Jon Newsome
Jonathan " Jon" Newsome ( born September 6, 1970 in Sheffield ) is a former English footballer. The central defender, who was occasionally used on the outer positions, was considered one of the most promising talents in English football. A mere 20 -year-old he won the English championship with Leeds United before injuries later always kept him at a permanently positive development. This made for an early career end at the age of only 29 years.
Sports career
Newsome comes from the youth academy of his native club Sheffield Wednesday and also the professional career started promising when he debuted in the English top flight, shortly after his 19th birthday against Arsenal. After the first Substitutes against the " Gunners " followed by six more league appearances in the starting eleven, but what a season 1990/91 followed without use in the A- team. Therefore, it surprised a little, when suddenly he, together with his teammates David Wetherall joined the distinguished league rivals Leeds United for a total of 275,000 pounds. The background was that in Leeds, a former manager of Sheffield Wednesday was largely responsible with Howard Wilkinson, who knew exactly both central defenders talent and they undertook, as a perspective player.
During the championship season in 1991/92 to Newsome then played especially during the crucial phase in the team and won with ten league inserts an official champion medal. He scored a goal for the 3-2 win against Sheffield United, the rivals of his former clubs, which in turn ensured the league title. Two more years Newsome was in the service of the club before he was sold, after further 66 league appearances in June 1994 at Norwich City. In the " canaries " he signed a three year contract and the transfer fee of one million pounds ultimately meant a handsome profit in the face of the original purchase price - she was also on the Norwich to date the highest transfer fee for a new purchase.
Quickly Newsome found your way in a new environment. He not only impressed by his tough but fair duel leadership in central defense, but also provided on the outer positions an often used alternative dar. expression of its high value was the direct transfer of the captain Office and the award for the club interen player of the year after the debut season 1994 / 95, but which unfortunately ended in relegation to the second division. With two goals early in the season in a 3-1 opening win against Luton Town he showed fighting spirit in the proclaimed struggle for the revival, but after much speculation about a possible return Newsome in the Premier League, he went in March 1996 for £ 1.6 million to Sheffield Wednesday back, fought again in the top division for the league.
On the side of Des Walker gave the previously somewhat shaky defensive stability and made with that of the crash could be avoided in the second division. Constant injury problems plagued him in the subsequent 1996/97 season and a severe ankle injury in the FA Cup quarter- final against FC Wimbledon ( 0-2) took care of the premature end this season. Overall, therefore, his sporting Persepektiven seemed to worsen in the fight with the Serbs Dejan Stefanović around the place in central defense alongside Des Walker. However, he struggled in the subsequent year in the starting line- back, completed 29 Official matches, as a knee injury again meant was showing Saisonaus in relation to the last eight games. He ran towards the new central defensive formation with Walker and Emerson Thome behind and his club loaned him from the middle of November 1998 until the end of the second division of Bolton Wanderers. There followed a long-term commitment was discussed but could not be realized. Instead, he remained part of the squad of Sheffield Wednesday. However, the problems of the injury- prone Newsome were exacerbated in the subsequent period such that officially offered him the club's management in May 1999 on the transfer list potential buyer, but it strove for a transfer fee of 1.5 million pounds. Such a preferred business did not materialize and so moved almost an entire year to the country in which Newsome still played some few games and then in May 2000 at the age of 29 years announced his retirement from active competition.
After the active career
Following his playing career Newsome worked as a coach for the youth academy of Sheffield Wednesday; later he became involved as well at youth level for Grimsby Town. In April 2002 he took over for Gresley Rovers unterklassigen the head coach office and order in case of injury in an emergency can also jump in, it registered itself as players. The occupation lasted until June 2003 before she finished for family reasons.
Title / Awards
- English Championship ( 1): 1992
- Charity Shield ( 1): 1992