Isaac Newell
English pioneer of football in Argentina
Isaac Newell (24 April 1853 – 16 October 1907) was an English schoolmaster who pioneered football in Argentina. He was the founder of both the Colegio Comercial Anglicano Argentino and the football club Old Boys, which is named in his honour.
Leaving England
Isaac Newell was born on 24 April 1853 in Strood, Kent, England to Joseph Newell and Mary Goodger. Growing up, he was adventurous and had a passion for sport, especially football.
At the age of 16, with some friends of his father, he boarded a ship to Argentina, reportedly against the wishes of his mother. When he arrived in the city of Rosario he presented a letter of recommendation from his father to William Wheelwright, the administrator of the British-owned Central Argentine Railway. Wheelwright gave him a job as a telegraphist.
In 1876 he married Anna Jockinsen. In the same year, his first child, Claudio, was born, followed by Liliana, Fortinato and Margarita.
Colegio Comercial Anglicano Argentino
Newell acquired a property and in 1884 he founded the Colegio Comercial Anglicano Argentino with a distinctive red and black emblem.
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