Jock Newall

John White Newall (21 July 1917 – 21 January 2004) was an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.

Jock Newall
Personal information
Full name John White Newall
Date of birth (1917-07-21)21 July 1917
Place of birth Ayr, Scotland[1]
Date of death 21 January 2004(2004-01-21) (aged 86)
Place of death Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ayr United[1]
Petone
International career
1951–1952 New Zealand 10 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early career

Newall debuted professionally for his hometown club Ayr United before World War II interrupted his career. In 1950 he emigrated to New Zealand and joined Wellington club Petone.[1]

International career

Newall made his full All Whites debut, a 0–2 loss to New Caledonia on 19 September 1951[2] and ended his international playing career with 10 A-international caps[3] and an incredible 16 goals to his credit.[4] He scored 4 hat-tricks in official FIFA internationals, including a 4-goal haul in his final cap appearance, a 5–3 win over Tahiti on 28 September 1952.[2] Including unofficial matches, Newall scored 28 goals in just 17 games for the All Whites,[5] a record only exceeded only by Vaughan Coveny who scored 30, including 29 official international goals in 64 matches,[6] and Chris Wood who scored 33 official international goals in 65 matches.[7][1]

Retirement

Newall retired with asthma after the 1953 season and later returned to Scotland.[1]

Newall died on 21 January 2004 in Dumfries and Galloway, at the age of 86.[5]

References
  1. Smith, Tony (22 March 2022). "Vaughan Coveny salutes Chris Wood after breaking his All Whites goal scoring record". Stuff. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  3. "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  4. "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  5. "2004". www.ultimatenzsoccer.com.
  6. "Vaughan Coveny calls time on career". Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  7. "Chris Wood breaks all-time men's goalscoring record in 4-0 win over Fiji". www.nzfootball.co.nz. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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