Ray Newland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond James Newland[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–198? | Chester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Winsford United | |||
| Newtown | |||
| St Helens Town | 0 | (0) | |
| 1989–1990 | Everton | ||
| 1990–1993 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Chester City | 11 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Torquay United | 28 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Leek Town | ||
| 1999 | Clydebank | 1 | (0) |
| – | Wigan Athletic | ||
| – | Leigh RMI | ||
| – | Runcorn | ||
| – | Bangor City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Raymond James Newland (born 19 July 1971) is an English former professional football goalkeeper.
Career
Newland began his career as a trainee with Chester City, before joining Winsford United. He then moved to Welsh side Newtown where he won both players and supporters player of the year in his first season. He then spent two years at Everton before moving to Plymouth Argyle in July 1990 after Wales goalkeeping legend Neville Southall had recommended him to Plymouth manager and ex-England goalkeeper Peter Shilton.
Newland's goalkeeping career then took him to other professional clubs that included, another spell at Chester City, Torquay United, Leek Town, Clydebank in the Scottish league before returning to England and signing for Wigan Athletic.
Newland then had a training ground injury while playing for Wigan Athletic that finished his career aged just 28. However he started Just4keepers goalkeeper training schools, and in 2011, he also brought out his own goalkeeper sports and goalkeeping glove brand J4K.