsborough Trinity...
and Gary Montgomery
Gary Montgomery
Gary Stephen Montgomery , is an English professional footballer and cricketer who last played in football as a goalkeeper for Boston United. He has previously played for Coventry City, Crewe Alexandra, Kidderminster Harriers, Rotherham United and Grimsby Town...
. However though Barnes and Montgomery both left, Newey was loaned out too Rochdale
Rochdale A.F.C.
Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...
for the remaining month of the 2008-2009 season. On 30 April Newey was told along with Peter Till
Peter Till
Peter Till is an English footballer who plays for Fleetwood Town as a winger.Till started his career with the Birmingham City youth system before making his first team debut in 2005. He was loaned to Scunthorpe United, Boston United, Leyton Orient and Grimsby Town, whom he joined permanently in 2007...
that they will not be offered a new contract by the club for the 2009-10 season.
Newey was also told by Rochdale a few days later, that he would not be offered a permanent contract to mean he would not be joining the club for the new season, something which Tom had expressed his desire to do so after admitting his enjoyment in working alongside Dale players, and former Grimsby team mates Simon Ramsden
Simon Ramsden
Simon Paul Ramsden is an English footballer playing for Football League Two side Bradford City. He is a defender capable of playing in the centre or on the right side.-Sunderland:...
and Ciaran Toner
Ciarán Toner
Ciarán Toner is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for Conference North side Guiseley. He has represented Tottenham Hotspur, Peterborough United, Bristol Rovers, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City, Cambridge United, Grimsby Town, Rochdale and Harrogate Town...
once again.
Bury
On 28 August 2009 Newey signed a twelve month contract with BuryBury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
following a successful trial spell with the club. Newey played 32 times for Bury in the league before leaving at the end of the 2009-10 season.
Rotherham United
Newey signed for fellow Football 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 Rotherham United
Rotherham United F.C.
Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...
in the summer of 2010.
Grimsby Town
- Coca Cola League Two Play-off runner up: 2005-062005-06 in English footballThe 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether...
- Football League TrophyFootball League TrophyThe Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
runner up: 2007-082007-08 in English footballThe 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...
External links
- Profile of Tom Newey at codalmighty.com