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Jock Newall

Jock Newall

New Zealand footballer

John White Newall (21 July 1917 – 21 January 2004) was an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.

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Early career

Newall debuted professionally for his hometown club Ayr United before World War II interrupted his career. In 1950 he emigrated to New Zealand and joined Wellington club Petone.[1]

International career

Newall made his full All Whites debut, a 0–2 loss to New Caledonia on 19 September 1951[2] and ended his international playing career with 10 A-international caps[3] and an incredible 16 goals to his credit.[4] He scored 4 hat-tricks in official FIFA internationals, including a 4-goal haul in his final cap appearance, a 5–3 win over Tahiti on 28 September 1952.[2] Including unofficial matches, Newall scored 28 goals in just 17 games for the All Whites,[5] a record only exceeded only by Vaughan Coveny who scored 30, including 29 official international goals in 64 matches,[6] and Chris Wood who scored 33 official international goals in 65 matches.[7][1]

Retirement

Newall retired with asthma after the 1953 season and later returned to Scotland.[1]

Newall died on 21 January 2004 in Dumfries and Galloway, at the age of 86.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Smith, Tony (22 March 2022). "Vaughan Coveny salutes Chris Wood after breaking his All Whites goal scoring record". Stuff. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. [2]
    "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
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    "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
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    "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
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    "2004". www.ultimatenzsoccer.com.
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    "Vaughan Coveny calls time on career". Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
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    "Chris Wood breaks all-time men's goalscoring record in 4-0 win over Fiji". www.nzfootball.co.nz. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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