Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 May 1968 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1992 | Chesterfield | 249 | (14) |
1992–1993 | Doncaster Rovers | 33 | (0) |
1993–2002 | Chesterfield | 257 | (12) |
Total | 539 | (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.
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.