Ron Hewitt

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Ron Hewitt
Personal information
Full name Ronald Hewitt
Date of birth June 21, 1928(1928-06-21)
Place of birth    Flint, Wales
Date of death    September 23, 2001 (aged 73)
Playing position Striker
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1948-1949
1949-1950
1950-1951
1951-1957
1957-1959
1959-1960
1960-1962
1962-1963
1963-1964
1964-?
?-?
?-?
Wolves
Walsall
Darlington
Wrexham
Cardiff City
Wrexham
Coventry City
Chester City
Hereford United
Northwich Victoria
Witton Albion
Caernarvon
000 0(0)
008 0(2)
036 0(3)
204 (83)
064 (27)
027 (11)
059 (23)
029 0(6)
023 0(?)
00? 0(?)
00? 0(?)
00? 0(?)   
National team
1957-? Wales 005 (1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Ronald "Ron" Hewitt (born 21 June 1928, Flint, Flintshire; died 23 September 2001) was a Wales international football player.

Having failed to break into the first team at Wolves, Hewitt had spells with Walsall and Darlington before moving to Wrexham. During his six years there he finished as the top scorer in three of the seasons and established himself as one of the club greats. His form there persuaded fellow Welsh side Cardiff City to pay seven thousand pound for his services in 1957. He finished as topscorer in both of his two seasons at the club before returning to Wrexham for another season. He had spells at Coventry City, Chester City and Hereford United before moving into non-league football.

He made his debut for Wales agaist Israel in 1957 and was was part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.

Hewitt died at the age of 73 in September 2001.[1]

Hewitt was an uncle of Everton coach Andy Holden, who also played for Chester and Wales.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Death of a world cup star" Hereford Times Retrieved on 18 February 2008