Alex Newby

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Alex Newby
Personal information
Full name Alexander Lewis Newby [1]
Date of birth (1995-11-21) 21 November 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Barrow-in-Furness, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
York City
Number 30
Youth career
Bolton Wanderers
Barrow
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Barrow 1 (0)
2016Kendal Town (loan)
2016–2018 Clitheroe
2018–2020 Chorley 88 (21)
2020–2022 Rochdale 74 (12)
2022–2024 Colchester United 34 (3)
2023–2024Altrincham (loan) 18 (7)
2024–2025 Altrincham 61 (21)
2025– York City 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:53, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

Alexander Lewis Newby (born 21 November 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club York City.

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Career

Born in Barrow-in-Furness, Newby began his career with Bolton Wanderers, [3] and played non-league football for Barrow, Kendal Town and Clitheroe, [2] [4] before signing for Chorley in February 2018. [4] [5] [6]

He moved to Rochdale in August 2020, signing a two-year contract. [7] [8] On 8 September 2020 he scored his first goal for Rochdale in an EFL Trophy tie against Morecambe. [9] In June 2022 it was announced that he would sign for Colchester United on 1 July 2022, on a free transfer. [10]

On 21 September 2023 Newby signed for Altrincham on loan until January. [11] [12] On 30 January 2024, he joined the club on a permanent deal. [13]

On 10 June 2025, Newby agreed to join National League side York City upon the expiration of his contract with Altrincham. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rochdale 2020–21 [15] League One 38610202 [a] 1437
2021–22 [16] League Two 36610101 [a] 396
Total74122030318213
Colchester United 2022–23 [17] League Two32300103 [a] 0363
2023–24 [18] League Two2000001 [a] 030
Total343001040393
Altrincham (loan) 2023–24 [2] National League187101 [b] 0207
Career total1362230408114123
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Personal life

His twin brother Elliot is also a footballer. [19]

References

  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Rochdale" (PDF). English Football League. p. 59. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "England - A. Newby - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. "Alex Newby Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  4. 1 2 "StackPath". www.thenationalleague.org.uk.
  5. "New boy Newby's Magpies challenge". www.lep.co.uk.
  6. "Newby exit has hit Blues harder than expected". www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk.
  7. "Newby makes Rochdale move after Chorley exit | Non League Daily". Non League Daily. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020.
  8. "Alex Newby: Rochdale sign Chorley midfielder on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 3 August 2020.
  9. "MORECAMBE 1-2 ROCHDALE". morecambefc.com. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  10. "Colchester sign Hornby and Newby". BBC Sport.
  11. "Newby Heads Out On Loan". www.cu-fc.com.
  12. "Alex Newby departs Colchester United on loan for National League club". Gazette. 21 September 2023.
  13. "Alex Newby is a permanent Robin". altrinchamfc.com. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  14. "Midfielder Alex Newby signs for York City". yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  15. "Games played by Alex Newby in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  16. "Games played by Alex Newby in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  17. "Games played by Alex Newby in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  18. "Games played by Alex Newby in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  19. "Newby Leaves Bucks To Link Up With His Brother - The Vanarama National League". www.thenationalleague.org.uk.