Career
Ray Newland began his career as a trainee with Chester City, before joining Winsford United. 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. Rays 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.
Ray then had a training ground injury while playing for Wigan Athletic that finished his career aged just 28.
However Ray started Just4keepers goalkeeper training schools that has become the leading and largest globally, operating in 22 countries and across 5 continents at the time of writing. In 2011 Ray also brought out his own goalkeeper sports and goalkeeping glove brand J4K. (J4K Goalkeeper gloves).
