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