Mike Newell (soccer player)
| Mike Newell | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | Michael Colin Newell | |
| birthday | January 27, 1965 | |
| place of birth | Liverpool , England | |
| position | striker | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1982-1983 | Liverpool FC | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1983 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 (0) |
| 1983-1986 | Wigan Athletic | 72 (25) |
| 1986-1987 | Luton Town | 63 (18) |
| 1987-1989 | Leicester City | 81 (21) |
| 1989-1991 | Everton FC | 68 (15) |
| 1991-1996 | Blackburn Rovers | 130 (28) |
| 1996-1997 | Birmingham City | 15 (1) |
| 1996-1997 | → West Ham United (Loan) | 7 (0) |
| 1997 | → Bradford City (loan) | 7 (0) |
| 1997-1999 | Aberdeen FC | 44 (6) |
| 1999 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 (0) |
| 1999-2000 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 (3) |
| 2000-2001 | Blackpool FC | 18 (2) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1986 | England U-21 | 4 (0) |
| 1989 | England B | 2 (1) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2002-2003 | Hartlepool United | |
| 2003-2007 | Luton Town | |
| 2008-2009 | Grimsby Town | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Michael Colin "Mike" Newell (born January 27, 1965 in Liverpool ) is an English football coach and former player. As a striker , he was under contract with a dozen different clubs during his almost two decades professional career. The greatest success was winning the English championship with the Blackburn Rovers in 1995 , although he only played the role of supplementary player behind Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton . After the end of his active career, he switched to coaching and was last employed at Grimsby Town between 2008 and 2009 . Newell's controversial comments on the role of women and foreigners in football generated widespread media coverage; Statements made by him were partly responsible for the fact that investigations into the subject of bribery in English football were initiated in 2006.
Career as a player
First stations (1983–1991)
Newell was a youth player for his home club Liverpool FC . However, the transition to the professional area of the club did not succeed and so he tried his hand at first in the lower professional leagues. From the end of September 1983 he worked for Crewe Alexandra for a month and played his first three championship games there before he moved to third division Wigan Athletic . There he continuously developed into a regular player and drew attention to himself as a goalscorer in the first half of the 1985/86 season with 16 goals from 24 league encounters.
In January 1986, Luton Towns coach David Pleat signed him for £ 100,000. The team that was active in the top English division at the time included players such as Mick Harford , David Preece , Steve Foster , Brian Stein , Ricky Hill and Mal Donagh and after a defeat in their debut against Chelsea (0: 1) he shot in the subsequent home game against Aston Villa (2-0) his first goal for the "Hatters". Newell only missed a single game in the remaining games of the season and in the six goals in 16 league encounters either Mick Harford or Brian Stein was at his side. The final sporting breakthrough came in the 1986/87 season, when he was "permanently present" in 42 league games and scored twelve goals, including the three goals against his youth club Liverpool FC. He was also used four times in the English U-21 selection . Luton Town reached with the seventh final table rank - only five points behind the third Tottenham Hotspur - the highest first division placement in its club history. After the first five games in the 1987/88 season, in which Newell was not granted a goal, he went somewhat surprisingly to the second division Leicester City for 350,000 pounds , where he scored 21 league goals in two years, but without the longed-for promotion to the highest English Realizing league.
In late July 1989, Newell moved to Everton for £ 850,000 - part of the deal was the simultaneous transfer of Everton's striker Wayne Clarke to Leicester. The beginning was very successful for Newell, because after the initial defeat against Coventry City followed four wins and one draw. Newell scored seven goals in his first nine appearances, which also earned him a nomination for the English senior team . He spent a total of over two years with the "Toffees" and scored 21 competitive goals during this time.
Blackburn Rovers (1991-1996)
Since the summer of 1991 Newell had been linked with a move to the Blackburn Rovers . The transfer finally dragged on for a few months and after the coaching change from Don Mackay to Kenny Dalglish , the transfer was made in November - with the transfer fee of 1.1 million, Blackburn spent a seven-digit purchase price for the first time in its history. David Speedie initially served as Newell's strike partner and despite his broken shin in February 1992, the then second division team moved into the play-off final, in which Newell scored the only goal to win against Leicester City , which in turn promoted promotion to the newly created Premier League ensured.
In the high-profile newcomer Alan Shearer , Newell found a new partner in the attack formation from the 1992/93 season. With speed, power, headball strength and the ability to keep the ball in front of his own ranks, he complemented the goal-scoring midfielder almost ideally and created the space he needed for the high goal scoring. The promoted team became a team at Blackburn within two years that won the runner-up and developed into a serious title contender. The fact that Newell had a small share in the further increase towards winning the 1995 championship was mainly due to Chris Sutton , who was signed up in the summer of 1994 , who took advantage of Newell's injury breaks at the start of the season and established himself in a modified Dalglish system as Shearer's new strike partner. However, two appearances in the starting line-up and ten substitutions in the league were enough for Newell to receive an official championship medal. Although Sutton injured himself in the subsequent 1996/97 season, Newell's prospects in the team remained limited. In addition to his increasing problem of the comparatively advanced age of football, this was due to his technical skills, which were often perceived as limited, and his below-average hit rate with three goals in 30 league appearances. The personal highlight, however, was his hat-trick in the Champions League against Rosenborg Trondheim within ten minutes. For £ 775,000, Newell moved to the second division club Birmingham City in July 1996 .
Birmingham City & Loan Centers (1996-1997)
Newell could not satisfy the high expectations that were placed in him there. Coach Trevor Francis , who initially predicted that Newell could provide 40 goals this season together with Paul Furlong , quickly fell out with the newcomer and after just ten weeks he expressed his wish to leave the club again. Since Harry Redknapp of the first division West Ham United was desperately looking for a dangerous striker, the clubs involved agreed in December 1996 on a loan deal. In early February 1997 Newell then returned to Blackburn without having scored in the seven league games for West Ham. Another loan deal with second division rivals Bradford City followed in mid-March of the same year , but Newell remained there in seven missions until the end of the season without a goal of his own.
Career finale (1997-2001)
Newell left English football in July 1997 and hired for £ 160,000 in the Scottish Premier League at Aberdeen FC . There the newcomer scored six goals in 44 championship games, finished eighth at the end of the 1997/98 season and returned to England shortly before the end of the subsequent 1998/99 season. At the then second division club Crewe Alexandra - the club where Newell had started his professional career - he was supposed to help as an experienced striker in the relegation battle, but it was not enough for more than one appearance in the starting line-up and three substitutions, although the club was spared relegation.
For the 1999/2000 season Newell was hired in the fifth-rate Football Conference at the Doncaster Rovers , where he once again attracted attention with three goals in the first six games - at the same time, he received two suspensions in August 1999 and January 2000 within a short period of time When the third division Blackpool FC showed interest in a commitment in February 2000 , he changed clubs again. He showed some good performances on Bloomfield Road , but in the end had to be relegated to fourth class. In his last professional season 2000/01 Newell was rarely used and only served as a replacement for the regular strikers Brett Ormerod and John Murphy . In addition, there was cartilage damage that put him out of action for two months before he retired from active sport.
Coaching career
Hartlepool United (2002-2003)
After first regular coaching experience with the reserve team of the Tranmere Rovers , Hartlepool United was Newell's first station as head coach in professional football from the end of November 2002. In the fourth division he replaced the successful predecessor Chris Turner and under Newell's leadership, the former leader of the table lost a 16-point lead due to a poor run in away games. Nevertheless, by winning the runner-up, the promotion to the third division succeeded, but after personal differences with the club management, Newell's contract was not extended in the summer of 2003; instead, the club found a successor in Neale Cooper .
Luton Town (2003-2007)
Shortly after his engagement in Hartlepool, he engaged with John Gurney the new owner and chairman of the third division Luton Town for the head coach role. The personel was unpopular because popular predecessors Joe Kinnear and Mick Harford had to leave for it. In addition, shortly after Gurney's takeover, the club had to seek insolvency proceedings, numerous top performers left the club and the omens did not appear positive. Against this background, reaching the playoff games in 2004 was a successful intermediate step, which was continued the following year with winning the third division championship and advancing to the newly created, second-rate Football League Championship - the 98 points that expressed the superiority were was collected in the 2004/05 championship season. The sporting development continued in the 2005/06 season and the twelfth rank meant in the end the highest placement since Luton was relegated from the top English league in 1992. Almost consequently, Newell recommended himself for "higher orders" and with Premier League club Leicester City found a persistent candidate as a new employer. However, Newell declined the offer in February 2006 and signed a new four-year contract in Luton the following month.
The 2006/07 season showed how quickly things can turn. After a bad start, Newell crystalized chairman Bill Tomlins for his club management and when numerous players left in the summer of 2006, further bloodletting followed in January 2007, the club found itself in a relegation battle. Newell criticized the fact that too little money was invested in the club, which ultimately led to his resignation in March.
Grimsby Town (2008-2009)
More than a year later, Newell was coach of fourth division Grimsby Town in October 2008 , which at the time of his commitment was still without a win and was only two ranks above the relegation zone. After a 1-1 draw against league leaders Wycombe Wanderers , he had to wait until his ninth game for his first win, but the Grimsby Town management gave him both the time and the necessary financial means in the battle to stay relegated that his new team ultimately with managed a tight four-point gap. Other top-class players, some on loan, came to Grimsby for the subsequent 2009/10 season and the ten points from the first 13 games were consequently a disappointment to the supporters and club leaders. Patience ended with the 2-0 home defeat by Rochdale AFC and Newell was sacked the next day.
In February 2010 there was an aftermath in court after Newell filed a lawsuit against the club and chairman John Fenty . Newell sued for a loss of earnings of around £ 54,000 and was also directed against the allegedly drunk Fenty, who angrily smashed a chair on the floor and pulled Newell's tie after Newell's last game. Ultimately, the parties to the dispute reached an out-of-court settlement against a payment of £ 5,000 to Newell.
Off the field
Newell gained greater notoriety for his media allegations that corruption in English football was widespread in transfer deals. He stated that he had been offered bribes by player agents and was willing to name cases and people known to him. After an investigation initiated by the English Football Association, Lord Stevens in charge of this presented a preliminary report in December 2006. There was talk of serious misconduct and reasons for concern, although English football is generally not based on a high level of corruption.
In November 2006, Newell attracted attention by sexist remarks after a game against the Queens Park Rangers with assistant referee Amy Rayner , when he castigated the inclusion of women referees in English men's football as an "alibi for the politically correct idiots". He later apologized for what he said.
In January 2007 he caused further displeasure in the British media after a game against West Bromwich Albion (3-2) when he accused foreign players of "softening" English football. The occasion was a late equalizer to 2: 2, which was even followed by the goal to 2: 3. At 2-2, the opponent had played the attack to the end without hesitation and ignored that Luton's David Bell had apparently injured himself in the game. In this context, Newell built a bridge between unfair players who only simulated an injury in game-changing moments, and foreigners.
Title / Awards
- English Championship (1): 1995
- Football League Trophy (1): 1985
literature
- Mike Jackman: Blackburn Rovers - The Complete Record . Breedon Books, 2009, ISBN 978-1-85983-709-2 , pp. 222-224 .
Web links
- Profile at Luton Town
- Mike Newell in the soccerbase.com database
- Coach statistics from Soccerbase
Individual evidence
- ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1995-96 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1995, ISBN 0-09-180854-5 , pp. 154 .
- ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1995-96 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1995, ISBN 0-09-180854-5 , pp. 176 f .
- ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1997-98 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1997, ISBN 1-85291-581-1 , pp. 197 .
- ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1999-2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1999, ISBN 1-85291-607-9 , pp. 221 .
- ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 2000-2001 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2000, ISBN 1-85291-626-5 , pp. 233 f .
- ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 2001-2002 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2001, ISBN 0-946531-34-X , pp. 221 .
- ^ "Newell turns down Leicester job" (BBC Sport)
- ^ "Newell agrees new deal with Luton" (BBC Sport)
- ↑ "Struggling Luton sack boss Newell" (BBC Sport)
- ^ "Grimsby Town pays former manager Mike Newell £ 5k compensation" ( Memento of the original from August 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (This is Grimsby)
- ↑ "FA to meet Newell over bung claim" (BBC Sport)
- ^ "Bung inquiry targets 17 transfers" (BBC Sport)
- ^ "Newell rapped but keeps Luton job" (BBC Sport)
- ↑ "Newell angered by foreign players" (BBC Sport)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Newell, Mike |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Newell, Michael Colin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool , England |