Jamie Hewitt (footballer)

Jamie Hewitt
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-05-17) 17 May 1968 (age 56)
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.

  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.