William Hewitt (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1923–1926 | Sète | ||
| 1928–1934 | RC Roubaix | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Hewitt was a French footballer who played as a defender for Sète and RC Roubaix between 1923 and 1934.
Career
Hewitt began his football career at Sète in 1923. In his first season there, together with Billy Cornelius, Louis Cazal, and Victor Gibson, he helped the club reach the 1924 Coupe de France final, which ended in a 3–2 loss to Olympique de Marseille.[1] The following day, the journalists of the French newspaper L'Auto (currently L'Équipe) stated that he only played well after half-time.[2]
Hewitt later joined RC Roubaix, where, together with Edmond Leveugle, Jules Cottenier, and Georges Verriest, he helped the team reach back-to-back Coupe de France titles in 1932 and 1933, starting in both finals, which ended in losses to Cannes (1–0) and Excelsior (3–1),[3][4] thus becoming one of the few players to have lost three Coupe de France finals. After the 1932 final, the journalists of L'Auto stated that he was "decidedly out of form", as he kicked two corner wides and later missed a chance in which he "only had to push the ball to score, but he curled the ball over the bar".[5] After the 1933 final, he was harshly criticized by the journalists of Le Miroir des sports, who stated that "Hewitt seemed to be playing as if in a dream, a bad dream", referring to his mistake that allowed Julien Bugé to score.[6]
Honours
FC Sète 34
- Coupe de France runner-up: 1924
RC Roubaix
References
- ^ "Saison 1923-1924 OM Vainqueur" [1923-1924 Season OM Winner]. www.om4ever.com. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "...Et Marseille enlève la Coupe de France" [...And Marseille wins the French Cup]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 14 April 1924. p. 1. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "Grandes Equipes RC Roubaix" [RC Roubaix Major Teams]. www.pari-et-gagne.com (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "France - Cup History - 1932 & 1933". RSSSF. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "La victoire de l'A.S. Cannes sur le Racing de Roubaix en finale de la Couse de France" [A.S. Cannes' victory over Racing de Roubaix in the final of the French Championship]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 25 April 1932. p. 5. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "Comment Excelsior de Roubaix a gagné, pourquoi le Racing Club de Roubaix a perdu la finale de la Coupe de France 1933" [How Excelsior de Roubaix won, why Racing Club de Roubaix lost the 1933 Coupe de France final]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Le Miroir des sports. 9 May 1933. p. 8. Retrieved 21 April 2025.