Robert 'Bob' Hewitson was a professional footballer who played for Morpeth Harriers, Barnsley

Barnsley F.C.

Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...

, Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace F.C.

Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...

, Oldham Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....

, Croydon Common

Croydon Common F.C.

Croydon Common Football Club were an amateur and then professional football club based in Croydon.-History:The team formed in 1897 as an amateur church team competing in local leagues. They turned professional in 1907, joining the Second Division of the Southern League...

 and Doncaster Rovers

Doncaster Rovers F.C.

Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...

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Football career

Hewitson began his playing career at Morpeth Rangers before joining Barnsley in 1903, the goalkeeper played a total of 62 matches between 1903–04. Hewitson moved on to Crystal Palace where he featured in 75 matches in all competitions. In 1907 he signed for Oldham Athletic before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1908 and went on to participate in a further 64 matches in all competitions. After leaving White Hart Lane

White Hart Lane

White Hart Lane is an all-seater football stadium in Tottenham, London, England. Built in 1899, it is the home of Tottenham Hotspur and, after numerous renovations, the stadium has a capacity of 36,230....

 he played for Croydon Common and finally Doncaster Rovers.

External links

• Picture of Hewitson Retrieved 27 May 2009