Tom Newey

Football player infobox
playername = Tom Newey


fullname = Tom Newey
height = height|ft=5|in=10
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1982|10|31|mf=y
cityofbirth = Sheffield
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Grimsby Town
clubnumber = 3
position = Defender
youthyears = 2001–2002
youthclubs = Leeds United
years = 2002–2003
2003
2003
2003–2005
2005
2005
2005–
clubs = Leeds United
→ Cambridge United (loan)
→ Darlington (loan)
Leyton Orient
→ Cambridge United (loan)
Cambridge United
Grimsby Town
caps(goals) = 000 (0)
006 (0)
007 (1)
054 (3)
006 (0)
010 (0)
131 (3)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 10:59, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Tom Newey (born 31 October 1982 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Football League Two side Grimsby Town. Newey plays primarily as a left-back but can also operate as a centre half.

Club career

Newey began his career as a trainee with Leeds United in August 2002.cite web| last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Tom Newey | work =Soccerbase | publisher =Racing Post | date = | url =http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=34621 | format = | doi = | accessdate =2008-02-26 ] . He was loaned to Cambridge United in February 2003 where he made seven league and cup appearances. He was loaned to Darlington in March 2003 where he made seven appearances, scoring one goal. He was offered a permanent contract by Darlington in May 2003 but turned it down. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Newey rejects Quakers deal | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = BBC Sport | date =2003-05-28 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/2944122.stm | accessdate =2005-02-26 ] .

After being released by Leeds, Newey joined Leyton Orient in July 2003, where he made 63 appearances, scoring three goals. Newey re-joined Cambridge United on loan in January 2005 and signed a permanent deal with Cambridge two month later. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Cambridge recruit O's midfielder | work = | pages = | language = | publisher =BBC Sport | date =2005-01-21 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cambridge_utd/4196035.stm| accessdate =2005-02-26 ] [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Cambridge want Newey permanently| work = | pages = | language = | publisher =BBC Sport | date =2005-02-10 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cambridge_utd/4336947.stm| accessdate =2005-02-26 ] He made 16 appearances for Cambridge, but was released after Cambridge were relegated from the Football League.

After Cambridge were relegated from the Football League, Newey signed a one-year contract with Grimsby Town in June 2005. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Grimsby bring in midfielder Newey | work = | pages = | language = | publisher =BBC Sport | date =2005-06-27 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/grimsby_town/4627153.stm| accessdate =2005-02-26 ] 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. [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Grimsby 0-1 Cheltenham | work = | pages = | language = | publisher =BBC Sport | date =2006-05-28 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/5010270.stm| accessdate =2005-02-26 ] He signed a new three-year contract with Grimsby in the summer of 2006, [cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title =Mariners rocked by Reddy request | work = | pages = | language = | publisher =BBC Sport | date =2006-08-01 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/grimsby_town/5235270.stm| accessdate =2005-02-26 ] and made a further 46 league and cup appearances in the 2006-07 season.

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=34621|name=Tom Newey
* [http://www.codalmighty.com/site/ca.php?page=0708/profiles/tom_newey Profile of Tom Newey] at codalmighty.com