George Newell

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George Newell
Personal information
Full name George Stephen Newell [1]
Date of birth (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Formby, England [2]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Marine
Number 9
Youth career
2010–2015 Everton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2022–2025 Bala Town 59 (28)
2025– Marine 13 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:44, 12 November 2025

George Stephen Newell (born 27 January 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for National League North club Marine.

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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]

In June 2025 he signed permanently for Marine. [16]

Personal life

Newell is the son of former Blackburn Rovers and Everton forward Mike Newell. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 July 2018 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolton Wanderers 2015–16 Championship 200000––20
2016–17 League One 000000––00
Total200000000020
AFC Fylde (loan) 2016–17 National League North 200000––20
Motherwell 2017–18 Scottish Premiership 801010–1 [19] 1111
2018–19 Scottish Premiership000000––00
Total8010100011111
Career total12010100011151

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". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  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. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 12 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 [ dead link ]
  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 signs for Marine". marinefc.com. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  17. ↑ "George Newell profile". Everton Football Club. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "G.Newell". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  19. ↑ Appearance for Motherwell under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup.