Stuart Brightwell (born 31 January 1979) is an English former football midfielder who spent one season in the USL First Division in the USA. He last played for Horden Colliery Welfare A.F.C. in the Northern League. Currently, he works as a coach at the i2i International Soccer Academy. .
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stuart Brightwell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1979[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Easington, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Hartlepool United | 17 | (1) |
| Bishop Auckland | |||
| ????–2002 | Durham City | ||
| 2002–2004 | Spennymoor United | ||
| 2004 | Durham City | ||
| 2004 | Billingham Town | ||
| 20??–2006 | Hetton Lyons | (1) | |
| 2007 | Carolina RailHawks[2] | 25 | (1) |
| 2008 | Horden C.W. | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brightwell came up through the Manchester United youth system, before transferring to Hartlepool United in 1998. Brightwell played in 20 games for the Monkey Hangers. He then played for Bishop Auckland and Durham City. In November 2002, he transferred from Durham City to Spennymoor United. In the summer of 2004, he moved back to Durham City before transferring to Billingham Town on 12 October 2004.[3]
At Hetton Lyons CC, he scored a hattrick in the FA Sunday Cup Final.[4]
In May 2007, Brightwell signed with the Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division. He played well, seeing extensive playing time, but was released by the team at the end of the season.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Stuart Brightwell at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Carolina RailHawks 2007 Roster". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Stuart Brightwell Player Profile". NonLeagueDaily.com. Baltic Publications Limited. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Tyne > Sport > Grassroots > The Barry Hindson Column". BBC Tyne. BBC. 8 May 2006. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
External links
edit- Stuart Brightwell at Soccerbase
- Stuart Brightwell[usurped] at NonLeagueDaily.com
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