Adam Lee Newton (born 4 December 1980) is a former professional

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who played for

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and

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. Born in England, he represented the England U21 national team and the Saint Kitts and Nevis senior national team at international level.

Club career

West Ham United

Newton was born in Grays. He began his career in the

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and signed a professional contract in August 1998, but he did not win a call into the first team squad during the 1998–99 season. He had a successful season with the youth team, winning the

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and scoring in both legs of the final. After making his professional debut while on

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club

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early in the 1999–00 season, Newton made his West Ham United debut on his return to Upton Park, as a substitute for

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in a 1–0

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defeat to

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on 25 September 1999. He made two further substitute appearances during the 1999–00 season and understudied right back

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, but did not appear for the club again and had further spells away on loan during the 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons. Out of favour with new manager

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, Newton was released by West Ham at the end of the 2001–02 season.

Peterborough United

After rejecting a contract with his previous loan club

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, Newton joined Second Division club

on a free transfer in May 2002. He quickly established himself in the team and made 249 appearances and scored 9 goals during six seasons at London Road and celebrated promotion to League One with the club at the end of the 2007–08 season. After dropping down the pecking order following the arrival of Russell Martin at the end of the 2007–08 season, Newton's contract was terminated by mutual agreement. He made 249 appearances and scored 9 goals during his time at the club.

Brentford

In June 2008, Newton joined League Two club

on a one-year contract, effective 1 July 2008. At the start of the 2008–09 season, Brentford manager Andy Scott named Newton club captain, but he later lost the captaincy to Kevin O'Connor after a spell out injured. Newton was released by Brentford at the end of the season, having helped the Bees win the League Two title. He made 39 appearances and scored one goal during the season, which came in a 2–0 victory over

on the final day.

Luton Town

On 28 May 2009, Newton signed a two-year contract with newly relegated

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club Luton Town. Newton made 67 appearances and scored four goals over the over two seasons with the club and was a team which reached the 2011 Conference Premier play-off Final. On 2 June 2011, it was announced that Newton's contract would not be renewed and that he had been released by the club.

Woking

On 27 June 2011, Newton signed for

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club

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. Despite briefly retiring during the 2015 off-season, he stayed with the club for five seasons and was a part of the team which finished the 2011–12 season as Conference South champions. Newton retired at the end of the 2015–16 season, after making 169 appearances and scoring four goals for the club. In his retirement, Newton occasionally played for Hackney & Leyton Sunday League club Downs.

International career

Newton was capped once by England at under-21 level, in a 6–1 friendly victory over

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in August 2000. In 2004, he was one of three UK-based players to be called up by

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for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. He won seven caps and scored one goal for Saint Kitts and Nevis between 2004 and 2015.

Personal life

After retiring from football, Newton became a

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driver.

Career statistics

Honours

;West Ham United *

: 1998–99 ;Peterborough United *

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second-place promotion: 2007–08 ;Brentford * Football League Two: 2008–09 ;Woking *

: 2011–12

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Newton, Adam 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Grays, Essex Sportspeople from Essex England men's under-21 international footballers Saint Kitts and Nevis men's footballers Saint Kitts and Nevis men's international footballers West Ham United F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Woking F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players National League (English football) players Black British sportsmen 21st-century Black British people English people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent Sportspeople of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent Men's association football defenders Footballers from Essex 21st-century English sportsmen