| Alex Newby | |
| Fullname: | Alexander Lewis Newby[1] |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Barrow-in-Furness, England |
| Height: | 1.73m (05.68feet)[2] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Altrincham |
| Clubnumber: | 30 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bolton Wanderers |
| Youthclubs2: | Barrow |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Barrow |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Clubs2: | → Kendal Town (loan) |
| Years3: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs3: | Clitheroe |
| Years4: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Chorley |
| Caps4: | 88 |
| Goals4: | 21 |
| Years5: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Rochdale |
| Caps5: | 74 |
| Goals5: | 12 |
| Years6: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs6: | Colchester United |
| Caps6: | 34 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs7: | → Altrincham (loan) |
| Caps7: | 18 |
| Goals7: | 7 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Altrincham |
| Caps8: | 17 |
| Goals8: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 17:43, 21 April 2024 (UTC) |
Alexander Lewis Newby (born 21 November 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for club Altrincham as a midfielder.
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]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rochdale | 2020–21 | League One | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 7 | |
| 2021–22 | League Two | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 6 | |||
| Total | 74 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 13 | |||
| Colchester United | 2022–23 | League Two | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |||
| Altrincham (loan) | 2023–24 | National League | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 136 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 141 | 23 | |||
His twin brother Elliot is also a footballer.[14]