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 13 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. 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 1910 after scoring 73 times in 164 appearances an average of a goal every 2¼ games. Joe renewed his acquaintance with Liverpool after he retired in 1911 working behind the scenes.
As a player:.