Isaac Newell
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Isaac Newell (24 April 1853 – 16 October 1907) was an English teacher 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.[1]
Isaac Newell was born on 24 April 1853 in Strood, Kent,[2] England to Joseph Newell and Mary Goodger. Growing up, he had an adventurous spirit and a passion for sporting activities, especially football.[3]
At the age of 16 he boarded a ship to Argentina with some friends of his father. 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 his wife Anna Jockinsen, and in 1876 his first son Claudio was born, followed later by Liliana, Fortinato and Margarita.[4]
