Joe Hewitt

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Joe Hewitt
Full name	Joseph Hewitt
Date of birth	May 3, 1881
Place of birth	Chester, England
Date of death	March 12, 1971 (aged 89)
Place of death	Liverpool, England
Playing position	Forward
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1901-1904 1904-1910 1910-1911	Sunderland Liverpool Bolton Wanderers	152 (69)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Joe Hewitt (Born 3rd May 1881, died March 12th 1971) was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th century, helping them to the 1906 Football League Championship.

[edit] Life and playing career

Born in Chester, Cheshire, England, Hewitt played for Sunderland before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in January 1904. Making his debut in a Football League Division One on the 13th February 1904, the centre-forward quickly established himself in the Reds starting line-up but was unable to stop Liverpool's fall from the top flight at the end of the 1903/04 season. The following season proved to be more fortunate for Liverpool as they regained their spot back in England's top division, Hewitt, however, only made 9 appearances not enough to quailify for a winner's medal. Joe did become a key player at Anfield in the 1905/06 campaign as he clearly finished top scorer in the championship winning side with 24 goals in 37 outings. An injury hit 1906/07 season hampered Hewitts progress but he returned with a flourish bagging 33 goals in 69 appearances over the next 2 seasons. The 1909/10 proved to be Hewitt's last for the club as he made just 4 starts, he was transferred to Bolton in the August of 1910 after scoring 73 times in 164 appearances an average of a goal every 2¼ games.