Sean Newton

Sean Newton

File:Sean Newton 1.jpg Newton playing for Stockport County in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Sean Michael Newton
Date of birth	(1988-09-23) 23 September 1988
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Wrexham
Number	3
Youth career
2005–2007	Chester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Chester City	2	(0)
2007	→ Southport (loan)	13	(1)
2008	→ Droylsden (loan)	15	(1)
2008–2009	Droylsden	?	(5)
2009	Barrow	4	(0)
2009–2012	AFC Telford United	110	(4)
2012	→ Stockport County (loan)	7	(1)
2012–2013	Stockport County	43	(6)
2013–2015	Lincoln City	80	(6)
2015	→ Notts County (loan)	8	(0)
2015–	Wrexham	46	(6)
International career
2009–	England C	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2014

Sean Michael Newton (born 23 September 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Wrexham.

Career

A product of the club's youth system, Newton signed professional forms with Chester City in May 2007. He made his first-team debut for the Blues on 1 January 2008 against Grimsby Town at left-back, after being an unused substitute in previous matches.

Newton spent time on loan with Southport in the early weeks of the 2007–08 season, allowing him to gain first-team experience. This spell included him scoring from a free-kick against Tamworth. After thirteen league and four cup appearances, he returned to Chester City in November 2007.

At the end of February 2008, Newton and teammate Stephen Vaughan joined Droylsden on loan, where he enjoyed regular first–team football for the remainder of the season.

On 28 August, Newton signed a loan deal with Conference North team AFC Telford United following a move in the opposite direction by leftback Gareth Jelleyman.

In March 2012 he joined Stockport County on loan until the end of the season.

FA Cup controversy

Newton was in the headlines on 24 December 2008, the day after he played in an FA Cup Second Round FA Cup replay against Chesterfield. Newton scored twice for Droylsden in a 2–1 victory to secure a third round tie against Ipswich Town. However, it emerged after the game that Newton was due to serve a one-game suspension on the day after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season on 9 December. Droylsden had been informed of the suspension by the Football Association on 10 December. This meant that Newton was ineligible to play in the game against Chesterfield. The FA investigated the incident with the matter dealt with by an FA Cup committee on 29 December, after which the three clubs involved were informed of the decision, which was that the club were expelled from the competition, after being found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. The club lodged an appeal, which was unsuccessful. He joined Stockport on a permanent deal in May 2012.

Stockport County

Newton very quickly became a fan favourite at Edgeley Park. At the start of the 2012–13 season he was second in line for captaincy. Newtons speed and Freekick ability led to him scoring 6 times in his first full season for the Hatters; making him third in the top scorers list for the season. With Joe Connor and James Tunnicliffe being out of the team, Newton became the captain and was in line for the County Player of the Season award.

Wrexham

On 14 May 2015 Newton signed for National League side Wrexham. During the 2015/2016 season we was ever present in the league before signing a new one-year deal in May 2016.

External links

• Sean Newton career statistics at Soccerbase
• Sean Newton at Soccerway