Jack Newnes was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a half-back.
13 Facts About Jack Newnes
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Jack Newnes played amateur football while working as a collier and a steel worker prior to entering professional football with Bolton Wanderers in 1922.
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Jack Newnes went on to play almost 150 matches in the Football League for Bolton, Nelson and Southport, before moving into non-league football in 1928.
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Jack Newnes won one cap for the Wales national football team in 1926.
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John Jack Newnes was born on 6 June 1895 in the village of Trefnant, near St Asaph, Denbighshire.
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Jack Newnes played amateur football for Whitchurch as a youth, and represented Brymbo Institute between 1919 and 1922.
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Jack Newnes was 26 years old when he entered the professional game with Football League First Division side Bolton Wanderers in May 1922.
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In September 1923, Jack Newnes moved to newly promoted Football League Second Division club Nelson for an undisclosed transfer fee, although it was announced that it was the largest fee ever paid by the club at the time.
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Jack Newnes moved into non-League football when he signed for Cheshire League side Mossley in July 1928.
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Jack Newnes scored 7 goals in 67 league games for Mossley before departing in February 1930.
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Jack Newnes subsequently spent a year with Manchester North End, followed by spells with Winsford United and Glossop.
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Jack Newnes joined Altrincham in 1933 and stayed with the club for two seasons before returning to Manchester North End as a player-coach in September 1935.
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In representing Wales, Jack Newnes became the only player ever to be capped at senior international level while at Nelson.