George Newell

George Stephen Newell (born 27 January 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Cymru Premier club Bala Town.

For the Michigan politician, see George E. Newell.

George Newell
Personal information
Full name George Stephen Newell[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997
Place of birth Formby, England [2]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bala Town
Number 27
Youth career
2010–2015 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Bolton Wanderers 2 (0)
2016 → AFC Fylde (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2019 Motherwell 8 (0)
2019 → Albion Rovers (loan) 11 (2)
2019–2022 Southport 17 (7)
2019–2020 → Marine (loan) 6 (5)
2021–2022 → Marine (loan) 9 (4)
2022– Bala Town 36 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

Early life

Newell was born in Formby and has been with Bolton Wanderers since the summer of 2015 after completing a two-year scholarship with Everton.[3]

Club career

Newell initially joined Bolton Wanderers U21 team and made his first team debut on 30 April 2016, coming on as a substitute for Emile Heskey in the home game against Hull City in the Football League Championship.[4] The EFL retained and released list published on 13 June 2017 confirmed that Newell had left the club.[5]

On 24 July 2017, Newell signed a one-year contract with Scottish Premiership side Motherwell.[6] He was released in July 2019.[7]

On 10 September 2019, Newell joined Southport.[8] In November 2019 he joined Marine on loan until 6 January 2020.[9] He returned to his parent club in early January.[10]

In February 2021, after a horrific double compound leg fracture, Southport set up a GoFundMe to help fund his medical bills.[11] He joined Marine on loan again in December 2021 [12] and the loan was extended in January 2022.[13] He was recalled to Southport in February.[14]

In July 2022 he signed for Bala Town.[15]

Personal life

Newell is the son of former Blackburn Rovers and Everton forward Mike Newell.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 18 July 2018[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolton Wanderers 2015–16 Championship 200000––20
2016–17 League One 000000––00
Total 200000000020
AFC Fylde (loan) 2016–17 National League North 200000––20
Motherwell 2017–18 Scottish Premiership 801010–1[18]1111
2018–19 Scottish Premiership 000000––00
Total 8010100011111
Career total 12010100011151

References
  1. "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. "2021-22 Squad Details".
  3. "George Newell profile". Everton Football Club. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  4. "Bolton Wanderers v Hull City". BBC Sport. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  5. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published" (PDF). EFL Official Site. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  6. "'Well add young striker Newell". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  7. Club, Motherwell Football (21 May 2019). "Update on playing squad for 2019/20". Motherwell Football Club. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  8. "SIGNING | Local Lad George Returns Home". 10 September 2019.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. https://www.marinefc.com/news/squad-update-2499557.html
  11. Fundraiser set up for ex-Bolton, Motherwell striker George Newell after double leg fracture"
  12. "George Newell signs on loan for Mariners". marinefc.com. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  13. "George Newell loan extension". marinefc.com. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  14. "Squad News". marinefc.com. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  15. "George Newell signs to bolster Bala's attacking options". Cambrian News. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  16. "George Newell profile". Everton Football Club. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  17. "G.Newell". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  18. Appearance for Motherwell under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup.


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