Jamie Hewitt | |
Birth Date: | 1968 5, df=y |
Birth Place: | Chesterfield, England |
Height: | 5 ft 10 in[1] |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Chesterfield (physio) |
Youthclubs1: | Chesterfield |
Years1: | 1986–1992 |
Years2: | 1992–1993 |
Years3: | 1993–2002 |
Clubs1: | Chesterfield |
Clubs2: | Doncaster Rovers |
Clubs3: | Chesterfield |
Caps1: | 249 |
Caps2: | 33 |
Caps3: | 257 |
Goals1: | 14 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Goals3: | 12 |
Totalcaps: | 539 |
Totalgoals: | 26 |
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.
His uncle, Ron Hewitt, played in the Football League for Lincoln City in the 1940s.[3]