| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Hewitt | ||
| Date of birth | (1928-06-21)21 June 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Flint, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 23 September 2001(2001-09-23) (aged 73) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1950 | Wolves | 0 | (0) |
| 1949 | →Walsall (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 1950–1951 | Darlington | 36 | (3) |
| 1951–1957 | Wrexham | 204 | (83) |
| 1957–1959 | Cardiff City | 64 | (27) |
| 1959–1960 | Wrexham | 27 | (11) |
| 1960–1962 | Coventry City | 59 | (23) |
| 1962–1963 | Chester | 29 | (6) |
| 1963–1964 | Hereford United | 26 | |
| 1964–1965 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 1965–1966 | Witton Albion | ||
| 1966–1967 | Caernarfon Town | 22 | (15) |
| 1967–1968 | Barmouth & Dyffryn United | ||
| 1968–1971 | Congleton Town | 46 | (24) |
| International career | |||
| 1958 | Wales | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ronald Hewitt (21 June 1928 – 23 September 2001) was aWales internationalfootballer.
Hewitt was born inFlint, Flintshire. Having failed to break into the first team atWolves, he had spells withWalsall andDarlington before moving toWrexham. 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. He was selected to play for theThird Division North representative team in 1956/57. His form there persuaded fellow Welsh sideCardiff 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 atCoventry City,Chester City andHereford United before moving into non-league football.
He made his debut for Wales againstIsrael in 1958 and was part of the Wales squad for the1958 FIFA World Cup inSweden.
Hewitt died at the age of 73 in September 2001.[1]
Hewitt was an uncle ofEverton coachAndy Holden, who also played for Chester and Wales.
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