| John Cheesewright | |
| Fullname: | John Anthony Cheesewright |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Romford, England |
| Youthyears1: | 1989–1991 |
| Youthclubs1: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Years1: | 1991 |
| Clubs1: | Southend United |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1991 |
| Clubs2: | Kingsbury Town |
| Years3: | 1991–1992 |
| Clubs3: | Birmingham City |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1992 |
| Clubs4: | Cobh Ramblers |
| Years5: | 1992–199x |
| Years6: | 199x–1994 |
| Clubs6: | Braintree Town |
| Years7: | 1994–1995 |
| Caps7: | 40 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 1995 |
| Clubs8: | → Wimbledon (loan) |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 199x–1996 |
| Clubs9: | Mansion |
| Years10: | 1996–1997 |
| Caps10: | 18 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 1997 |
| Clubs11: | Romford |
| Caps11: | 3 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 1997 |
| Clubs12: | Aldershot Town |
| Caps12: | 6 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | – |
| Years14: | 1998 |
| Clubs14: | Barnet |
| Caps14: | 0 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Years15: | 1998 |
| Clubs15: | St Albans City |
| Caps15: | 3 |
| Goals15: | 0 |
| Years16: | 1998–1999 |
| Clubs16: | Leyton Pennant |
| Caps16: | 13 |
| Goals16: | 0 |
| Years17: | 1999 |
| Clubs17: | Braintree Town |
| Years18: | 1999 |
| Years19: | 2000 |
| Clubs19: | Eton Manor |
John Anthony Cheesewright (born 12 January 1973) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City, Colchester United and Wycombe Wanderers.[1] He played as a goalkeeper.
Cheesewright was born in Romford, Havering. He began his football career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur, but was released in 1991 without playing for the first team. He joined Southend United, but again failed to appear for the first team. After a spell in non-League football with Kingsbury Town, he signed for Birmingham City, initially on a non-contract basis, in 1991.[2] He made his debut in the Third Division on 14 December 1991 in a 2–1 defeat at AFC Bournemouth,[3] and played in the Football League Trophy four days later,[4] but after a few months he was allowed to leave for Cobh Ramblers.[2]
After a spell with Dagenham & Redbridge, Cheesewright joined Braintree Town, where he impressed sufficiently to earn a move back to the Football League with Colchester United.[2] The fee, of £10,000, was Braintree's record transfer fee received,[5] and Cheesewright went on to play 40 league games for Colchester. In June 1995 he appeared on loan for Wimbledon in a 4–0 defeat to Bursaspor in a group match of the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup, when English clubs were not taking the competition seriously.[6] A stint with Mansion in the Hong Kong First Division League[7] preceded another return to the Football League, this time with Wycombe Wanderers, where he played 18 league games.[1]
He then spent brief periods with Romford,[8] Aldershot Town,[9] and Heybridge Swifts,[10] before attempting a return to the Football League with Barnet, where he signed as goalkeeping cover just before the April 1998 transfer deadline.[11] Without playing for Barnet, Cheesewright moved on to play for a number of teams in the Hertfordshire and Essex area, including St Albans City,[12] Leyton Pennant,[13] Braintree Town,[14] Heybridge Swifts (again),[15] and finally, in 2000, as an outfield player for Eton Manor in the Essex Senior League.[16]
As of 2008, Cheesewright was married with two children and was working as a wealth planning manager for a major bank.[17]