Matthew Hewlett
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Paul Hewlett | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tiverton Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1993 | Bristol City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–2000 | Bristol City | 127 | (9) |
| 1998 | → Burnley (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2005 | Swindon Town | 181 | (6) |
| 2005–2007 | Torquay United | 24 | (1) |
| 2007–? | Tiverton Town | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matthew Paul Hewlett (born 25 February 1976) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Matt began his career as trainee with his local side Bristol City, turning professional in August 1993. He joined Burnley on loan in November 1998, playing three times in a short three week spell. Hewlett left Ashton Gate in July 2000, joining local rivals Swindon Town on a free transfer. He became the club captain at Swindon, before spending time out with a knee injury.
In July 2005 he moved to Torquay United, again on a free transfer.[2] However, he struggled to establish himself fully at Plainmoor, mainly due to spending a long time out of the side with a serious back injury, which eventually forced his retirement on 2 February 2007.
On 29 September 2007 Hewlett played for Tiverton Town in their friendly against Buckland Athletic, after which Tiverton manager Martyn Rogers stated he was keen to sign Hewlett.[3] Rogers managed to sign Hewlett on 18 October along with another player, Radley Veale.
Hewlett spent summer 2009 on trial at Yate Town.[4]
After football
He was appointed as a youth scout for Bristol City in March 2022.[5]
References
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2005). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2005–2006. London: Headline. p. 547. ISBN 978-0-7553-1384-6.
- ^ Torquay complete swoop for pair
- ^ Rogers is bidding to thrash out terms with midfielder Hewlett
- ^ "Football: Yate striker Reid linked with Rotherham". 2 July 2009.
- ^ "Ex-Bristol City midfielder Matt Hewlett promoted to help with Robins recruitment". 19 March 2022.
External links
- Matthew Hewlett at Soccerbase