Danny Newton

Danny Newton
Personal information
Full name Daniel James Newton[1]
Date of birth (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Liverpool, England[2]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Brackley Town
Youth career
2009–2010 Hinckley United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Hinckley United 71 (17)
2012–2013 Nuneaton Town 9 (0)
2012 → Hinckley United (loan) 11 (2)
2013 → Barwell (loan) 7 (3)
2013 Barwell 12 (11)
2013–2014 Brackley Town 8 (0)
2014–2015 Leamington 54 (26)
2015–2017 Tamworth 75 (38)
2017–2021 Stevenage 115 (26)
2021–2022 Solihull Moors 35 (5)
2022–2023 Boreham Wood 37 (3)
2023– Brackley Town 45 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 0:45, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Daniel James Newton (born 18 March 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League North club Brackley Town.

Newton began his career at Hinckley United, where he broke into the first team in 2010 and spent two seasons. He joined fellow National League North club Nuneaton Town, although spent most of his time there on loan back at Hinckley United and then at Barwell of the Southern Football League. He joined Barwell on a permanent basis at the start of the 2013–14 season, before making the step back up to join Brackley Town in October 2013. In January 2014, he signed for Leamington, where he was the club's top goalscorer during the 2014–15 season.

A move to Tamworth, also of the National League North, followed in May 2015. After two seasons at Tamworth, Newton signed for League Two club Stevenage ahead of the 2017–18 season. He was the club's top goalscorer and was also named as Stevenage's Player of the Year during his first season there. He spent four years at Stevenage before signing for Solihull Moors in August 2021, where he spent one season. Newton signed for Boreham Wood of the National League in July 2022. After one season at Boreham Wood, he rejoined Brackley Town in May 2023.

Early life

Newton was born in Liverpool, Merseyside.[2] His family relocated to Leicester when he was two years old and he grew up in the East Midlands.[2]

Career

Early career

Newton began his career at Conference North club Hinckley United, breaking into the first team towards the latter stages of the 2009–10 season.[3][4] He scored his first goal for Hinckley in the club's 3–2 victory against Harrogate Town on 24 April 2010,[5] coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring the winning goal in the 91st-minute to keep Hinckley's play-off hopes intact.[6] Newton remained at Hinckley for the 2010–11 season,[3] making 28 appearances during the season, of which 18 were from the substitutes' bench.[3] He scored three goals in a season where Hinckley finished in 15th place in the league.[3][7] The 2011–12 season served as Newton's breakthrough season in terms of regular first-team starting appearances.[3] He made 48 appearances during the season in all competitions, scoring 13 goals, forging a strike partnership with Andre Gray over the course of the season.[3][8][9]

At the end of the 2011–12 season, Newton left Hinckley and signed for Nuneaton Town, another Conference North team.[3] Having made no appearances in Nuneaton's opening games for the 2012–13 season, he was loaned back to former club Hinckley United on an initial one-month loan agreement in September 2012, which was later extended to three months.[10] He made 11 appearances and scored twice during his loan spell back at Hinckley.[3] Newton was recalled from his loan by Nuneaton in November, and made his debut as a 60th-minute substitute in Nuneaton's 1–0 loss to Telford United in the FA Trophy on 24 November 2012.[11] He made 10 appearances for Nuneaton in all competitions, of which five were starting appearances,[3] before he was once again loaned out, this time for the remainder of the season to Barwell of the Southern Football League in March 2013.[12] Newton made his first appearance for Barwell on 9 March 2013, playing the opening 82 minutes before he was sent-off for a sliding challenge on St Albans City's James Comley in a 3–1 home defeat.[13] The resulting three-match suspension spanned over a month,[14] after which Newton played in all of Barwell's remaining league fixtures,[14] scoring his first goal in a 2–1 away victory against Kettering Town.[15] He scored three goals in seven games during the loan agreement.[14]

He left Nuneaton at the end of the season and opted to join Barwell on a permanent basis in the summer of 2013, with the club having been relocated from the Southern Football League to the Northern Premier League, on non-contract terms to start the 2013–14 season.[12][16] He scored his first goals of the new season courtesy of a 13-minute hat-trick in a 3–2 away win against Stafford Rangers on 20 August 2013, a game in which his pace was described as being "too much for the Stafford defence".[17] Newton scored 11 goals in 13 matches in the opening two months of the season, as well as being named as Man of the Match in three of those matches.[16] His early season form resulted in transfer interest from Conference North club Brackley Town and he made the step back up a division by joining Brackley at the end of October 2013.[18] He debuted for Brackley in the club's 3–2 victory against Boston United on 2 November 2013, coming on as a substitute in the match.[19] Newton made eight appearances during his time at Brackley, seven of which came as a substitute.[3]

Leamington

After two months at Brackley, Newton joined fellow Conference North club Leamington on a contract until the end of the 2013–14 season in January 2014.[20] He was part of a deal that saw Stefan Moore make the reverse move from Leamington to Brackley.[20] Newton made his Leamington debut on 11 January 2014, playing the opening 78 minutes in a 0–0 away draw at Solihull Moors[21] and scored his first goal for the Warwickshire club a week later; the first goal of the game in an eventual 2–1 defeat to Harrogate Town.[22] He remained a first-team regular for the remainder of the season, scoring 10 goals in 18 appearances.[3]

Newton signed a one-year contract extension to remain at Leamington for the 2014–15 season.[3] He was made club captain midway through the season[23][24] and scored 11 goals in Leamington's final 12 league matches, taking his goal tally for the season to 16, during a season that saw Leamington relegated to the Southern Football League.[3][25] Newton was the club's top goalscorer during the season and he also won three end-of-season awards, including the club's Player of the Year.[26] He made 60 appearances in all competitions during his two-year spell, scoring 30 times.[3][27]

Tamworth

Newton joined National League North club Tamworth in May 2015,[28] signing a one-year deal for the 2015–16 season.[28] Newton made his Tamworth debut on 8 August 2015, playing the whole 90 minutes in a 1–0 victory against North Ferriby United at The Lamb Ground.[29] It took Newton 14 games to score his first goals for Tamworth,[3] scoring a brace in a 4–0 away victory against Lowestoft Town on 24 October 2015.[30] He scored four goals in a 5–3 win at Stalybridge Celtic on 23 January 2016.[31][32] In doing so, he became the first Tamworth player to score four goals in a single game since 1999.[33] Newton scored 10 times in 36 appearances during his first season at Tamworth,[3] with the club finishing in seventh place in National League North.[34] Shortly after the end of the season, in May 2016, he signed a new one-year deal to remain at Tamworth for the following season.[33]

He retained his place in the first team at Tamworth during the 2016–17 season,[3] scoring his first goal of the new season in a 2–1 victory against Telford United on 13 August 2016.[35] A 91st-minute goal in Tamworth's 5–2 victory at Alfreton Town served as the catalyst for Newton to go on a run of scoring 13 goals in 12 matches, which lasted from late August to mid November 2016.[3] This run included four separate braces.[36][37][38][39] He was a consistent goalscorer throughout the season,[3] which included a run of 13 goals in 12 matches to end the season.[3] Newton scored 28 goals in 39 appearances during the season,[3] finishing the season as the club's top goalscorer in a season where Tamworth finished in ninth place.[40][41] He won five end-of-season awards, including being named Tamworth's Player of the Year.[41] During his time at Tamworth, Newton scored 39 goals in 79 appearances.[3]

Stevenage

Newton was invited to participate at the V9 Academy in June 2017, an academy launched by Jamie Vardy to help non-league footballers into the Football League.[42] He attended the week-long camp, held at Manchester City's first-team campus, where he played in three friendlies and was watched by over 60 professional scouts.[42] He attracted the attention of "a number of EFL clubs",[43] before signing for League Two club Stevenage on a two-year contract on 19 June 2017.[44][43] Newton made his competitive debut for Stevenage on the opening day of the 2017–18 season, scoring the club's third goal in a 3–3 draw with Newport County at Broadhall Way.[45] Newton scored his first brace for the club in Stevenage's 5–2 victory against Swindon Town in the FA Cup second round on 2 December 2017.[46] His second goal of the match, where he won the ball in his own half before proceeding to run the length of the pitch and round the goalkeeper, was voted the best goal of the round.[46][47] Newton ended his first season at Stevenage as the club's top goalscorer,[48] scoring 16 times in 51 appearances in all competitions.[49] He was voted as Player of the Year at the club's end-of-season awards.[50]

During the 2018–19 season, Newton suffered a number of "little injuries" in the opening months of the season, including an ankle injury that ultimately kept him out of the first team for a month.[51][52] He returned on 3 November 2018, scoring the winning goal as a 60th-minute substitute in a 3–2 victory against Oldham Athletic.[51][52][53] In February 2019, Stevenage manager Dino Maamria stated that Newton had been playing despite a persistent ankle injury, and he underwent ankle surgery that would likely keep him out for the remainder of the season.[54] Newton returned earlier than anticipated, coming on as a half-time substitute and scoring seven minutes later in a 2–2 away draw at Macclesfield Town on 23 March 2019.[55] Newton made 29 appearances during the season, scoring six times.[51] Injury restricted Newton to 10 appearances throughout the 2019–20 season and he did not play that season beyond September 2019.[56] He signed a one-year contract extension with Stevenage on 22 August 2020,[57] and scored five times in 41 appearances during the 2020–21 season.[58] Newton was included in the list of players released by Stevenage on 15 May 2021, with his contract expiring on 30 June 2021.[59]

Solihull Moors

Newton signed for National League club Solihull Moors on a one-year contract on 2 August 2021.[60] He debuted for Solihull in the club's first game of the 2021–22 season, playing the whole match in a 2–2 draw at home against Wrexham.[61] Newton made 42 appearances during the season, scoring seven goals, as Solihull were defeated in the 2022 National League play-off final.[3][61] He was released by the club on 6 June 2022.[62]

Boreham Wood

A free agent ahead of the 2022–23 season, Newton joined fellow National League club Boreham Wood on 1 July 2022.[63] He made his debut for Boreham Wood in the club's first match of the season, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1–0 away victory at Southend United.[64][65] Newton made 42 appearances in all competitions, of which 21 were starting, scoring three times during his one season there as Boreham Wood were defeated by Notts County in the National League play-off semi-final.[64] He was released by Boreham Wood at the end of the season.[66]

Brackley Town

Newton signed for National League North club Brackley Town on 24 May 2023, returning to the club having played for them 10 years earlier.[67]

Style of play

Newton plays as a forward and this is his preferred position.[23] He has also been deployed on the left wing.[23] His "relentless style of play" means he has been likened to Jamie Vardy,[42][68] with the forward being described as not giving "defenders a moment's rest".[42]

Personal life

He is a supporter of Liverpool.[2] Before turning professional in June 2017, Newton combined playing non-League football with working as a maintenance engineer in a factory that made axles for lorries.[69]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 June 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hinckley United 2009–10[3] Conference North 2 1 0 0 — 0 0 2 1
2010–11[3] Conference North 28 3 0 0 — 0 0 28 3
2011–12[3] Conference North 41 13 4 0 — 3[a] 0 48 13
Total 71 17 4 0 0 0 3 0 78 17
Nuneaton Town 2012–13[3] Conference North 9 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 10 0
Hinckley United (loan) 2012–13[3] Conference North 11 2 0 0 — 0 0 11 2
Barwell (loan) 2012–13[14] SFL Premier Division 7 3 0 0 — 0 0 7 3
Barwell 2013–14[16] NPL Premier Division 12 11 1 0 — 0 0 13 11
Brackley Town 2013–14[3] Conference North 8 0 0 0 — 0 0 8 0
Leamington 2013–14[3] Conference North 18 10 0 0 — 0 0 18 10
2014–15[3][27] Conference North 36 16 3 2 — 3[b] 2 42 20
Total 54 26 3 2 0 0 3 2 60 30
Tamworth 2015–16[3][70] National League North 36 10 1 1 — 0 0 37 11
2016–17[3][71] National League North 39 28 1 0 — 2[a] 0 42 28
Total 75 38 2 1 0 0 2 0 79 39
Stevenage 2017–18[49] League Two 45 14 4 2 1 0 1[c] 0 51 16
2018–19[51] League Two 25 6 1 0 0 0 3[c] 0 29 6
2019–20[56] League Two 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
2020–21[58] League Two 35 4 3 1 1 0 2[c] 0 41 5
Total 115 26 8 3 2 0 6 0 131 29
Solihull Moors 2021–22[3][61] National League 35 5 2 1 — 5[d] 1 42 7
Boreham Wood 2022–23[3][64] National League 37 3 3 1 — 2[e] 0 42 4
Brackley Town 2023–24[3] National League North 45 19 0 0 — 2 0 47 19
Career total 482 150 23 7 2 0 24 3 529 161
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy, two appearances and two goals in the Birmingham Senior Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
  5. ^ Two appearances in National League play-offs

Honours

Individual

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