Mike Newell

Date of birth27 January 1965
Place of birthLiverpool
NationalityEnglish
Weight76 kg
Height1.88 m
PositionForward

This experienced striker provided useful cover at Blackpool for the club's regular front men Brett Ormerod and John Murphy. Although now in the closing stages of his career he still showed that he could hold the ball up well and act as an effective target man. Mike spent two months out following a cartilage operation in the autumn of 2000 and once he had recovered fitness he was restricted to occasional outings from the bench. He made around 650 appearances for his various clubs before deciding to announce his retirement from the game.

Having become manager at Luton Town, as the club was in administration and had restricted transfer activity, Mike re-registered as a player in November 2003 to provide possible cover due to injuries.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Liverpool 01 Jul 1981 28 Sep 1983
Crewe Alexandra 28 Sep 1983 31 Oct 1983
Wigan Athletic 31 Oct 1983 09 Jan 1986
Luton Town 09 Jan 1986 16 Sep 1987
Leicester City 16 Sep 1987 27 Jul 1989
Everton 27 Jul 1989 15 Nov 1991
Blackburn Rovers 15 Nov 1991 26 Jul 1996
Birmingham City 26 Jul 1996 21 Jul 1997
West Ham United 21 Dec 1996 01 Feb 1997 L
Bradford City 17 Mar 1997 04 May 1997 L
Aberdeen 21 Jul 1997 25 Mar 1999
Crewe Alexandra 25 Mar 1999 03 Jun 1999
Doncaster Rovers 03 Jun 1999 10 Feb 2000
Blackpool 10 Feb 2000 30 Jun 2001
Luton Town 03 Nov 2003 30 Jun 2004

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1987-88 Leicester City FA Cup 1
1987-88 Leicester City League Cup 4
3
1987-88 Leicester City League Division Two 36
8
1988-89 Leicester City FA Cup 1
1988-89 Leicester City League Cup 5
2
1988-89 Leicester City League Division Two 45
13
1989-90 Everton FA Cup 4
2
1989-90 Everton League Cup 4
3
1989-90 Everton League Division One 20
6
7
1990-91 Everton FA Cup 2
2
1990-91 Everton League Division One 20
9
7
1990-91 Everton Rumbelows League Cup 1
2
1991-92 Blackburn Rovers League Division Two Play-Offs 3
2
1991-92 Everton League Cup 2
1
1
1991-92 Everton League Division One 8
5
1
1992-93 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 40
14
2
1
1993-94 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 27
1
6
2
1994-95 Blackburn Rovers FA Cup
2
1994-95 Blackburn Rovers League Cup
1
1994-95 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 2
10
1
1995-96 Blackburn Rovers FA Cup 2
1995-96 Blackburn Rovers League Cup 4
1
1995-96 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 26
4
3
7
1996-97 West Ham United Premier League 6
1
2
2000-01 Blackpool FA Cup
1
2000-01 Blackpool LDV Vans Trophy
1
2000-01 Blackpool League Cup 2
2000-01 Blackpool League Division 3 4
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1985-86 England UEFA Under-21 2
2
1989-90 England B International 1
1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
12 Mar 1986 Denmark v England W 0-1 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
26 Mar 1986 England v Denmark D 1-1 UEFA Under-21 Quarter-final
09 Apr 1986 Italy v England L 2-0 UEFA Under-21 Semi-final
23 Apr 1986 England v Italy D 1-1 UEFA Under-21 Semi-final
14 Nov 1989 England v Italy D 1-1 B INTER
12 Dec 1989 England v Yugoslavia W 2-1 B International


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.