Jamie Hewitt (footballer)

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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. 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.

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