newhouse joined brighton & hove albion in august 1999 on a monthly contract. despite scoring twice on his debut against mansfield town, he played just twelve times for brighton, and only started once. in december 1999 he joined conference club sutton united; the club finished bottom of the conference in 1999–2000, and were thus relegated. he returned to the conference in 2001 with northwich victoria, but played just the one game.