Jack Newnes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Newnes | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Trefnant, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 3 February 1969 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Salford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) | ||
| Playing position | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1922 | Brymbo Institute | ? | (?) |
| 1922–1923 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | (0) |
| 1923–1926 | Nelson | 113 | (7) |
| 1926–1928 | Southport | 38 | (2) |
| 1928–1930 | Mossley | 67 | (7) |
| 1930–1931 | Manchester North End | ? | (?) |
| 1931–1932 | Winsford United | ? | (?) |
| 1932–1933 | Glossop | ? | (?) |
| 1933–1935 | Altrincham | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| 1926 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jack Newnes (6 June 1895 – 3 February 1969) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a half-back. He played amateur football while working as a collier and a steel worker prior to entering professional football with Bolton Wanderers in 1922. He went on to play almost 150 matches in the Football League for Bolton, Nelson and Southport, before moving into non-league football in 1928. Newnes spent several years in the non-league game and represented a number of clubs around Manchester. He won one cap for the Wales national football team in 1926.
John Newnes was born on 6 June 1895 in the village of Trefnant, near St Asaph, Denbighshire. Before becoming a professional footballer, he worked in the steel industry and as a coal miner. During the First World War, Newnes served in the British Army with the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Following his retirement from football, he resided in the Manchester area and was employed as a salesman in a fruit and vegetable market. Newnes died in Salford, Greater Manchester, on 3 February 1969, at the age of 73.
Newnes played amateur football for Whitchurch as a youth, and represented Brymbo Institute between 1919 and 1922. He was 26 years old when he entered the professional game with Football League First Division side Bolton Wanderers in May 1922. Newnes was initially restricted to reserve team matches, and made his League debut for the club in the 4–2 win against Nottingham Forest on 2 January 1923. He went on to make seven first-team appearances for Bolton during the remainder of the 1922–23 season.
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