Jack Fitzwater

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Jack Fitzwater
Personal information
Full name Jack Joseph Fitzwater [1]
Date of birth (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth Solihull, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Exeter City
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2015 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2020 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Chesterfield (loan) 1 (0)
2016 → Hednesford Town (loan) 16 (1)
2017–2018 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 19 (1)
2018 → Walsall (loan) 16 (3)
2018–2019 → Walsall (loan) 19 (0)
2019 → Walsall (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2023 Livingston 86 (5)
2023– Exeter City 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:34, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Jack Joseph Fitzwater (born 23 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Exeter City.

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Club career

Fitzwater is a product of the West Bromwich Albion academy and was named academy player of the year for the 2014–15 season. [3]

On 11 September 2015, Fitzwater signed on loan for Chesterfield for one month. [4] He made his Football League debut for Chesterfield on 12 September 2015, coming on as a 19th-minute substitute for Gboly Ariyibi against Colchester United at the Proact Stadium. [5] This turned out to be his only appearance for the club and he returned to West Bromwich Albion on 9 October after his loan expired.

On 22 July 2017, Fitzwater signed for League Two club Forest Green Rovers on loan until January 2018. [6]

On 31 January 2018, Fitzwater signed on loan for League One club Walsall. [7]

Upon his return to West Bromwich Albion, Fitzwater signed a new two-year contract in June 2018. [8]

He returned on loan to Walsall for a second spell in 2018, [9] and was recalled by West Bromwich Albion on 3 January 2019. [10] He returned for a third loan spell at Walsall on 31 January 2019. [11] [12]

After being released by West Brom, Fitzwater joined Scottish Premiership club Livingston on 8 July 2020. [13] Fitzwater made over 100 appearances at Livingston. At the end of the 2022-23 season, Fitzwater became a free agent after deciding not to renew his contract with Livingston. [14]

Fitzwater returned to England and on the 5 September 2023 signed a two-year deal for EFL League One side Exeter City on a free transfer. [15]

Personal life

In a February 2024 interview with the BBC, Fitzwater revealed that he was diagnosed with severe ulcerative colitis and had been going to the toilet up to 40 times a day. Since his diagnosis, Fitzwater has become a member of Crohn's and Colitis UK, and has received a special card and a master key which grants him access to over 9,000 locked public toilets. [16]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2015–16 [17] Premier League 000000—00
2016–17 [18] 000000—00
2017–18 [19] 000000—00
2018–19 [20] Championship 000000—00
2019–20 [21] 001000—10
Total0010000010
West Bromwich Albion U23/U21 2016–17 [18] ———3 [a] 030
Chesterfield (loan) 2015–16 [17] League One 1000000010
Hednesford Town (loan) 2015–16 [22] National League North 16100—00161
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2017–18 [19] League Two 14210106 [a] 0222
Walsall (loan) 2017–18 [19] League One 163000000163
2018–19 [20] 21000204 [a] 1271
Total373002041434
Livingston 2020–21 [23] Scottish Premiership 2012152—274
2021–22 [24] 3832060—463
2022–23 [25] 2812040—341
Total86561152001078
Exeter City 2023–24 [26] League One 4000201070
2024–25 [27] 1000102040
Career total159118121216120415
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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References

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  2. ↑ "Jack Fitzwater". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Awards Academy & Young Player of the Season 2014/15 Nabi Fitzwater". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Chris Herd and Jack Fitzwater: Chesterfield sign duo". BBC Sport. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Chesterfield 3-3 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Forest Green Rovers sign Harry Pickering and Jack Fitzwater". BBC Sport. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "DEAL: Walsall sign Jack Fitzwater on loan from West Brom". Express and Star. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Jack Fitzwater: West Brom defender signs new two-year contract". BBC Sport. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Walsall loanee Jack Fitzwater is keen to learn from the best". www.expressandstar.com. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  10. ↑ Masi, Joseph (3 January 2019). "West Brom recall Walsall loanee Jack Fitzwater – but he will return to Saddlers". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "Fitzwater returns on loan for the rest of the season!". www.saddlers.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "Jack Fitzwater & Corey Blackett-Taylor: West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa youngsters join Walsall". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Double delight as duo put pen to paper". livingstonfc.co.uk. 8 July 2020.
  14. ↑ "Departing Jack Fitzwater thanks Livingston for 'making me a better player'". The Irish News. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Jack Fitzwater signs for City!". Exeter City F.C. 5 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "Jack Fitzwater on colitis diagnosis: 'I was embarrassed going to the toilet 30 times a day'". BBC News. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  19. 1 2 3 "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  22. ↑ Jack Fitzwater at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.


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