Matthew Hewlett

Matthew Hewlett
Personal information
Full name Matthew Paul Hewlett
Date of birth (1976-02-25) 25 February 1976 (age 50)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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. 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. Rogers managed to sign Hewlett on 18 October along with another player, Radley Veale.

Hewlett spent summer 2009 on trial at Yate Town.

After football

He was appointed as a youth scout for Bristol City in March 2022.

References

  1. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2005). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2005–2006. London: Headline. p. 547. ISBN 978-0-7553-1384-6.
  2. ↑ Torquay complete swoop for pair
  3. ↑ Rogers is bidding to thrash out terms with midfielder Hewlett
  4. ↑ "Football: Yate striker Reid linked with Rotherham". 2 July 2009.
  5. ↑ "Ex-Bristol City midfielder Matt Hewlett promoted to help with Robins recruitment". 19 March 2022.