Jamie Hewitt (footballer)

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Jamie Hewitt
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Personal information
Date of birth (1968-05-17) 17 May 1968 (age 57)
Place of birth Chesterfield, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Chesterfield (physio)
Youth career
Chesterfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1992 Chesterfield 249 (14)
1992–1993 Doncaster Rovers 33 (0)
1993–2002 Chesterfield 257 (12)
Total539(26)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jamie Hewitt (born 17 May 1968) is an English former footballer who spent the majority of his playing career as a defender for his hometown club Chesterfield, where he made more than 500 league appearances. He also spent one season at Doncaster Rovers.

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Hewitt was a member of the Chesterfield 1997 FA Cup team that made it to the semi-finals. In the semi-final at Old Trafford, Chesterfield were trailing Premiership Middlesbrough 3–2 in extra time when he headed in a 119th-minute equaliser. [2] Chesterfield however lost the replay 3–0. He is classed as a legend by the Chesterfield fans because of this and also his great career for the club. He later worked at the club as a physiotherapist.

Personal life

His uncle, Ron Hewitt, played in the Football League for Lincoln City in the 1940s. [3]

Honours

Chesterfield

References

  1. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 130. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ↑ Shaw, Phil (13 April 1997). "Hewitt keeps the Chesterfield dream alive". The Independent . London. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Jamie Hewitt profile". Sky is Blue. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Haylett, Trevor (28 May 1995). "Stewart maintains a tradition". The Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2025.


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