Alexander Lewis Newby (born 21 November 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for National League club Altrincham as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Lewis Newby[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Barrow-in-Furness, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Altrincham | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | |||
| Barrow | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Barrow | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Kendal Town (loan) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Clitheroe | ||
| 2018–2020 | Chorley | 88 | (21) |
| 2020–2022 | Rochdale | 74 | (12) |
| 2022–2024 | Colchester United | 34 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Altrincham (loan) | 18 | (7) |
| 2024– | Altrincham | 17 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:43, 21 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
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]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rochdale | 2020–21[14] | League One | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 43 | 7 |
| 2021–22[15] | League Two | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 39 | 6 | ||
| Total | 74 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 13 | ||
| Colchester United | 2022–23[16] | League Two | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| 2023–24[17] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Altrincham (loan) | 2023–24[2] | National League | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 20 | 7 | |
| Career total | 136 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 141 | 23 | ||